A blended North American production network — owned sites, joint ventures, equipment-placed operations within partner facilities, and leveraged partner capabilities. Twelve+ sites today, with three more planned by 2027.
McClary-owned and McClary-operated facilities anchoring core categories — dry foods, supplements, beverages, dairy, and packaging. Full operational control with McClary leadership running quality, R&D, and production.
Equity-partner facilities where McClary co-owns and co-operates production lines alongside category-specific operating partners. Combines partner depth with McClary quality systems and program management.
Dedicated McClary equipment installed within established partner facilities — extending capability into specialized categories without duplicating capex. Operated under McClary quality oversight.
Vetted partner sites supporting peak capacity, specialty processes, and category-specific certifications. All partners undergo McClary's quality and regulatory audit framework before activation.
Regardless of ownership structure, every site operates under McClary's four-layer quality organization, integrated regulatory science, and single program-management interface. Brands work with one operator, not a federation.
Three additional production sites planned in the network by 2027, including expanded liquid processing and dairy capacity. Network is structured to grow with brand demand rather than forcing brands to wait for greenfield capacity.
Most contract manufacturing networks come in one of two shapes. Single-owner networks have full operational control but expand slowly — every new capability requires buying or building a site. Federated networks expand fast but suffer from inconsistent quality, fragmented program management, and brand-experience whiplash as work shifts between independent operators. Both shapes leave brands compromising.
McClary's blended structure — owned sites, joint ventures, equipment placed in partner facilities, and leveraged partner capabilities — is engineered to deliver the advantages of both. Owned sites anchor the core categories where operational depth matters most. Joint ventures bring specialized category partners with their own deep expertise into the network on aligned economic terms. Equipment-placed operations extend McClary capability into adjacent categories without the capex burden of greenfield buildouts. Leveraged partner capabilities flex capacity for peak demand or specialty processes without standing capacity idle.
Critically, all four composition models operate under McClary's quality system, regulatory science, and program-management interface. Brands engage one operator. The internal complexity of how each site is structured is McClary's to manage — not the brand's to navigate.
Whether you need core category capacity, specialty category extension, or second-source qualification — our team responds within 24 hours to discuss fit, scope, and the right site for your program.