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Who We Are

We are driven by our purpose to nourish lives.

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What We Do

Fresca is a turnkey innovation, supply chain, and manufacturing partner.

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Join a high energy team building a new kind of company.

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Who We Are

Fresca Foods is building a better future by bringing ideas to life. We are leading the industry with passion, excellence and creativity.

Nourishing Lives

Our purpose is to nourish the lives of those we serve: our employees, our customers, our community and our planet.

Employees

We actively invest in our people through an Employee Stock Option program, 401(k) matching, training and development, and more.

Customers

We offer unparalleled customer service, acting as an extension of your team to collaboratively nurture your growth and tackle challenges.

Community

The Fresca Community Fund is a registered 501(c)3 that supports local NGOs that are fighting hunger.

Planet

Our plants are 100% powered by renewable energy. As members of the Climate Collaborative, we continue to look for opportunities to become more sustainable.

Leadership

Meet the leaders who make Fresca Foods successful

Todd Dutkin

Chairman

Brandon Viar

Chief Executive Officer

Kirsten Anderberg

Chief Financial Officer

Zan Powell

Chief Administrative Officer

What We Do

Fresca is a multi-platform manufacturer and an expert innovation partner to category leading brands and the world’s largest food companies.

Manufacturing with Fresca

Fresca is a leading Co-Manufacturing partner in the Natural & Organic space, offering uniquely transparent, long-term partnerships with exceptional food safety & quality. Our facilities are SQF certified, FSMA compliant, and follow Good Manufacturing Practices. Whether we’re producing a small in-market test or supporting a nationwide launch, our world-class food safety & quality programs support all projects no matter the scale.

Core Manufacturing Platforms

Cold Form
Extrusion

Extruded
Baking

Cereals &
Granola

Product
Formats

Bars, Bites, and
Filled Bites

Classic cookies from soft-baked to crunchy, Bites, Baked Bars

Baked Granola and
Granola Clusters

Packaging
Formats

Flow Wrap, Carton or Pouch

Pre-Formed Pouch, Flow-Wrap & Carton

Pre-Formed Pouch,
Vertical Form Fill Seal

Product
Formats

Packaging
Formats

Cold Form
Extrusion

Bars, Bites, and
Filled Bites

Flow Wrap Carton/
Pouch

Extruded
Baking

Classic cookies from soft-baked to crunchy, Bites, Baked Bars

Pre-Formed Pouch, Flow-Wrap & Carton

Cereals &
Granola

Baked Granola and
Granola Clusters

Pre-Formed Pouch,
Vertical Form Fill Seal

Nut
Butters

Smooth or Chunky Nut Butters and Dessert Spreads

Glass Jar

Certifications and Claims We Support

USDA Organic

Non-GMO Verified

Certified Gluten Free

Fair
Trade

 Kosher
(OU)

Vegan

Paleo

Dairy Free

Grain Free

Soy Free

Custom Manufacturing

Don’t see the capabilities you need under our Core Platforms? Ask us about Custom Manufacturing! Fresca has a long history of building systems around ideas that we love, and we are always growing our capabilities across categories and packaging formats. Whether building from the ground up or modifying systems we already have in place, our team of innovation engineers, product developers, and project managers are here to bring your ideas to life. Submit an inquiry below to start the conversation!

Innovating with Fresca

Fresca is an industry leading expert innovation partner, offering a suite of services designed to bring your ideas to life. Our experienced teams of culinary experts, food scientists, and process engineers support the ideation, formulation, and commercialization of new products: from line extensions and brand renovations to groundbreaking new product launches.

Innovation Services

Sprout
Innovation

Sprout Innovation workshops leverages cross-functional collaboration and structured brainstorming to develop innovative, market ready concepts. Sprout Innovation workshops generate ideas that are rooted in a consumer need, differentiated against their competitive set, and feasible to manufacture. 

Product
Development

Our Product Development team brings decades of culinary and food science experience, allowing our partners to see, taste and experience new product formulations. Whether creating new flavors or line extensions, optimizing ingredient costs, or developing unique new formulations, our product development team prioritizes the consumer experience.

Innovation
Accelerator

Fresca’s Innovation Accelerator outsources the complexity of commercialization and unlocks rapid, small-scale production of sale-able product to gather real-world learnings. Our reliable & repeatable innovation process brings your ideas to life in 3-6 months, with the ability to iterate and scale as demand grows. 

Work With Fresca

Interested in working with Fresca Foods? Learn more about our culture, benefits, and current job postings below.

Fresca’s Employee Benefits

401 (k) Company Matching up to 4%

Health Savings Accounts

Medical, Dental, Vision & Pet Insurance

Charitable Contribution Matching Program

Disability & Life Insurance

PTO &
Paid Holidays

 

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Current Job Postings

Fresca has the fast paced, high growth, creative energy of a start up along with the longevity, growth opportunities, and scale of a larger company. The energy of our team is infectious, the work is challenging, and the opportunities for growth are abundant. Interested in working with Fresca Foods? Check our job postings below!

