Herrell’s homemade hot fudge is made in small batches from scratch, using the exact same recipe they’re been ladling onto their award-winning ice cream at their ice cream.
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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
Herrell’s
Smokey Diva’s
If you’re looking to raise the bar on flavor and heat at your next barbecue, give 92nd Sauce a try! 92nd Sauce is not for the timid. The flavor is incredibly rich!
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Maple Craft Foods
Maple Craft Foods produces a line of flavored maple syrups. The family still taps their own trees, but also use high quality, organic maple syrup supplied by friends.
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Old Friends Farm
Old Friends Farm We grow 28 acres of Certified Organic salads, vegetables, and flowers. They are widely known for pioneering Northeast-grown ginger and turmeric, and for the specialty products they make with these powerful roots.
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Whole Harmony
Whole Harmony is a health and wellness brand dedicated to Plant Medicine with a line of Wellness Tonics and Balancing Botanical Teas.
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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