California flavor company begins work on its $7 million facility in Concord
A California-based flavor manufacturer has broken ground on its first East Coast production site, a $7-million facility in Concord.
Custom Flavors, plans to host its grand opening this fall, with an official opening date in November at 7955 W. Winds Blvd. according to the company. Custom Flavors develops and manufactures liquid and powdered flavors.
Custom Flavors will create 30 jobs over the next three years. These roles will be in food science, production and quality control. The salary for these positions will pay over $58,000, on average.
The company is working with A M King, a design-build firm with headquarters in Charlotte.
Renovation of the 53,000-square-foot facility is now in phase one of its multi-phase process, which includes processing areas, laboratories, test kitchen and office spaces. Subsequent work will include development of a research and development flavor lab, pilot lab, quality control lab and two applications labs.
The new facility will increase Custom Flavors production capacity, with shorter lead times and reduced freight costs as its customer base grows.
For its investment, Custom Flavors will receive a state tax incentive of $34,000, based on job creation performance.
Custom flavors is taking over the West Winds facilities from S&D Coffee & Tea, a private label supplier to chains like McDonald’s, Dunkin’ and Bojangles.
About Custom Flavors
Founded in 2005 in San Clemente, California, Custom Flavors is a family-owned company that has more than 20,000 flavors and flavor combinations, according to its website.
Custom Flavors makes organic, natural and artificial flavors for products such as bakery, beverage, confectionery, dairy and supplements, and sports nutrition industries. Flavors include raspberry, watermelon, dragon fruit, spearmint, ginger, chocolate, peanut, birthday cake, Tahitian vanilla and margarita.
This story was originally published June 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM.
