Carr Street production

Private label sauce & co-packing in St. Louis

Have a sauce recipe you want to produce under your own brand? Deborah and Freddie James manufacture and package sauces and condiments at their plant in St. Louis, Missouri.

Bring your own recipe for private-label production, or ask about an existing formulation for a white-label product.

1912 Carr Street, St. Louis, MO 63106

The Freddie Lee's production team at the Carr Street facility
Family owned. Produced in St. Louis.

Products we make

  • All-purpose gourmet sauces
  • Salad dressings
  • Hot sauces
  • Mustards
  • Ketchups
  • Condiments

Private label

Bring your recipe, specifications, and label. We produce and package it at our St. Louis plant under your brand.

Tell us about your recipe

White label

Use an established formulation under your own brand. We will discuss the product, packaging, and production requirements with you before work begins.

Ask about our formulations

Our production planning is for 18 to 75 gallons at least twice a month. A test run is $300 per product. Review the details below, then tell us about your recipe, packaging, and expected volume.

Co-packing and product development

Tell us about your product

Share your product and packaging details so we can assess whether our plant is a good fit. Review the service and fee information before submitting.

Not ready to fill out the form? Schedule a 30-minute conversation, or call 314-504-8762.

Client information

Product information

Do you have nutrition facts and a complete ingredient listing for each product? Required
Do you have UPC codes? Required
Do you have case codes? Required
Are your products currently sold in stores or restaurants? Required
Do you have a Processing Authority Letter for any of your products? Required
Do you have a logo for your product(s)? Required

Or email the file to us once you have sent this form.

Is this a hot batch or cold batch sauce? Required

We specialize in hot batch production. Cold batch products require additional evaluation under FDA rules.

Service and fee information

Please read these before you send the form.

Test run fee

There is a $300.00 test run fee per product. This allows us to assess your recipe, begin formulation, and determine the necessary steps for FDA compliance.

Timeline

Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP) development typically takes 2 to 4 weeks, depending on product complexity. Processing Authority Letter and shelf-life services are invoiced directly to the client.

Ingredients and packaging

Freddie Lee's Gourmet Sauces does not purchase ingredients or packaging supplies. These costs will be invoiced directly to the client.

Payment schedule

50% is due 2 weeks before cooking day. The remaining 50% is due on the day of pickup or delivery.

Non-disclosure agreement

All clients must sign a non-disclosure agreement before any work begins.

Cook day quality check

We require you, or someone familiar with your product, to attend the cook day for a quality check. Please arrive on time. We allow a maximum 45-minute window for the quality check, and if no representative is present within that time we will proceed with bottling.

Volume we plan for

We plan production for clients ordering 18 to 75 gallons at least twice a month.

Submitting this form does not create a charge. We will review it and reply with next steps.