Georgia Spice

What Georgia Spice does

Georgia Spice is an Atlanta-based, B2B contract manufacturer specializing in dry and liquid custom seasoning blends for the retail, foodservice, and food manufacturing sectors. Founded in 1968 and operating with 11–50 employees, the company runs a dedicated custom blending facility with an SQF-certified food safety program and a strict supplier approval process that prevents outside ingredients from entering production. Its product portfolio spans traditional seasonings, dry marinades, soup mixes, bulk seasoning in 25/50 lb bags or bag-in-box, house blends, bulk spices in 50 lb cases, plus batch and retail packaging services, with minimum order requirements ranging from 200 lbs to 2,000 units depending on SKU.

The business model is wholesale and direct-to-customer: clients submit specifications, the in-house R&D team develops tailored formulations, and production is invoiced per pound or per unit on a pay-as-you-go basis. All commercial activity is driven through direct inquiry via the company website, with no public pricing, no listed customers, and no disclosed distribution partners, consistent with an enterprise and mid-market sales motion built on long-formulation relationships rather than transactional volume.

In November 2025, Midas Foods International acquired Georgia Spice and The Doug Jeffords Company and merged the two legacy brands under a new identity, Creative Spiceworks. Under Midas ownership the combined entity positions itself as an expanded custom blending, packaging, and R&D platform targeting growth in protein, meat, and snack categories. Leadership disclosed is Bernard Shapiro as CEO and Secretary/Treasurer; no additional management, board, or investor information is available.

Name

Georgia Spice

Website

https://gaspiceco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Georgia Spice is an Atlanta-based B2B custom seasoning and spice blender serving retail, foodservice, and food manufacturing customers. Now operating as Creative Spiceworks under Midas Foods International, it offers SQF-certified blending, R&D, and packaging with minimum orders of 200–2,000 lbs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Seasoning and Spice Manufacturing

NAICS

Spice and Extract Manufacturing (311942), Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing (31194)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Spice Blends & Seasoning Mixes (Dry Rubs, Marinade Mixes) (AFAJANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Whole Spices (Seeds, Pods, Bark, Roots) (AFAJANAA), Ethnic Spices, Herbs & Seasonings Wholesale (AFAIAIAF)

Keywords

• Custom seasoning blends
• Spice manufacturing
• Dry marinade blends
• Food contract manufacturing
• Culinary R&D services

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Seasoning Sales: Revenue generated from custom blending of seasonings, spices, and culinary solutions for B2B customers. Minimum order requirements indicate wholesale/B2B transaction model with bulk orders of 200-2,000 lbs or units per order.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Georgia Spice (now operating as Creative Spiceworks) is a dedicated custom blending facility that manufactures dry and liquid custom seasoning blends, spices, dry marinades, soup mixes, bulk seasonings, house blends, and bulk spices for B2B customers. It also offers custom R&D product development, tailored product innovation, batch packaging, and retail packaging services, supported by an SQF-certified food safety program.

Product overview

Creative Spiceworks is a unified custom seasoning platform formed from the merger of Doug Jeffords and Georgia Spice Company. The platform offers a portfolio of products including Traditional Seasonings, Dry Marinades & Soup Mixes, Bulk Seasoning, House Blends (Ready-to-go), and Bulk Spices. Supporting services include Custom R&D Product Development for tailored product innovation, Batch Packaging, and Retail Packaging. The company serves retail, foodservice, and manufacturing sectors with a focus on custom, functional flavors and blends.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traditional Seasonings Standard traditional seasoning products offered with a 1,000 lbs minimum order per order, targeted at B2B foodservice, retail, and manufacturing customers.
• Dry Marinades & Soup Mixes Dry marinades and soup mix products with a 1,000 lbs minimum order per order, targeted at B2B foodservice, retail, and food manufacturing customers.
• Bulk Seasoning Bulk seasoning available in 25 or 50 lbs bags or bag-in-box format, with a 1,000 lbs minimum order per order, serving B2B foodservice and manufacturing customers.
• House Blends Ready-to-go custom seasoning blends (House Blends) with a 200 lbs minimum order per order, targeted at B2B foodservice, retail, and manufacturing customers seeking pre-developed blends.
• Bulk Spices Bulk spices sold in 50lb cases with a 500 lbs minimum order per order, targeted at B2B foodservice and food manufacturing customers.
• Custom R&D Product Development Custom research and development service providing tailored product innovation and custom seasoning solutions for B2B customers in retail, foodservice, and manufacturing.
• Batch Packaging Fully customizable batch packaging service with a 1,000 lbs minimum per batch, providing B2B customers in foodservice and manufacturing with tailored packaging solutions.
• Retail Packaging Retail packaging service with a 2,000 units minimum order per order, providing B2B retail and brand customers with retail-ready packaging of seasonings.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Midas Foods International: Parent company that acquired Georgia Spice and Doug Jeffords in November 2025 to form Creative Spiceworks. Included as the strategic acquirer providing capital, capacity, and category expansion behind Georgia Spice's growth.
• B&G Foods: Diversified packaged food company with broad portfolio of branded seasonings, spices, and pantry products. Adjacent comparable as a downstream customer category (retail-packaged seasonings) that Georgia Spice supports with bulk and retail packaging services.

Broad incumbents

• Givaudan: World's largest flavors and fragrances company, with significant savory taste capabilities serving protein, snack, and foodservice manufacturers. Comparable as a scaled incumbent in custom seasoning development.
• Kerry Group: Global taste and nutrition platform with deep presence in seasonings, flavors, and functional ingredients for food and beverage manufacturers. Broad incumbent competing across Georgia Spice's protein, meat, and snack end-markets.
• Sensient Technologies: Specialty ingredient supplier offering flavors, seasonings, and natural ingredient systems for food manufacturers. Operates in adjacent spaces to Georgia Spice's seasoning blending and ingredient formulation work.
• McCormick & Company: World's largest spice and seasoning company with both branded and flavor solutions businesses serving retail and food manufacturing. Sets competitive benchmarks for custom blending capabilities and supply-chain scale in Georgia Spice's category.
• Symrise: Global flavors and fragrances major supplying savory taste solutions to meat, snack, and convenience food manufacturers. Comparable as a large incumbent flavor house competing for the same custom formulation briefs as Georgia Spice.

Direct peers

• Griffith Foods: Global custom food ingredient and seasoning supplier serving foodservice, retail, and food manufacturing with tailored blends and R&D. Direct peer to Georgia Spice in custom functional flavor/blend development for protein and snack categories.
• Newly Weds Foods: Specialty manufacturer of custom seasonings, coatings, and batter systems for protein, snack, and foodservice customers. Closely comparable to Georgia Spice in B2B custom blending, minimum-order wholesale model, and protein/meat/snack focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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