Full-cycle producer

Seeds and snacks
retail chains reorder

Four own brands, our own processing and production under your brand. We work with retail chains, distributors and farmers across Ukraine.

50

tonnes / month

5

lines

1000

m² of floor

24

regions

Huli-Huli: sour cream and herbs, hot chilli, extra cheese

Cooperation

Three areas of cooperation

Pick yours and you will only see what concerns you: terms, numbers and the person who runs that area.

01 / Distribution

For distributors
and chains

Finished product under our own brands. Minimum order, payment terms, logistics and documents are open on the page.

Terms of cooperation
02 / Private label

Private
label

Your brand, produced on our lines. Or your recipe, produced here under a non-disclosure agreement.

How it works
03 / Processing

Processing
and raw material

Cleaning, calibration, separation, optical sorting, roasting and packing. Plus buying raw material from farmers and traders.

Services and terms
I want to join
your team
Jobs at the plant
Looking for
where to buy
Our brands in stores

Our brands

Four own brands

Each brand has its own position and its own shopper.
All of them are produced on one site in Zhytomyr.

Zolota Nyva

Zolota
Nyva

Roasted seeds,
the shelf classic

Huli-Huli

Huli-Huli

Roasted flavoured seeds: a younger shopper and the impulse buy.

Soniachnyi Yaguar

Soniachnyi
Yaguar

Pumpkin seeds
in two formats

Artwork in progress
Smakolyk

Smakolyk

Large format: peanuts in 0.5 kg and striped seeds in 200 g. Extends the shelf.

Full cycle

From raw material intake to pallet

Nothing is outsourced. That is why we are accountable for every stage and meet the dates ourselves instead of passing them to a contractor.

01
Intake and laboratory

Intake
and laboratory

Every truck is analysed before unloading

02
Cleaning and calibration

Cleaning
and calibration

We remove impurities and split into fractions

03
Colour sorting

Colour
sorting

Optical sorters reject anything that fails on colour or shape

04
Roasting

Roasting

A separate profile for each recipe

05
Packing

Packing

Several packaging formats to choose from

06
Warehouse and dispatch

Warehouse
and dispatch

Palletising, documents, truck

Quality

Documents, not logos

A retail chain asks for a certificate before the first tonne. So the documents are kept ready: ISO 22000:2019, our own studies and laboratory reports. Every batch is checked before dispatch.

HACCP
HACCP

Principles built into the ISO 22000:2019 system

ISO 22000
ISO 22000

International management standard

Our own laboratory
Our own laboratory

Our own quality studies of raw material and seeds

Traceability
Traceability

Every batch has a history, from field to warehouse

Start

Not sure where to start

Leave your contact and the area you need. Our manager will give terms for your case and will not sell you what you do not need.

We reply within 24 hours on working days. We never pass your contacts on for advertising.

What you are interested in

Questions and answers

Questions buyers ask before signing

Short answers with numbers. If your question is not here, use the form above.

Who makes Zolota Nyva, Huli-Huli and Soniachnyi Yaguar seeds and snacks

EPIC-KOM LLC, trading as Epic Foods. Producing since 2014 at a 1000 m² site in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, 88-B Serhiia Paradzhanova St. All four brands are made at that single site.

Where is Epic Foods production located

Zhytomyr, Ukraine, 88-B Serhiia Paradzhanova St. One 1000 m² site: raw material intake, laboratory, cleaning, optical sorting, roasting, packing and warehouse. Nothing is outsourced.

What is the production capacity

About 50 tonnes of finished product per month, up to 3 tonnes per day. Four production lines plus a cleaning line, 28 employees: 15 in production and 13 in the office.

Is Epic Foods ISO 22000 certified

Yes. ISO 22000:2019, certification body TESTMETRSTANDART, certificate UA.MS.474-24, valid from 28 May 2024 to 27 May 2027. Scope: production of dried and roasted nuts, seeds and oilseed kernels, food chain category C (CII). GFSI schemes (BRCGS, IFS, FSSC 22000) are not certified yet; we are ready to pass an audit at a buyer’s request.

Do you produce private label

Yes, private label and contract manufacturing. Minimum order from 2000 kg, mixed positions allowed: from 3 tonnes for seeds and from 2 tonnes for peanuts. About 2.5 months from artwork approval to a finished batch. We work under an NDA and the recipe stays yours.

Which packaging formats are available

Pillow pack, doypack, four-seam bag, PET jar and barrier film with modified atmosphere. Weights from 30 to 1000 g, 60+ SKUs in the catalogue. Shelf life 4 to 12 months.

Which HS codes do your products fall under

Sunflower and pumpkin seeds 2008 19 99 00, roasted peanuts 2008 11 96 00, roasted pistachio 2008 19 13 00. We ship FCL and LCL, Incoterms EXW, FCA or FOB, pallets ISPM-15.

How many cases per pallet and what is the shelf life

Standard pallet 120x80x15 cm. From 50 to 104 cases per pallet depending on the SKU: 104 for seeds and kernels in 40 to 220 g packs, 96 for 0.1 to 0.2 kg formats, 54 for peanuts, 72 for Smakolyk 0.5 kg, 50 for Soniachnyi Yaguar. Pallet gross weight 90 to 457 kg. Shelf life 4 to 12 months. A barcode and an HS code are available for each SKU in the logistics specification.

Can we audit the plant before signing

Yes. The production page carries video from the line, and documents, specifications and lab reports are sent on request, which is what a quality team needs before signing.