Co-Manufacturing & Private Label

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.

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

Direct-to-Consumer, Retail, and National distribution.

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

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
- SQF Certified
- MOSA Certified
- Master Meat Crafter

*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

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, Direct-to-Consumer, 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