Commercial Marinades
Infuse Flavor in Every Dish
Marinades are what make juicy steaks, succulent seafood, and crisp vegetables taste like flavor powerhouses. However, creating them from scratch takes time that your kitchen staff could spend working on other things.
Making your own in-house marinade regularly also leads to inconsistency across locations or batches and can have an expensive overhead. That’s where Butterball® Farms can help with our specialty commercial custom flavored marinades.
Leave Ordinary Behind with Specialty Marinades
Butterball® Farms crafts craveworthy custom flavored marinades that transform proteins and produce into the main event.
If your vision calls for something bold and smoky, sweet and tangy, or something globally inspired, our team creates marinades that taste unforgettable while scaling for all your commercial operations.
Bold, New, Classic: Custom Flavor Profiles We Can Create
Every specialty marinade we craft for your kitchen starts with high-quality ingredients that we balance to perfection. These are just some of the custom flavors we can create.
Meat Marinades
- Zesty citrus blends for chicken
- Herbaceous and savory steak marinades
- Warm, Middle Eastern-inspired shawarma-spiced blends for lamb
- Tangy, herbaceous Latin-inspired fusions for pork roasts
Seafood Marinades
- Garlic-lime marinades for shrimp
- Miso and mirin-flavored marinades for salmon
- Hot and buttery Cajun blends for scallops
Vegetable Marinades
- Steakhouse-style marinades for mushrooms and grilled vegetables
- Bright balsamic-herb blends
- Fiery chipotle and maple blends for beans
Designed & Scaled for Commercial Kitchens
Tubs, Barrels, & Pails
You can receive your custom marinades in tubs, barrels, or pails, which are a great choice for restaurants, food manufacturers, and foodservice kitchens. Having your signature marinade pre-packaged and ready to use minimizes prep time and maximizes flavor.
Variety of Formats Available
Tell us about your concept, and we will work with you to create a custom marinade format and packaging for your business. From bulk to portion-controlled options, we can create the right format to fit your application needs.
Why Butterball Farms?
Custom Flavor Development
From flavor to format to packaging, every specialty marinade or custom flavor solution is endlessly customizable with Butterball Farms. Our team of flavor experts will work with you to create the unique product that’s right for your business and customers can’t get anywhere else.
Flexibility for Evolving Needs
We can create products that are Clean Label, kosher, halal, vegan, or that accommodate a spectrum of dietary preferences and requirements for your customers.
Support at Every Step
From concept to full-scale production, we’re with you from the first brainstorm to the final batch—no guesswork, no handoffs.
Quick Sample Development
Need a new flavor sample yesterday? We offer rapid sample development to bring your ideas to life and get them to market faster.
Direct R&D Access
Collaborate directly with our R&D department to develop custom marinades and flavors for your kitchen.
Highest Quality Standards & Certifications
We uphold the highest quality standards, with an awarded BRC AA rating that shows our commitment to quality.
Partners You Can Trust
Every great flavor has the power to enrich every bite. Similarly, we believe that our business should enrich lives. When you choose Butterball® Farms, you’re choosing more than a commercialization partner. You’re supporting our mission to enrich lives and the communities we touch. Learn more about our mission.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What are commercial marinades, and who uses them?
They’re ready-to-use, flavor-packed blends of seasonings and liquids like oils, butters, and vinegars, made to turn proteins, seafood, and vegetables into the main event. We make them at scale for restaurant chains, food manufacturers, and high-volume foodservice kitchens that want a marinade tasting the same in every batch, without tying up the line making it from scratch.
Do you make custom marinade flavors?
Yes! Whether you’re after something smoky, bright and citrusy, or globally inspired, our R&D team builds a signature marinade around your concept, then scales it so it tastes identical from the first batch to the thousandth. From zesty citrus chicken to miso salmon to chipotle-maple vegetables, if you can describe it, we can chase it.
What proteins and dishes do marinades work on?
We make meat marinades for chicken, steak, lamb, and pork, seafood marinades for shrimp, salmon, and scallops, and vegetable marinades for mushrooms, grilled produce, and beans. Tell us the dish and we’ll build toward it.
How do marinades come packaged?
In tubs, barrels, or pails for bulk, or in portion-controlled formats when your line needs them measured out. We’ll work with you on the right format and packaging for your application, from a busy kitchen to a manufacturing run.
Can you scale production for national distribution?
Yes. We specialize in scaling up ingredient production so you never have to worry about running out of your signature marinade, sauce, or compound butter.
Can you accommodate Clean Label, kosher, halal, or vegan needs?
We can. Our team builds marinades to Clean Label, kosher, halal, and vegan standards, and we can work around a range of dietary preferences your customers care about. Share the parameters and we’ll formulate to them.
What makes Butterball® Farms different from other marinade suppliers?
We’re more than a supplier—we’re your flavor partner. With rapid sample development capabilities, direct R&D collaboration, and an unmatched quality rating, we bring your marinades to life at the highest standard.
How do we get started, and is there a minimum?
Custom marinades start with a direct conversation with our R&D team, and we offer quick sample turnarounds to get a flavor in your hands fast. Minimum orders apply, which makes this a natural fit for chains, manufacturers, and brands ordering at volume.
Your Signature Marinade Is a Few Clicks Away
Our flavor development team is ready and eager to develop the marinade that will make your customers savor every bite. Talk to one of our flavor specialists today, and we’ll craft something extraordinary together.
