What Virginia Packing does

Virginia Packing LLC is a privately-held specialty food co-packer headquartered in Toano, Virginia, operating from a single 85,000 sq ft air-conditioned warehouse that supports dry, cooled, and frozen storage. The company provides contract slicing, deboning, and packaging services for cured meats, cheeses, sausages, and other specialty foods, with core processing capability anchored by a Weber 405 high-speed slicer and a GEA thermoforming packaging machine. Packaging options include Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) and vacuum/shrink packaging, with both machine-based and hand-cutting operations to accommodate products requiring careful handling. The company is USDA- and FDA-inspected, SQF-certified, maintains registered HACCP plans, and has an on-site USDA officer; it claims over 15 years of FDA/USDA inspected labeling experience.

The business serves specialty and gourmet food brands, importers of European specialty foods, and food-industry companies requiring logistics support, with La Tienda — the leading online retailer of imported Spanish products — publicly named as the exclusive slicer and packer of Spanish jamón. Virginia Packing generates revenue through two primary streams: co-packing and processing services (slicing, deboning, packing of cured meats and cheeses) and logistics/fulfillment services (storage, small-parcel pick/pack/ship via UPS/FedEx/USPS, and LTL/container outbound shipping). Pricing is quote-based, with no public rates disclosed, consistent with a contract manufacturing model. Geographic reach extends across the continental United States and Canada, supported by 2-day ground shipping capability to major markets including Chicago, Miami, and NYC, and the company offers import assistance from Europe including staging and customs clearing.

Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on direct outreach via phone and email plus the company website, with no disclosed marketing spend or formal sales organization. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no acquisitions, and no public leadership information, operating as an independent single-site LLC.

Name

Virginia Packing

Legal name

Virginia Packing LLC

Website

https://virginiapacking.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Food Co-Packing Services

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro primary industry

Portioning & Case-Ready Meat Packaging (AFAKALAF)

Keywords

• Specialty food co-packing
• Cured meat slicing
• Modified atmosphere packaging
• Cold storage logistics
• Food contract manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Toano

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Co-packing and Processing Services: Revenue generated from slicing, deboning, and packing services for cured meats, cheeses, and specialty foods. Services are provided to B2B clients who require contract manufacturing capabilities for their food products.
2. Logistics and Fulfillment Services: Revenue from storage (dry, cooled, frozen), small-parcel pick/pack/ship, and LTL/container fulfillment services. Includes air-conditioned warehouse space and outbound shipping services with discounted carrier rates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Virginia Packing provides specialty food co-packing services for cured meats, cheeses, and other quality foods, including high-speed precision slicing and deboning, modified atmosphere and vacuum (shrink) packaging, and air-conditioned/refrigerated/frozen storage with small-parcel and LTL fulfillment. The company serves specialty food brands and importers needing USDA/FDA inspected processing, with a flagship relationship as the exclusive slicer and packer of Spanish jamón for La Tienda.

Product overview

Virginia Packing is a specialty food co-packing company offering a unified suite of processing and logistics services. The core offerings include Deboning and Slicing Services (using Weber 405 high speed slicer and GEA thermoforming packaging machine), Packaging Services (Modified Atmosphere Packaging and vacuum/shrink packaging), and Logistics and Storage Services (air-conditioned, refrigerated, frozen storage). Additional fulfillment services include Small Parcel Fulfillment (UPS/FedEx/USPS) and LTL/Container Fulfillment for import and domestic distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• La TiendacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVirginia Packing is the exclusive meat slicer and packer of Spanish jamón for La Tienda, the leading online retailer for imported products from Spain. This is the company's flagship client relationship, representing their primary market positioning in specialty cured meat processing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mariani Packing Company: Family-owned specialty food co-packer focused on dried fruits, snacks, and private-label programs. Comparable B2B contract-manufacturing business model serving brand customers with flexible batch sizes, food-safety certifications, and integrated packaging capabilities.
• PacMoore: Specialty food and beverage co-packer offering custom processing, blending, and packaging services to brand owners. Highly comparable to Virginia Packing in contract-manufacturing model, B2B sales motion, and focus on regulated food categories requiring specialized equipment.
• Hausbeck Pickle Company: Specialty food co-packer producing pickled and fermented vegetable products for brand customers. Comparable B2B contract-manufacturing business with food-safety certifications and flexible run sizes serving specialty food brands and food-service customers.
• TruFood Manufacturing: Specialty food contract manufacturer producing nutrition bars, snacks, and packaged foods for brand owners. Comparable co-packing model with food-safety certifications (SQF), flexible production runs, and focus on emerging and established specialty food brands.
• D'Artagnan: Specialty importer, processor, and distributor of cured meats, charcuterie, and artisan foods from Europe. Directly comparable to Virginia Packing in handling of delicate cured meat products and in serving customers requiring careful slicing, packaging, and import expertise.
• Fratelli Beretta: Specialty cured-meat producer and co-manufacturer offering private-label and branded charcuterie with Italian heritage. Directly comparable to Virginia Packing in expertise with cured meats, MAP/vacuum packaging, and serving both retail and foodservice customers requiring careful handling of premium products.

Broad incumbents

• TreeHouse Foods: Large-scale private-label food manufacturer across snacks, meals, and specialty categories. Comparable in providing co-manufacturing and packaging services to food brands, but operates at substantially greater scale and breadth than Virginia Packing's niche specialty focus.
• Wm. Bolthouse Farms: Established specialty food and beverage producer with capabilities in packaging and processing across multiple categories. Broader incumbent offering similar packaging expertise and food-safety infrastructure but at significantly larger scale than Virginia Packing.
• Columbus Craft Meats: Established brand in premium cured meats and salumi, owned by Hormel. Comparable in working with delicate cured-meat products and in retail-ready MAP/case-ready packaging, but operates as a brand owner rather than a co-packer.

Emerging players

• Creminelli Fine Meats: Specialty cured-meat producer and salumi brand focused on artisanal charcuterie. Adjacent rather than directly competing — operates its own production rather than co-packing, but addresses the same premium cured-meat category and overlapping customer base (specialty retailers and gourmet consumers).

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/virginia-packaging

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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