creative werks

creative werks

Turnkey food co-packing and manufacturing

Overview

Creative werks provides contract packaging and manufacturing services for food and beverage brands, offering turnkey design, manufacturing, and co-packing to move from concept to final retail distribution. It uses the Werkshop Design Group for in-house R&D and packaging development and operates over 70 production lines in a climate-controlled facility with more than 1,000,000 square feet. It can design, produce, fill, and package at scale in formats like bags, cartons, and thermoformed packaging, including candy cane tubes, serving high-volume programs and seasonal launches. Its goals are to streamline production, lower costs, and scale operations with strong quality and safety standards (SQF Excellent, ISO 14001), while positively impacting employees and the community as a family-owned business.

About creative werks

Simplify's Rating
Why creative werks is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Food & Agriculture

Industrial & Manufacturing

Design

Consumer Goods

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Founded

1999

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • 2025 TIF deal funded a 244,921-square-foot expansion in Elk Grove Village.
  • 2026 openings and demand-planner postings signal active hiring across operations.
  • Company claims 97% on-time attainment, 99.5% first-pass quality, and zero recalls.

What critics are saying

  • 2025 NLRB charges filed against Creative Werks with staffing firms over retaliation.
  • OSHA opened a 2025 follow-up inspection at 1470 Brummel Avenue.
  • Elk Grove Village warned 2025 relocation follows without larger space, threatening continuity.

What makes creative werks unique

  • 2026 site: 70+ lines and dozens of formats span design through distribution.
  • 1999-founded, family-owned Creative Werks serves Fortune 500 food brands from Chicagoland.
  • SQF Excellent and ISO 14001 certification support regulated food packaging execution.

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