If you don’t see a live job posting at the link provided (meaning the posting may have been temporarily paused), or if you’d like for us to keep you in mind for future openings of interest, send your resume & desired position to [email protected]!

Sourcing, Procurement, & Planning Manager

The Sourcing, Procurement and Planning (SPP) Manager is responsible for leading the purchasing of raw materials and packaging.

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Project Engineer

The Project Engineer is responsible for development and improvement in manufacturing processes.

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Project Engineer (Packaging Focus)

The Project Engineer designs, tests, and implements packaging designs that are an integral part of the organization’s Product Development process.

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Quality Assurance Technician

Quality Assurance Technician conducts routine food safety and quality assurance inspections.

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Maintenance Technician

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for ensuring all plant operations and machinery are running effectively and efficiently.

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Warehouse Associate/Forklift Driver

The Warehouse Associate provides support to warehouse by facilitating an efficient and organized flow of product into and out of the warehouse.

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Production and Sanitation Positions

Production Associates perform all tasks involved in the production of natural food products. Sanitation Associates are in charge of cleaning the equipment and rooms used for production. $400 New Employee Bonus! 

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Contact

Find our contact and location information here, or, reach out to us by filling out our contact form.

Direct Contact Information

Phone: (303) 996-8881

Fax: (303) 645-4884

Email:  [email protected]

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HR Email: [email protected]

HR Fax: (303) 665-8563

Corporate Office

Cherry Office

Aurora Office/Warehouse

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Fresca News

Stay up-to-date with all recent and breaking news at Fresca Foods.

Food Chain Magazine: Natural Expansion

Meet Fresca Foods, the company stimulating growth in the natural foods industry. Fresca is an integrated innovation and manufacturing operation, which has been instrumental in the growth of the natural and organic food industry.

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Fresca Foods Names New CEO

Fresca Foods, a Louisville, CO based and privately held natural foods manufacturer and innovator, named Brandon Viar as CEO and announced the addition of new shareholders to the ownership team. Viar has been serving Fresca in a wide range of roles since 2011 (most recently as co-CEO) and brings with him a deep knowledge of the company alongside a clear vision for the future.

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Fresca Foods Chairman Inducted to Boulder County Business Hall of Fame

Our inductees exemplify what it means to be outstanding business leaders as well as pillars that have significantly enriched our community. Todd Dutkin served as CEO for Fresca Foods Inc. for almost two decades, helping to drive growth at the Louisville-based natural-foods company.

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FRCC Training Helps Company Continue to Thrive Despite COVID

Over the last year most companies have had to adapt—and quickly—to the impacts of the global pandemic. Louisville-based Fresca Foods, Inc. has faced COVID-related challenges head on, embracing training opportunities for workers, and forging new ways to connect employees with each other, and to the company’s goals.

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Meet the 2021 Expo West Virtual NEXTY Judges

The final round of judging is conducted by a panel of invited industry experts, spanning specialties such as investment, retail, brokerage, social media influence, sustainability and more. These judges join the New Hope Network content team, standards team, marketing team and NEXT Data & Insights team to select the single winners within each category!

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Considerations for Working with a Food and Beverage Co-Packer

Co-packers provide an attractive option for food and beverage brands to quickly launch products in the market. These food processors often offer additional services, such as product development, ingredient sourcing, cost containment, packaging, warehouse storage, label review, regulatory compliance and ability to scale up product.

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Fresca Production Wins Team of the Year Award for Continuous Improvement

Fresca Foods was awarded Kaizen Team of the Year by RedZone Production Systems. The award recognizes production teams that drive superior manufacturing efficiency using the “Kaizen” approach, empowering associates to make daily, small improvements that yield big results.

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Fresca Foods Takes the Lead in Climate Action

Fresca Foods has announced a commitment to reduce its environmental impact in association with the Climate Collaborative, a project of OSC2 and the Sustainable Food Trade Association working to catalyze bold action among natural products companies to reverse climate change.

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34 Degrees Tries to Find Sweet Spot with Packaging Redesign

Specialty cracker brand 34 Degrees is seeking to broaden its use occasions beyond charcuterie boards and cheese trays. After over a decade and a half in business, the brand is exploring changes to packaging and branding in order to position itself in the sweet center of the snacking movement.

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Deciding on a Co-Manufacturer: Insights from one Thriving Partnership

Craig Lieberman of 34 Degrees and Liz Myslik of Fresca Foods talk about their relationship as a brand and a co-manufacturing partner and share tips for brands that might be looking for their own partners.

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Louisville Natural-Food Company Wins Award at Expo West

Sejoyia Foods, a maker of natural sweet snacks, was recognized with a “NEXTY” award for “Best New Sweet Snack” at the 2018 Natural Product Expo West.

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Fresca Foods Adds Top Talent: Continues to Grow

Growth is nothing new to Fresca Foods, a company that has experienced 35% growth for the past 15 years, but 2018 has also seen the addition of some exceptional new talent.

