Super Premium Ice Cream made from local, high quality ingredients, and handcrafted by our passionate ice cream enthusiasts.
WESTERN MA FOOD
PROCESSING CENTER
Promoting economic development through
entrepreneurship, providing opportunities for
sustaining local agriculture, and promoting
best practices for food producers
Promoting economic development through entrepreneurship, providing opportunities for sustaining local agriculture, and promoting best practices for food producers
Research, Development & Prototyping
Are you an entrepreneur with a stellar recipe? Ready to commercialize and scale? The WFMPC offers prototyping services from November-May.
Schedule a trial run with our team. We will work with you to turn your recipe into a commercial formula, select appropriate packaging, generate a compliant label, and create a prototype of your product.
Co-packing
Are you an established business looking for co-packing support? We can help!
The WMFPC specializes in hot pack and hold processing for shelf-stable prepared and acidified foods.
Value-Add for Local Farms
Turn your crops into value-added products!
The Western MA Food Processing Center can turn your crops into value added products. We offer 12 recipes for products that will feature your tomatoes, peppers, cukes, root veggies, apples and more! Farmers deliver the key ingredient(s) to Greenfield and the WMFPC team will process, bottle, label and pack for you. We provide bottle, lid, label and case. Farmers sell finished product at their farms stands, as part of CSA’s and in the wholesale market.
Kitchen Rental
The Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center provides food entrepreneurs with a professional, licensed commercial kitchen designed to help them cook, create, produce, and grow with confidence.
The Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center offers flexible commercial kitchen space for caterers, food trucks, specialty food producers, and growing food businesses that need a clean, professional, and fully equipped place to work. With access to shared-use kitchen equipment, production tools, storage options, shipping and receiving services, and additional support for recipe scaling and food product preparation, WMFPC gives entrepreneurs the practical resources they need to move from idea to production and from small-batch cooking to larger-scale growth.
Warehousing & Third Party Logistics
WMFPC offers flexible pallet storage in cooler, ambient, and freezer environments, along with cross-docking services to help businesses efficiently receive, store, and move products. We can also provide third-party logistics (3PL) support, helping food businesses coordinate storage, fulfillment, and distribution as they grow.
Meet our Entrepreneurs
Savorwell
Chris Morgan spent decades cooking for family, friends, and anyone who wandered near his smoker. But he could never find a store-bought BBQ sauce that hit the right notes. Too sweet, too artificial, no soul. So he started crafting his own sauces. No short cuts. No gimmicks. Just honest, simple ingredients celebrating bold, balanced flavors.
Foxtrot Farm
Unlike many elderberry syrups, the first ingredient in their recipe is elderberries. Grown on their small, no-till certified organic farm in the hills of western Massachusetts, the berries are harvested by hand and fresh-pressed into a juice that is naturally rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, then blended with farm-grown botanicals, local honey, and apple cider vinegar to create a flavorful, nutrient-rich syrup.
Soul Bowls
SoulBowls is a fast casual soul food restaurant and brand serving high quality comfort food in hartford, CT.
Brownell’s Barely Pickles
Rather than producing traditional sour pickles, Brownell’s Barely Pickles specializes in lightly brined cucumbers that retain their fresh texture and flavor. Their approach emphasizes the balance between the brightness of a raw cucumber and the subtle tang of a pickle.
Wandercat Cola
Wander Cat Cola is a handcrafted spice-forward cola syrup made in small batches, using ethically sourced, natural ingredients.
Saci
Saci is a line of Greek yogurt-based sauce, dressing, and dip that bring bold flavor, creamy texture, and everyday versatility to any meal or snack
Pearle Caviar
Pearle is a plant-based caviar brand that reimagines a rare luxury without relying on sturgeon, one of the most endangered species groups on the planet.
Kitchen Garden Farm
Kitchen Garden Farm is a 50-acre, certified organic vegetable farm in Sunderland, MA. They produce a line of fire-roasted salsa and naturally fermented sriracha.
Unk’s Island Blendz
Unk’s Island Blendz Jerk Seasoning is a fiery blend of fruits, herbs, and spices culminating over 300 years of the Caribbean Islands’ and West Indies’ unique seasoning tradition.
Ahlbin’s Homemade
Fire Cider is a well-known traditional folk remedy used to aid our wellness. Ahlbin’s is a spicy infusion of raw apple cider vinegar with all sorts of healthful ingredients.
Visit Ahlbin’s website
Olive Table
Olive Table’s Mission is to provide extra virgin olive oil harvested with care, according to old world traditions, and processed to achieve excellence.
Visit Olive Table’s Website
About Us
The Western MA Food Processing Center, established in 2001, is your partner in bringing food products to market. We provide food businesses—both local and beyond—with co-packing services, rental manufacturing space, and expert guidance to help them succeed.
From crafting value-added products like jams, sauces, and pickles for local farms, to offering one-on-one support in business planning, product development, and food safety, we’re here to support you in your business journey.
Our mission? To fuel economic growth, sustain local agriculture, and empower food producers with the tools and knowledge they need to thrive.
Workshops
Recipe for Success: Navigating the Food and Beverage Start-Up Journey
A workshop for startup food & beverage businesses, meeting the first Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m.
Wholesale Readiness Program
A 3-month accelerator for early stage producers expanding into wholesale
Our Team
Liz Buxton
Director of Operations
Carlos Cardenales
Production Worker
Evan Manning
Warehouse and Packaging Supervisor
Kate Minifie
Farm & Food Products Program Director
(413) 774-7204, ext. 104
Matthew Fillion
Production Worker
Jason Noyes
Production Supervisor
Juan Nuñez