Updated Oct 22, 2026

Crest Foods Co., Inc.

As of Oct 22, 2026, Crest Foods Co., Inc. in Ashton, Illinois is certified organic by Quality Assurance International for 4 product types, client packing evidence: packs/processes for clients.

502 Brown St., Ashton, Illinois 61006 (815) 453-7411 crestfoods.com

Verified Oct 22, 2026 against USDA Organic Integrity Database

Crest Foods Co., Inc. is a USDA-certified organic operation in Ashton, Illinois, certified by Quality Assurance International. Certified scopes: Handling. The certifier lists it as: co-packer. Its organic certificate lists 41 distinct product lines: 31-3300-STO Organic UHT-A Whipping Cream Stabilizer; 41-2446-KRO Yogurt Stabilizer; Baking Products - Classic Pancake & Waffle Mix; Baking Products - Confetti Pancake & Waffle Mix, and 37 more. Client packing evidence (packs/processes for clients): “Our Contract Packaging Division has grown from modest beginnings to accommodate a comprehensive range of dry food products.”. Current status (certified) effective January 11, 2007.

Key facts

Product types	Grains, flours & pasta, Prepared meals & soups, Bakery & snacks, Flavors & ingredients Grains, flours & pasta: Cereal - Cinnamon Crunch Cereal, Cereal - Graham Crunch Cereal, Cereal - Multi Grain Squares Cereal Prepared meals & soups: Boxed Pasta & Cheese - Shells & White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese, Microwavable Cup - Real Aged Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese, Branded - Organic Mashed Potatoes Bakery & snacks: Baking Products - Classic Pancake & Waffle Mix, Baking Products - Confetti Pancake & Waffle Mix Flavors & ingredients: 31-3300-STO Organic UHT-A Whipping Cream Stabilizer, 41-2446-KRO Yogurt Stabilizer Assigned from the certificate's own product lines (AI classifier citing verbatim lines, or keyword rules as fallback); each type shows the lines it came from. With a handling scope, only handled lines count: crop, livestock and wild-crop lines are what the operation grows. A type says what the certificate lists, not that it packs that type for clients. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Client packing evidence	Packs/processes for clients Graded from the certificate: packs/processes for clients (a client-profile, contract, co-packing, toll or custom service line) > private-label product lines > storage/distribution for clients only. Where the certificate says less, a sentence on the operation's own website grades the same way (private or white label alone is a private-label line). source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Certified scopes	Handling NOP scopes with status Certified: Crops, Livestock, Wild crops, Handling. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Business types	Co-packer Business types/services listed by the certifier. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Certifier	Quality Assurance International Accredited certifying agent. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Status effective	Jan 11, 2007 Date the current certification status took effect. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
NOP operation ID	5520029825 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Packs for	Food and beverage brands source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Certification status	Certified source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Client packing evidence from	Operation's own website source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Website sentence on client packing	Our Contract Packaging Division has grown from modest beginnings to accommodate a comprehensive range of dry food products. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Website read on	Oct 21, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Products on certificate	Show the full list from the certificate 31-3300-STO Organic UHT-A Whipping Cream Stabilizer; 41-2446-KRO Yogurt Stabilizer; Baking Products - Classic Pancake & Waffle Mix; Baking Products - Confetti Pancake & Waffle Mix; Boxed Pasta & Cheese - Deluxe Shells & Vegan Cheddar Style; Boxed Pasta & Cheese - Red Lentil Spirals White Cheddar; Boxed Pasta & Cheese - Shells & White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese; Boxed Pasta & Cheese - Vegan Mac Red Lentil Spirals & Sweet Potato Pumpkin; Boxed Pasta & Cheese - Vegan Mac Rice Pasta & Cheddar Flavor; Boxed Pasta & Cheese - Vegan Mac Shells & Sweet Potato Pumpkin; Branded - Aged Cheddar & Shells; Branded - Deluxe Mac & Cheese; Branded - Deluxe Shells & Aged Cheddar; Branded - Deluxe Shells & Cheese; Branded - Deluxe Shells & White Cheddar; Branded - GF Vegan Mac & Cheese; Branded - Gluten Free Macaroni and Cheese; Branded - Gluten Free Macaroni and Plant-Based Cheese; Branded - Macaroni and Cheese; Branded - Organic Garlic Mashed Potatoes; Branded - Organic Macaroni and Cheese; Branded - Organic Mashed Potatoes; Branded - Shells & White Cheddar; Branded - Shells & Yellow Cheddar; Branded - Shells and Plant-Based Cheese; Branded - Vegan Mac & Cheese; Cereal - Cinnamon Crunch Cereal; Cereal - Graham Crunch Cereal; Cereal - Multi Grain Squares Cereal; Microwavable Cup - Deluxe Rich & Creamy Shells & Cheese; Microwavable Cup - Grass Fed Real Aged Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese; Microwavable Cup - Real Aged Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese; Microwavable Cup - White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese; Microwavable Cup - White Cheddar Pasta & Cheese; Microwavable Cups - Disney Moana Pasta & Cheddar; Microwavable Cups - Disney Pasta & Cheddar; Microwavable Cups - Marvel Spidey Pasta & Cheddar; Microwavable Cups - Mickey and Friends Pasta & Cheddar; Microwavable Cups - Super! Mac Pasta & Classic Cheddar; Microwavable Cups - Super! Mac Pasta & Real Aged Cheddar; Microwavable Cups - Yummy Bunnies & Cheddar Pasta & Cheese source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Certifier data as of	Oct 1, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

Jan 11, 2007: Certified Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 1, 2026 (Certifier data as of, as the source gives it for this record)
Collected	Oct 22, 2026, 8:01 AM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Certified: Jan 11, 2007 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Illinois

43 organic co-packers in the dataset are in Illinois; 10 have profiles on this site. Organic co-packers in Illinois

Certification status (all 43 here): Surrendered 3 (7%) · Certified 40 (93%)

Client packing evidence (all 43 here): Packs/processes for clients 10 (23%) · Storage/distribution for clients only 1 (2%) · None on record 32 (74%)

Services on certificate (all 43 in this group; a record can count under several values): Co-packing / contract manufacturing (3) · Packing & packaging (2) · Distribution & brokering (1) · None on record (38)

Product types (all 43 in this group; a record can count under several values): Bakery & snacks (13) · Supplements & powders (7) · Chocolate & confectionery (7) · Nuts, seeds & dried fruit (6) · Grains, flours & pasta (6) · Prepared meals & soups (6) · 12 other values (39) · None on record (7)

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