Organic tea, cultured yogurt, herbal products, and hemp-based goods carry Eugene's name onto natural-food shelves nationwide, and getting them there runs through packaging equipment such as VFFS bagging and case packing, built for small-batch, natural-ingredient production. A regional creamery here builds its reputation on cultured yogurt, an organic tea maker packages and ships bagged tea from its Eugene base, and an herbal-products company packages teas, tinctures, and botanicals for natural-food retailers. The Pacific Northwest's largest distributor of organic fruits and vegetables got its start in Eugene in 1978, when a group of organic farmers formed a nonprofit co-op to move produce at a scale no single grower could manage, and that distributor still operates out of the city today. Wood-products and recreational-vehicle manufacturing remain Eugene's largest industries by employment, but its certified-organic food processors have built a recognizable natural-foods manufacturing base.
We supply Mars Series VFFS baggers that form, fill, and seal tea, herbal, and powdered products in one continuous run, and automatic case packers that carton and case finished product for shipment to natural-food distributors across the country. You know what small-batch, natural-ingredient production demands; we know how to keep it running at scale without losing that character. Growth shouldn't mean shortcuts. Our case study on scaling packaged-food production shows how a growing food manufacturer added automated filling and packing capacity without slowing down existing lines, a challenge familiar to Eugene's certified-organic producers as demand outpaces manual packing. From there, the Oregon location page and food and beverage industry page cover the rest of what we handle regionally, and the VFFS packaging machine and automatic case packer pages break down individual machine specs. Our solutions page covers what happens next, from spec conversation to equipment installed on your floor. We don't keep an office in Eugene, but our team works directly with Willamette Valley food processors and organic distributors to spec, install, and support equipment matched to their volume.