Quality Policy

Cal Western Packaging Corporation (CWP) promotes excellence in our manufacturing and business practices, as we meet or exceed our customer's contract and TQSA requirements. The success of CWP depends upon our commitment to continuous improvement of our Quality System and our business performance goals.

HUBZone Policy

Cal Western Packaging Corporation is a certified Small Business HUBZone contractor. Cal Western Packaging Corporation is fully committed to providing job opportunities to persons residing in designated HUBZone areas.

History

Cal Western Packaging Corporation is the longest standing small business supplier of refined and fortified vegetable oils to the USDA, Food for Peace program and the National School Lunch Program. Established in 1970, Cal Western Packaging has continually expanded to meet the changing needs of our customer base. In addition to our largest customer, the USDA, Cal Western provides packaging services to various retail supply outlets.

Fortified vegetable oils are manufactured at our facilities located in Memphis, TN; Houston, TX and Des Moines, IA. Our Memphis, TN facility also packages liquid fry, corn and canola oils in a variety of container types including 1 gallon, and 4 litre plastic bottles, as well as 48 oz. PET bottles.

Both our Memphis, TN and Houston, TX facilities are capable of producing oil packaged in 1 gallon and 4 litre cans, 20 litre pails, and 208 litre drums for export. Hydrogenated vegetable shortening is produced in 3 lb. composite cans and in 50 kg. bags at our Des Moines, IA facility.

Our commitment to quality is evidenced by our TQSA (Total Quality System Analysis) system in place at each facility. In addition, our Memphis, TN and Des Moines, IA facilities are certified HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) locations. Each Cal Western Packaging location is audited internally twice each year in addition to an annual audit by the USDA, as well as an annual HACCP inspection, where applicable.

In keeping with Cal Western Packaging's goal of continuous improvement and to assure our customers a quality product, a fully functional analytic laboratory was added to our Memphis, TN facility in the fall of 2002. This laboratory is outfitted with the latest quality control instrumentation and test equipment to run most AOCS and AOAC methods for fortified edible oils testing. Led by a Quality Manager, the quality personnel have over 20 years of combined instrumentation and wet bench experience. The laboratory provides technical support and analysis for all Cal Western production facilities.

Cal Western has a long established and proven track record in supplying product to the USDA and commercial vendors. It would be our pleasure to add you to our list of satisfied customers.