Capabilities
We mill it. We blend it. We answer for it.
Chesapeake Spice is a manufacturer and importer, not a blend shop. Owning the process from field to finished seasoning is what lets us hold cost, consistency and food safety at the level our customers require.
600,000
sq ft of manufacturing
Custom
finished seasoning portfolios
1987
operating since
2
coasts served
01 · Direct sourcing
We buy at origin, not from a catalog
We travel the globe visiting spice farms, examining crops and building long-term grower relationships. Buying direct gives us control of cost, quality and continuity of supply before a single drum reaches our plant.
- Origin visits and crop inspection at the farm level
- Long-term grower relationships across multiple origins
- Direct import, no ingredient brokers in the middle
- Cost and supply continuity locked in before the season
02 · Cleaning
Foreign material control and full lot traceability
Raw spices are cleaned using zig-zag equipment, destoners, air separators, destemmers and screening. In-line magnets and automatic metal detection provide additional controls before material reaches your formulation.
- Zig-zag equipment, destoners and air separators
- Destemming and screening for foreign material and granulation
- In-line magnets and automatic metal detection
- Full traceability from origin to plant
03 · Milling
Granulation specified to your finished product
Hammer, roller, Fitz and cryogenic mills, granulators and delumpers let us tailor processing to your raw material and finished product. Cryogenic milling supports preservation of volatile oils, helping retain the character of your spices.
- Hammer, roller, Fitz and cryogenic mills
- Custom granulation and mesh ranges
- Color and flavor matched to your spec
- Cryogenic processing for volatile-oil preservation
04 · Blending
Custom blends at production scale
Stainless-steel ribbon blenders create homogeneous seasoning blends to your specifications. Screening, magnets and metal detectors support product integrity, while steam or air cooling can be incorporated when your formulation requires it.
- Stainless-steel ribbon blending
- Screening, magnets and metal detectors
- Steam or air cooling when required
- Exact-match formulation to your specification
05 · Packaging
Configured to how your plant actually runs
Bags, boxes and drums, from 1 ounce sachets to 2,000 pound super-sacks. We package to fit your line, your warehouse and your retail format instead of forcing you around a standard case.
06 · Culinary R&D
A culinary center, not a formulation department
Restaurant-grade equipment (Wood Stone, Vulcan, Blodgett) lets you simulate broiled, fried, baked, smoked and grilled applications, plus marinades, sprays, sheeting, stuffing and sous vide, and our R&D team of food technologists, culinologists and laboratory technologists supports duplications and revisions of existing seasonings.
- Food technologists, culinologists and laboratory technologists
- Trend research and benchtop iterations
- Sensory review and benchmarking
- Rapid sample turnaround, fast document response
Manufacturing footprint
Scale on both coasts
Our Maryland and Nevada plants mirror each other’s capabilities and processing technology. Individual processing rooms keep products separated, so material enters raw and leaves finished, which prevents cross-contamination and minimizes reprocessing. A documented contingency plan protects continuity of production and keeps customer proprietary information secure.
Belcamp, Maryland
New ~210,000 sq ft facility anchoring East Coast production and R&D.
Reno, Nevada
Western distribution and manufacturing hub.