Manufacturing

Agilex™ Flavors maintains state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities that include:

  • 40,000 square foot facility in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
  • Liquid and powder flavor manufacturing with proprietary techniques that enhance stability
  • On-site homogenizers for emulsions
  • Microthermics® HTST unit for hot filling
  • Compliance with OSHA, GMP, AIB and other organizational standards
  • Kosher, Halal, Organic and HACCP certified

Advanced analytical equipment supports our manufacturing processes and features:

  • Gas chromatography and mass spectrophotometry (GCMS) for component breakdown and analysis
  • HPLC for beverage composition analysis
  • Beckman Coulter LS 230 Particle Counter

Analytical and manufacturing processes are coordinated with sampling and ordering systems. The Agilex IT department has created customized, proprietary systems that ensure steady and reliable controls for quality and for batch scheduling.

Manufacturing programs

  • Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP): production operates using these guidelines for food safety
  • Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP): to ensure Food Contact surfaces are cleaned and sanitized
  • Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP): to ensure no Microbiological, Physical or Chemical Hazard can contaminate products during processing. The program has been Certified by Steri-Tech. Agilex has HACCP-certified personnel on-staff

Regulatory standards

Agilex operations are based upon and in compliance with regulatory standards from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); California Department of Health Services, Food and Drug Branch; County of Orange, Health Care Agency; Environmental Health and Food Protection Program; California Occupational Safety and Health Administration; California Environmental Protection Agency; and the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

We meet all export documentation requirements in cooperation with the country’s Consulate and the California Department of Health and Human Services who issue “Free Sale Certificates”. North American Fair Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Certificates and “Continuing Food Guarantees”are also available.

Alcoholic beverage manufacturers can rely on a highly experienced staff well versed in Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) procedures and approvals. We can provide prepared Flavor Ingredient Data (FID) sheets in a timely manner.

Quality assurance/quality control

Agilex Flavors’ QA/QC programs span from raw materials to finished product testings. These programs adhere to our core values of the Agilex flavor division – Safety, Quality and Productivity.

  • Our quality processes ensure that all incoming raw materials meet specifications and that all outgoing finished products meet or exceed our customers’ expectations.
  • Agilex uses a Lot Code System that automatically assigns a unique alphanumeric lot number to each batch we manufacture. The numbers are progressive and are traceable to the product’s manufacturing date and receipt of raw materials.
  • Bi-annual third-party auditing performed by the American Institute of Baking (AIB); annual Organic Certification by Quality Assurance International.
  • All of our packaging is FDA Compliant and we can accordingly issue appropriate Certifications.
  • Halal Compliant Certification and Kosher Certification are also available as required.

Count on Agilex for the agility, flexibility and passion that are required to produce consistently excellent flavors.