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Co-Manufacturing

Built for Brands That Require Scale, Consistency, and Flexibility

Crescent Meats is a USDA-inspected Midwest co-manufacturing partner for premium meat snack brands that need dependable production, strict specifications, and packaging options that support growth across DTC, retail, and national distribution. 

Our facility is purpose-built for snack production and long-term manufacturing partnerships - not small test runs or commodity programs.

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Why Crescent Meats?

A Focused, Long-Term Manufacturing Partner

  • Snack-focused facility (no slaughter operations)
  • Broad protein and specification flexibility
  • Designed for scalable, repeatable production
  • Midwest location supporting national distribution
  • Capacity planning centered on long-term partners

We intentionally limit partnerships to ensure quality, consistency, and dependable capacity for every brand we manufacture.

Ideal Partner Profile

Best Fit

  • Established or scaling meat snack brands
  • Monthly production aligned with high-volume runs
  • Performance-driven or clean-label positioning
  • Long-term manufacturing partnerships

Not a Fit

  • Slaughter services
  • Small test batches
  • One-off or commodity private-label programs

Co-Manufacturing: Your Products, Made at Crescent Meats

We partner with leading meat snack brands to bring products from concept to production.

Private Label: Crescent Meats Products, Your Label

We help retailers bring high-quality meat snacks to market under their own brand.

Production Capabilities 

Product Categories:

Meat Sticks

High-volume production of premium meat sticks with flexible formulations and clean-label specifications. 

Species We Manufacture

  • Beef
  • Grass-Fed Beef
  • Organic Beef
  • Wagyu Beef
  • Bison & Grass-Fed Bison
  • Pork
  • Pastured Pork
  • Berkshire Pork
  • Iberico Pork
  • Elk
  • Venison
  • Chicken
  • Turkey

Summer Sausage

Traditional and modern summer sausage programs are produced with the same protein flexibility and quality standards as our meat sticks. 

Capabilities

  • Multiple protein options
  • Clean-label and specialty formulations
  • Bulk and retail-ready formats

Steak Strips

Protein-dense steak strip production designed for performance nutrition, convenience, and premium snack positioning.

Capabilities

  • Broad protein flexibility
  • Texture-forward processing
  • Consistency across large-scale runs

Product Packaging:

Packaging Options Designed for Retail, DTC, and Scale

Our packaging capabilities are designed to support growing brands with flexibility across formats while maintaining efficiency and consistency at volume.

Available Packaging Options

  • Single Sticks: 0.5oz to 3oz
  • 4 oz Multi-Packs: (labeled)
  • 8 oz Multi-Packs: (labeled)
  • Bulk Boxed
  • Caddy Boxed
  • Bagged

*Packaging formats are selected based on product type, volume, and distribution strategy. Our team works with partners to align packaging decisions with operational efficiency and long-term scalability.

Formulation & Specification:

Formulations That Match Your Brand Standards

We support a wide range of formulation and claim requirements, allowing brands to maintain integrity as they scale.

Specification Capabilities

  • High Protein
  • Zero Sugar
  • Low Sugar
  • No Nitrites
  • Gluten Free
  • Non-GMO
  • Organic Certified
  • Free Range
  • No Antibiotics

Ready to Explore Co-Manufacturing with Crescent Meats? 

Submit your information and our team will review your project to determine fit and next steps.