The Wizard’s Cauldron facilities are located in the Piedmont area of North Carolina in the town of Yanceyville. The company has been manufacturing organic products of very high quality for the natural and organic food trade for over 15 years, including two years at the current location. The company pioneered organic processing for sauces, dressings and condiments.

The Wizard’s Cauldron specializes in private brand organic products. Primary product lines are organic pourable or spoonable dressings (fresh and shelf-stable), sauces, condiments, and marinades. The Wizard’s Cauldron counts some of the top companies in the natural foods channel as its active and satisfied customer base.

The Wizard’s Cauldron plant encompasses approximately 40,000 square feet including offices, manufacturing area, receiving, shipping, and storage. Additional acreage in the rural industrial park is available, if needed, to expand to another 40,000 square feet as the growing volume of business may dictate.

The modern, stainless steel production facility is QAI certified as a manufacturer of organic products and maintains high standards for food safety including active and accurate HACCP, sanitation and recall policies. The company has well articulated procedures. The company is cutting edge in technology. The plant and facilities have consistently received high marks on audits from their customers for plant operations.

Two automated manufacturing lines provide hot-fill and cold-fill capabilities in glass or PET containers ranging from 5.0 fluid ounces to 32.0 fluid ounces. In addition, filling operations handle the 64 oz., 128 oz., and 5-gallon bulk sizes for various food service applications. A portion-cup filling line provides portion-pack cups for organic sauces, dressings and marinades in 1 to 4 fluid ounce cups with peel-back heat induction foil tops.

Processing utilizes a variety of mixing capabilities including sweep blade as well as high-sheer capability to produce the exact emulsions needed for a variety of applications. The filler on a second line can handle particulates of up to 3/8”. Two small kettles, three large kettles, and one 1,500 gallon holding tank anchor the processing end of the production area. Batch sizes can be as little as 200 gallons at a time, all the way up to more than 700 gallons in each of the two larger kettles ... to almost continuous processing with the use of the 1,500 gallon holding tank.



Each line batching operation is monitored continuously for time, temperature, weight of ingredients and other critical data under strict guidelines. The labeling stations following the two separate fillers (one on each line) allow for a wide range of label applications (wrap around, front and back, front only, spot, etc.). Each line employs an in-line metal detector and each critical point is monitored by our line personnel for continuous quality checks. Automated packing equipment completes the line and the tail-off is manually completed by stacking and shrink-wrapping the finished goods onto grade A, GMA pallets. Total plant capacity on two shifts exceeds 2.7 million cases annually and is currently operating well under that capacity.

A filler level indicator, and a UPC code scanner, along with meal detection equipment assist us in full time monitoring of quality, finished goods.

Innovative R&D is the hallmark of The Wizard’s Cauldron team. The team has satisfied the tastes and needs of some of the most critical and discerning companies and “foodies” in the industry. The process is initiated by listening to the customers’ needs and then providing those customers with not only their exact needs, but also options that may expand their thinking and marketing strategies.