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Sejoyia Shifts Focus to Snackable Sweets with Coco-Thins

Cookies. The average person will eat about 35,000 of them in their lifetime. But as consumers embrace healthier choices, they’re being more selective about the treats they choose for their moments of indulgence.

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34 Degrees and Fresca Foods, Inc., Expand 10-Year Business Partnership

34 Degrees, the​ ​category-leading​ ​and​ ​innovative​ ​company​ ​behind​ ​34°​ ​Crisps, today​ ​announced​ ​a​ ​deepened​ ​relationship​ ​with Fresca Foods, Inc., its supply chain partner of more than 10 years.

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Here are the NEXTY Award Judges

The next batch of NEXTY winners will be awarded on the show floor at Natural Products Expo East 2017 in Baltimore. Winners of the coveted New Hope NEXTY Awards represent the future—they are the innovative, inspirational and integrity-filled products that help shape the outlook of the natural products industry.

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NOSH Live 2017 Highlight Reel: Morning Edition

It was storytime when Fresca Brands CEO Liz Myslik hit the main stage. Myslik explored what she deemed to be universal truths of the industry through a fable in her presentation “Big Isn’t All Bad: What Small Brands Can Learn from the Big Food Companies.”

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Fresca Foods, Inc. Acquires Longtime Partner Open Road Snacks

Fresca Foods, Inc., today announced that is has acquired longtime partner Open Road Snacks, makers of Rocky Mountain Popcorn, Sinfully Thin popcorn, and Diego’s Chips.

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Thought Leader: Quick Queries with Fresca Foods’ Liz Myslik (video)

Liz Myslik is a branding expert – Forbes called her a kingmaker in consumer and retail and New Hope Media dubbed her the “Wonder Woman” of the natural food industry for building entrepreneurial natural products into national brands.

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Fresca Foods Receives 2016 Colorado Manufacturing Award

Fresca Foods today announced that they have been recognized with the 2016 Colorado Manufacturing Award for Food and Beverage, which recognizes exceptional companies and individuals leading the modern manufacturing economy in Colorado.

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Food Innovation Today Must Go Deeper than Products

As the food landscape has changed, mission, story and supply chain innovation have become must-haves for brands trying to break into the natural food space.

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Fresca Foods Buys Majority Stake in Wonderfully Raw Gourmet Delights

Fresca Foods purchased a majority stake in California’s Wonderfully Raw Gourmet Delights. The Louisville, Colorado-based Fresca will make Wonderfully Raw its second in-house brand, adding to a roster that already includes Snack Out Loud Foods.

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Break Things! And Other Ways Nutrition Companies Can Innovate

News flash: You don’t need a big budget to be innovative. In fact, working with limited resources could help push you and your company to think outside of the (compostable, seed-embedded, scan-able and fully traceable) box.

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Webinar: How to Build a Great Manufacturing Partnership

Tune in to hear Liz Myslik, CEO of Fresca Foods, answer your most pressing contract manufacturing questions. When her on-demand presentation is done, you’ll know: When to outsource your supply chain, when to use an external partner, how to choose the right external partner, and how to get the most out of manufacturing partnerships.

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The Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink

Fortune and our Time Inc. sister publication Food & Wine spent months searching for the most groundbreaking women in the food and drink world. And we found them, placing extra emphasis on our candidates’ accomplishments in the last year.

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Fresca Foods is helping lift Colorado’s food brand to national heights, led by a management team remodeling the industry

Fresca Foods started as Pasta Fresca in Boulder, selling pasta, sauces, and soups to retail customers and wholesale accounts. Wholesale overtook retail, and the company began its evolution into a manufacturer that partners with promising food brands. Fresca pivoted to its brand-partner model when CEO Todd Dutkin joined the company in 2003, and Fresca has averaged 35 percent annual growth in the years since.

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The 25 Most Influential Kingmakers in Consumer and Retailer Companies

Earlier this year, we put together a list of the 25 most innovative consumer and retail companies —the CircleUp 25. Today we are releasing the CircleUp Kingmakers—25 of the most influential “kingmakers” in consumer and retail.

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Built to last: 6 things successful natural brands do well

A great idea becomes a great business only if you have the tools & knowledge to stay afloat. Only when you can build a plan, execute on that plan and track the details that matter most will your natural products business succeed. These strategies from branded products expert Liz Myslik should be at the core of your consumer packaged goods business.

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9 Wonder Women of the natural industry

This International Women’s Day (March 8), we’re acknowledging the creative, driven and passionate women making a difference—in business, sustainability and society overall.

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Fresca Foods, Manufacturing Today

Fresca Foods has changed greatly since it was founded in the early 1990s. Back then, it served retail and wholesale foodservice clients by providing packaged pasta, sauces and soups. Today, the company provides manufacturing, marketing and financial investment to second-stage natural and organic food brands.

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