Summer Garden Food Manufacturing is the only LEED Certified Manufacturing facility in North America that offers an unparalleled comprehensive spectrum of production capabilities all within a single facility including Thermal Fill, Retort, Cold Fill and Refrigerated.

The expansive 10-acre campus includes multiple structures housing a Manufacturing, a Research and Development Center, Quality Assurance Laboratories, Corporate Offices and a Culinary Arts Center.

Manufacturing Facility /Distribution and Warehouse

• Completed in 2010- state of the art 50,000 sq ft food manufacturing facility
• Green Facility Design /LEED Certified Facility
• Hot Fill, Cold Fill, Pasteurization and Retort capabilities
• Thermal Processing systems /Multi head filling systems
• Integrated manufacturing, packaging and labeling equipment for retail and foodservice products
• Fully equipped Quality Assurance Laboratory – Fully staffed with Quality Assurance Specialists and Laboratory Assistants
• 58,000 sq ft adjacent warehouse and distribution center
• Continuous Process Control Improvements
• Privately owned by the John Zidian Group Companies

*See Certifications tab above for a complete listing of all certifications

Research and Development Center

• 11,000 sq ft fully equipped Research and Development Center– fully staffed with product innovators, food chemists, food and nutrition consultants
• Shelf life/ nutritional and product safety testing

Culinary Arts Center

• Multifunctional 3,400 sq ft facility including showcase kitchen and event prep area
• Contemporary designed fully equipped kitchen featuring Wolfe appliances, 18ft granite prep presentation island, imported Italian Muganini brick oven, prep area
• Designed to host recreational cooking classes, customer presentations and interactive culinary & community events
• Adaptable seating for private events
• Private conference /dining area
• Cozze Bar
• Complete Audio Visual system

Plant Visits – What you can expect

We believe that there is nothing more important than establishing a confidence and comfort level in our facility and our entire organization. We want you to leave assured that not only are you considering the right company to produce your product but when the time comes, you also trust in the integrity, professionalism, competency and creative talents of the individuals you are trusting to create your food products.

Our approach to business begins with an invitation to you and your company representatives to visit our plant and meet our entire team. Your visit will include a tour of the Manufacturing Facility, Quality Assurance Laboratories and Research & Development . A casual lunch at the Culinary Arts Center affords you the opportunity to sample many of the products we produce and experience first hand our passion for what we do,  Company representatives from each division will be on hand to introduce you to their areas of expertise and answer any questions you may have. Collectively, it is our team's mission to provide you with a new and fresh introduction to the food industry. This is our opportunity to get to know you and your objectives, begin an open dialogue and envision how we can work together to accomplish your goals.

On any given day our “guest list” includes representatives from all aspects of the culinary world. CEO's, specialty and mainstream retailers, chefs, foodservice representatives, distributors and entrepreneurs all with one thing in common, their love of food! We welcome corporate and celebrity chefs to our kitchen at the Culinary Arts Center and into our R&D facility where they work hand in hand in a contemporary environment creating their recipes and learning about what it takes to take a product from concept to creation to consumer.

So please join us at Summer Garden Food where we will inspire your taste buds and encourage you to venture beyond the stagnate and structured food industry to a world where the product selections are many, the company is creative and the flavor profiles are endless.