Berner Food & Beverage

Last verified Aug 21, 2026. Facts from the plant's own site. Minimum order only when they printed one.

Dakota, IL (warehouse: Rockford, IL)

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Location: Dakota, IL (warehouse: Rockford, IL)
Processes: Retort
Product types: Beverage · Sauce / condiment · Prepared / refrigerated RTE
Packaging: Closes jars; suppliers bottles/jars/cans.
Published MOQ: unpublished
Certs: SQF2000 Level III · Organic certified · HACCP

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Dakota, IL (copy also: “just outside of Chicago”). Rotary retort plus HTST.

Published products include RTD coffee/tea, dips, sauces, and aerosol cheese. Closes jars.

SQF2000 Level III, organic certified, and HACCP are published. MOQ is unpublished. FSIS is unpublished.

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Dakota, IL
Rockford, IL (Warehouse)

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