Eckert IQF Food Products

Eckert offers a comprehensive portfolio of premium IQF Food Products designed to meet the needs of foodservice operators, retail brands, and ingredient manufacturers worldwide.

Our individually quick frozen product line includes:

• Bell Peppers in Red, Green, and Yellow Varieties (Conventional and Organic).
• Poblano Peppers
• Jalapeño Peppers
• Anaheim Chilies
• Cabbage Leaves
• Diced Cabbage
• Fire-Roasted Peppers
• IQF Brine

Each item is processed to deliver consistent quality, reliable performance, and year-round availability.

At the core of this portfolio are Eckert’s bell pepper offerings, including industry-leading IQF Red Bell Peppers available in both conventional and organic formats. Eckert also supplies IQF green and yellow bell peppers in a range of cuts tailored to customer specifications. Today, Eckert is the largest supplier of IQF frozen bell peppers in the world—a position built on decades of experience, careful sourcing, and disciplined processing standards.

In addition to standard IQF offerings, Eckert is known for its distinctive fire-roasting process, producing premium IQF Roasted Peppers with exceptional depth of flavor. Unlike conventional methods that briefly char only the outer skin, Eckert opens the peppers prior to roasting. This approach allows open flames to contact all sides of the pepper pieces, creating a richer, more evenly roasted profile that delivers authentic roasted character in finished dishes.

Eckert works closely with a network of trusted growers to source USDA Grade A standard field peppers at peak maturity. This collaborative approach allows Eckert to maintain high raw-material standards while offering flexibility across growing regions and harvest seasons. Once harvested, peppers are processed using individually quick frozen technology that preserves natural color, texture, and nutritional value. Unlike fresh produce that may spend weeks in transit, Eckert’s IQF process locks in quality near the point of processing, ensuring dependable ingredients for downstream applications.

Eckert’s IQF Food Products are designed to perform consistently across a wide range of culinary and manufacturing applications. Our IQF peppers are widely used in soups, sauces, salsas, frozen meals, prepared entrées, vegetable blends, and foodservice recipes where uniform cuts and dependable yields are essential. IQF Red Bell Peppers provide vibrant color and mild sweetness, while IQF Roasted Peppers add depth and complexity without the labor and variability of in-house roasting. Because each product is individually quick frozen, customers benefit from easy portioning, reduced waste, and predictable performance from batch to batch. This reliability helps streamline production, improve cost control, and maintain consistent finished products.

To support consistent supply throughout the year, Eckert operates contra-seasonal processing facilities in Escalon, California; Manteca, California; and Culiacán, Mexico. These strategically located plants allow Eckert to process crops across multiple seasons, maintaining continuity of supply and uniform product specifications. Efficient logistics and cold-chain management further ensure that customers receive consistent IQF Food Products regardless of market conditions.

Across its entire portfolio of IQF Food Products, Eckert remains committed to quality, consistency, and reliability. From versatile IQF Red Bell Peppers to bold, flavorful IQF Roasted Peppers, Eckert provides trusted frozen vegetable solutions for customers around the globe.