Fresh Ideas
Yes, we’re in the food business. But we’re also in the idea business.
We push ourselves every day to innovate. By staying in touch with today’s food and restaurant trends, we keep your menus fresh. Your patrons insist on it. Which is why, with your input, we consistently bring new ideas to the plate.
For 30 years, we’ve been servicing the industry with solutions tailored not just to today’s market, but tomorrow’s. We know that innovation is the key to success in the restaurant business and we never stop moving forward with fresh ideas and new solutions.
Custom Solutions for Restaurants
While the food may change, the goal remains the same – to create a dish that your customers love.
Our solutions bring them back to your restaurant again and again. We make the investments and commitments necessary to ensure that you get the freshest, easiest-to-prepare, most cost-effective products available.
Our research and development team are experts in creating customized product solutions. We offer the services of 14 culinary R&D specialists including seven chefs and seven food scientists.
What We Do
Unique, fresh, delicious. That’s what your customers want.
Which is why we work so hard to create dishes that compliment your menu and distinguish you in the marketplace. We start with quality ingredients prepared to the highest standards to make soups, sauces, side dishes, appetizers and entrees. Our food is then fast-frozen for on-time delivery, every time.
We deliver consistent ready-to-eat products that you heat and serve, and component products, which help manage complexity in your kitchens. We prepare the food you need now, and start creating the food you need tomorrow.
Quality
We use only the freshest, finest ingredients that meet the highest standards of quality.
A tour of our facilities demonstrates this emphasis. You will find yourself surrounded by the freshest, high-quality ingredients, being delivered daily. This devotion to quality hasn’t wavered in more than 30 years of business.
Facilities
Our Knoxville, Tennessee facility is located within 750 miles of 60 percent of the country’s population.
This convenient location provides freight efficiency and guarantees that your food will arrive on time, every time. Our facility meets all USDA, FDA, AIB, SQF and HAACP standards and includes a state-of-the-art Culinary Center. From smaller market tests to larger national rollouts, we can deliver whatever you need.
We pride ourselves on being good stewards of the environment. Our green initiatives include recycling programs, energy efficient building design, and a state-of-the-art water treatment facility. We also strive to support area farmers by using locally sourced ingredients whenever possible.
Services
- Customer Menu Analysis
- Operations Specific Menu Ideation & Recipe Development
- Custom Product Development
- Food Safety and Organoleptic Testing & Analysis
- Nutritional Analysis
Our Full Product Line
- Soups
- Sauces
- Side Dishes
- Appetizers
- Flavor Systems/Component Products
- Glazes
- Marinades
Packaging
- Flexible pouches with particulate, from 3 oz. up to 5 lbs.
- Retail-ready trays and cups
- Plastic tubs
Please contact our sales team for more product information: sales@customfoods.net or (865) 525-0401.