Bone Broth Processor Kettle & Fire Opens Manufacturing Facility in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

May 15, 2025

New plant allows company to bring processing of its shelf-stable broths and soups in-house, potentially unlocking growth opportunities for the future.

Andy Hanacek

Shelf-stable bone broth manufacturer Kettle & Fire has announced the opening of a new 167,000-sq.-ft. processing plant in Lancaster, Pa., its first company-owned facility.

The opening of the KettleWorks facility (what the company is calling the new plant) comes on the heels of Kettle & Fire’s securing of a $43 million secondary buyout led by strategic partner Colter Ventures. It is expected that Kettle & Fire will be able to better meet growing demand and deliver high level of service to its customers in the U.S. bone broth market, which was estimated at more than $300 million in 2024.

Justin Mares, co-founder of Kettle & Fire, said the new facility brings an exciting new opportunity for the company: “By owning and operating our production facility, we can continue to position the brand for strong growth while delivering products to nourish our consumers.” Bringing manufacturing of the product in-house can unlock capabilities for the emerging brand. Kettle & Fire was founded in 2014 and offers shelf-stable bone broths, cooking broths and soups at more than 22,000 stores nationwide and online.

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.