Co-making food The Netherlands

Do you have an existing recipe for a food product and want to make the leap to professional, sustainable production? With co-making at Holland Special Foods (HSF), we work with brands to set up, optimise and execute the production process. This way, we build innovative products together that contribute to a fairer and future-proof food system.

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Co-making at HSF

HSF does more than just producing and packing. As a co-making partner, we guide you through the step from a kitchen recipe to professional and scalable factory production, without losing quality or taste. Together, we optimise recipes and get your product ready for the market. We don't shy away from more complex products and production challenges. For example, recipes that are difficult to scale up, require multiple processing steps, or are technically more challenging. 

Personal cooperation

Direct contact, short lines of communication, and a committed partner who thinks along at every step of the process.

Long Shelf Life

Advanced pasteurisation and sterilisation for optimal product safety.

A chef and a food technologist working together in a modern food laboratory to develop recipes

Specialisation

Organic & Glass

Focus on sustainable production and packaging for the conscious consumer.

What do we help with

  1. Recipe optimisation

    Translating your recipe into a scalable production recipe.


  2. Process Development

    Developing an efficient, repeatable, and food-safe product process with the right steps

  3. Scaling up

    Scaling up your product to larger volumes, without loss of quality.

  4. Ingredient and raw material management

    Selecting and sourcing suitable ingredients and reliable suppliers that fit the production process.

  5. Quality and food safety assurance

    Ensuring quality and food safety in accordance with laws and regulations.

  6. Production execution & packing

    Produce, fill, label and pack.

Our glass products

HSF specialises in the production of long-life products in glass packaging. Glass preserves flavour, contributes to a longer shelf life, and is fully recyclable. This makes it a sustainable packaging choice. Furthermore, our factory operates according to organic guidelines and is committed to the most sustainable production process possible, with a focus on the efficient use of raw materials, energy, and packaging materials. Together, we contribute to a future-proof food system.

From Idea to First Batch

Over the years, we've developed and produced various products together with brands. Curious to see what that looks like in practice?

  1. We'll start with your story

  2. We are converting your recipe into a reliable production process

  3. Tasting, testing and fine-tuning together

  4. We are setting up production and getting underway

  5. Ready for the shelf!

Why Holland Special Foods?

Personal cooperation

Direct contact, short lines of communication and a dedicated partner who thinks along with you every step of the way.

Specialist in complex projects

We transform even the most challenging and non-standard products into a concrete, scalable, and manufacturable end result.

Innovation

Continue development of new recipes and production methods for a lead in the market.

Flexible batch sizes

At HSF, we produce in flexible volumes, allowing you to benefit from the economies of scale of a factory.

How No Sugar Daddies has been helped by HSF

Hoe maak je een chocopasta zonder toegevoegde suikers?

Healthier bread toppings

How No Sugar Daddies went from being made in a kitchen to being stocked in Albert Heijn

No Sugar Daddies

Henk Jan and Jurrian

Read the whole case
Sugar-free chocolate spread jar