Freshness and quality our customers trust and
depend on.
Solutions and services that meet your needs and exceed your expectations.
Retail Ready Solutions
Food Service Solutions
Private Label Solutions
FiveStar produces nearly 300 custom fresh and
frozen entrees, side dishes, sauces, and salads.
Breakfast
SATISFY YOUR BREAKFAST CRAVINGS AND ENERGIZE YOUR DAY WITH OUR BREAKFAST BARS, FRESH PARFAIT, STEEL CUT OATMEAL, FRITATAS AND MORE
Fresh Salads
COMBINE FINE DINING QUALITY, INNOVATION AND EXCEPTIONAL VALUE, AND YOU HAVE DELICIOUS SALAD EXPERIENCE WITH A 12-DAY SHELF LIFE
Fresh Snacks
FROM FRUITS AND VEGGIES TO CHEESE AND CRACKERS, OUR PACKAGED FRESH SNACKS ARE THE SENSIBLE, LOW CALORIE CHOICE IN-BETWEEN MEALS.
Side Salads
GRAIN SALADS, BEAN SALADS, ANTIPASTO AND MORE -ALL WITH NO ARTIFICIAL INGREDIENTS, AND AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF PACKAGING OPTIONS.
Fresh Meals
FROM RESTAURANT-QUALITY INTERNATIONAL CUISINE TO YOUR FAVORITE COMFORT FOODS, OUR FOCUS IS EXCEPTIONAL TASTE, QUALITY AND FRESHNESS.
Frozen Meals
FRESHLY PREPARED AND FLASH FROZEN TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS, WE OFFER A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUAL ENTREES FROM LASAGNAS TO LOBSTER MAC AND CHEESE.
Skillet Meals
ORANGE CHICKEN, PASTA PRIMAVERA, SHRIMP & PENNE AND MORE - OUR GOURMET, SKILLET-READY POUCHES ARE FRESH FAMILY MEALS MADE IN MINUTES.
Soups
AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF PACKAGING OPTIONS BOTH FRESH AND FROZEN, OUR SEASONAL SOUPS RANGE FROM CORN CHOWDER TO LOBSTER BISQUE.
Fresh Dips & Salsa
WE OFFER A VARIETY OF FLAVORFUL HUMMUS, SALSAS AND GUACAMOLE DIPS THAT CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF FRESH, LOCALLY SOURCED INGREDIENTS.
Sauces & Dressings
OUR SAUCES, VINAIGRETTES AND DRESSINGS ARE THE CHOICE OF RETAILERS AND RESTAURANTS -OFFERED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF PACKAGING OPTIONS.
Side Dishes
OUR CHEF-INSPIRED, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SIDE DISH SPECIALTIES ARE AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF FRESH AND FROZEN CONFIGURATIONS.
Baked Goods
OUR CALZONES, EMPANADAS, FLATBREADS AND GOURMET PIZZAS ARE MADE RIGHT, USING ONLY WHOLE GRAIN FLOURS AND FRESH INGREDIENTS.
The FiveStar Development Process
We leverage our experience and category knowledge to deliver unmatched speed to market.
Click on each stage of development to reveal our process.
We start by listening to our client and finding out exactly what they are trying to achieve with their new product. First and foremost we want to define what success will look like in our client’s eyes. This is where we also assess the competitive market, where this item will fit and what we will need to provide to assure its success.
With an understanding of our desired outcome we can then apply our experience and market knowledge to create prototypes and imagery to test with consumer panels. Our new product development team consisting of; market researchers, research chefs, food scientists, and dieticians will collaborate to create a product that meets any set of desired, taste, visual and performance criteria.
Most good ideas look great to the developers but what’s most important is the reaction those ideas get from their target audience. Do they value and appreciate the concept as we expect them to? Are there changes we can make to the product to enhance its acceptance? Testing with focus groups is critical at this point to provide objective and actionable feedback
Knowing we have a product that aligns with our client’s and target consumer’s expectations we are ready to launch. Our product development cycle follows industry best practices. However, it’s the speed we work at and the experienced team we work with which allows us to bring products to market faster and more efficiently than other companies.
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Our team is ready to assist you.
Collaboration and a shared appetite for excellence
is a FiveStar recipe for a successful product.
Why is FiveStar the preferred choice of major brands and retailers?
Food Safety
Every detail, from our policies and processes to our facility’s designs, is put together with our management team’s commitment to food safety. All of our products are evaluated for potential hazards with a plan in place to address those hazards and make sure our products are wholesome and safe.
Food Quality
Ensuring quality begins by securing the best raw materials at the peak of their freshness. Once those ingredients arrive, temperature control, handling and preparation protocols maintain that freshness. Skillful preparation and state of the art packaging are the final touches.
Facilities
Our USDA production rooms and kitchens were designed in collaboration with one of the top Food Safety experts in the world. We have dedicated Maintenance, Sanitation and Quality Assurance teams that work together to maintain a pristine working environment.
Capabilities
We have separate frozen and fresh production rooms with a very wide variety of packaging solutions, from trays, bowls, and pans, to cups, pouches and drums. We are SQF Level 3 and Organic certified and hold a 99.9% Silliker Audit score allowing us to serve a multitude of needs.
Nutritional Expertise
Years navigating precise USDA guidelines for school food has given us a high level of expertise in designing foods to deliver precise nutritional contributions. Our team of Registered Dieticians, Chefs and Food Scientists can meet your nutritional targets.
Experience
With more than 16 years of continued growth and success to date we have a proven track record. We have a unique balance of youth and seasoned individuals which creates a blend of the most recent tactical and technical education with proven business acumen.
Reliability
Serving schools has honed our mindset to never let a customer down. If we were to miss a school delivery, children would go hungry, and that’s just unacceptable. That mindset is what drives us to meet or exceed every one of our customers’ expectations for quality and on time delivery.
Cost Effectiveness
We have built a business on serving high volume customers with state of the art technology and maintaining very low overhead loads. Those investments in technology and streamlined, just in time, manufacturing translate into savings for all of our clients.
Efficiency
Investments in state of the art equipment and just in time delivery of raw materials allow us to run an industry leading rate of production per square foot. As our productivity has increased, our overhead continues to decline. That efficiency creates value for all of our clients.