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Sourcing
Direct global relationships secure the raw material before it ever reaches a mill.
Delivering a World of Good Taste since 1987
The brand behindyour brands.
We source at origin, mill our own raw materials, develop with chefs and manufacture on both coasts - so our flavors delight both you AND your customers.
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Source
Long-standing grower and importer relationships across the global spice trade.
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Formulate
A culinary product development team that brings your needs to life.
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Manufacture at scale
Cleaning, milling, blending and packaging on both coasts.
Products & solutions
Ingredients and formulations curated for commercial production
From source to solution
It starts in the fields, and it doesn’t leave our hands until it works on your line.
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Quality
Incoming inspection, cleaning and testing under a BRC-certified program.
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Culinary & R&D
Chefs and food scientists develop to your brief and turn samples fast.
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Manufacturing
Customized seasoning portfolios manufactured and packed to your specifications.
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Finished solution
A consistent, line-ready seasoning delivered where your production runs.
Culinary & innovation
A culinary center that simulates your production process
Our culinary center and sample lab work the way your R&D team does - trend research, benchtop iterations, sensory review and quick sample turnaround, then a clean scale-up to production.
- Culinary centerConcept-to-bench development with chefs.
- Sample labDedicated to serving customers with a quick turnaround.
- Custom formulationBuilt to your label, process and cost target.
- Scale-upYour selected formulation brought to commercial production.
Manufacturing capabilities
Coast-to-coast scale, under one quality system
Cleaning, milling, blending and packaging at scale, from bulk ingredient lots to finished retail formats.
- 600K
- Sq ft of manufacturing
- Custom
- Finished product portfolios
- 2
- Coasts served
- 1 oz to 2,000 lb
- Packaging range
Business segments
Built around your category’s process requirements
Also serving salad dressings, sauces and condiments, soups, gravies, bakery, hot and cold beverages, extenders, and ethnic and global flavor applications.
Explore all business segmentsQuality & food safety
BRC-certified, with the documentation ready when your auditors are
Food safety is a role every person in the company holds. Our programs are audited, documented and built to satisfy the most demanding customer specifications.
BRC Certified
Kosher
Halal
Certified Organic
Why Chesapeake
Your brand. Our expertise. A World of Good Taste.
We work in concert with your team to create a curated portfolio of ingredients and finished seasoning solutions that meet your needs and your customers’ expectations.
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Lot traceability back to origin
We buy at origin and control the raw material.
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Formulated to your spec, not adapted from a stock blend
Curated flavor portfolios built around your brand and your customers.
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Dual-site manufacturing on both coasts, one quality system
East Coast and Reno capacity, one program.
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Quick sample turnaround and document response
Rapid response time is Chesapeake's signature.
Our legacy
Family-owned since 1987, so the people who decide are people you can reach
Three decades of buying, milling and blending have made us a national supplier that still answers like a family business. The people who build your formula are the people who stand behind it.
Snaxpo Flavor of the Year 2025ADS Supplier Partner of the Year 2024
About the companyLet’s talk
Bring us the brief, and we’ll bring back a sample.
Tell us about your brand, your product and your customers. We’ll build a customized flavor portfolio around what matters to them.