Clustered bars and bites manufacturing in Australia
Contract manufacturing for whole food bars, protein crisp bars, and clustered bites for retail brands and private label across Australia.
General Foods manufactures clustered bars and bites from our Keilor facility in Melbourne. We produce whole food bars, protein crisp bars, and free-formed clustered bites for brand owners, retailers, and private label customers across Australia.
Our lines handle a range of binding, forming, and coating processes in-house. Whether you need a chewy whole food bar, a light and crunchy rice crisp format, or a free-formed cluster bite, we can develop and scale a product to your brief.
Whole food bars
Nut, seed, fruit, and grain combinations bound into a bar format. Dense texture with a clean ingredient deck. Well suited to natural, paleo, and clean-label product ranges.
Protein crisp bars
Light, crunchy rice crisp or puffed grain bars with a high protein contribution. An LCM-style format that works across retail snack and sports nutrition categories.
Clustered bites
Free-formed clusters using nuts, seeds, grains, and binding agents. Irregular shape gives a handmade visual cue. Can be left uncoated or chocolate enrobed.
Chocolate-coated clusters
Full or partial chocolate coating applied to bars or bites after forming. Dairy-free and no-added-sugar chocolate options available across all cluster formats.
From brief to shelf-ready product, we manage the whole process.
We work with brand owners and developers at every stage of product development. Whether you're starting a new range from scratch or scaling an existing line, our team handles formulation, production and packaging to get your product market-ready.
View CapabilitiesTell us about your product concept, target market and volume requirements. We'll assess feasibility, discuss format options and outline what's possible within your budget and timeline.
Our team develops recipes to your specification, covering ingredients, macros, flavour profile and dietary requirements. We produce samples for review and iterate until you're satisfied.
Once the formula is locked, we move into full production. Every batch is produced under SQF Level 3 conditions with full traceability and quality checks at every stage of the line.
Finished product is packed to your specification, whether that's retail-ready primary packaging or bulk formats for further processing. We coordinate dispatch directly to your warehouse or 3PL.
Custom cluster formulation
We work from your brief or help you develop one. Ingredient mix, binding agent, bar size, texture, and coating are all variables we can adjust. We have experience formulating across nut-based, seed-based, grain-based, and blended cluster formats, including vegan and gluten-free options.
We can match a reference product or develop something new. Sample runs are available before committing to full production.
Ingredient composition, macro split, bar or bite size, and coating type are confirmed at brief stage. We formulate to meet FSANZ labelling requirements and provide full nutritional panels for each product.
