“We don’t just sell burritos. We support our community by providing high-quality Mexican cuisine, with fast and friendly service.”
Mark Thomson
President, M.C.I. Foods, Inc.
Certifications
M.C.I. Foods, Inc. is SQF certified, assuring our customers that our food processes meet the highest global safety standards.
Our products are served to school children across the United States. We’d never sell anything we wouldn’t feed to our own families. That’s why we take quality and food safety so seriously. M.C.I. Foods, Inc. is vigilant about preventing quality issues before they occur.
Every one of our employees is a thoroughly trained member of our Quality Assurance Team which includes the following:
- SQF Certification with annual audits
- HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points)
- Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP’s)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s)
- Receiving inspections
- X-Ray and Metal detection on all manufacturing lines
- Environmental & product testing
As a CN-label producing company, M.C.I. Foods, Inc. is a USDA-Inspected Facility. The FSIS Inspector has an office in our plant and is on site every day to monitor our operations, review our records and verify our procedures. We are also periodically inspected by a variety of other government agencies, including but not limited to the LA County Health Department and the Food and Drug Administration.
Gluten Free
Although M.C.I. Foods, Inc. is not certified Gluten-Free, we manufacture and sell several products that do not contain gluten in the ingredients. We take steps to ensure the ingredients used do not contain any gluten and the manufacturing processes avoid cross-contamination with gluten containing ingredients. Gluten-free products are processed on the same equipment in the same plant as products containing gluten. There is always a possibility that the Gluten-Free products may contain trace amounts of gluten. We ask that you use your own discretion when consuming our products. Those with severe allergies to gluten should be aware of this policy statement.
Innovations
WE'RE COMMITTED TO PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES THROUGH INNOVATION.
Los Cabos® Mexican Foods is proud to serve other channels such as Foodservice, C-Stores, Healthcare, Military, Private Label and more!
For Private Label and Co-Manufacturing, our team of culinary and food science professionals can create custom products tailored to your unique tastes. From authentic Mexican foods to fusion flavors, we are here to craft a solution for you.
K-12 USDA Donated Foods Program
M.C.I. Foods, Inc. is a member of the American Commodity Distribution Association. We participate in the donated foods program, which comprises 15-20% of all food served on school lunch plates. The program is run through the USDA, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The program has two major goals, to help farmers meet their economic needs and serve the nutritional needs of students.
Districts are assigned donated food entitlement dollars every year based on Average Daily Participation (ADP) during the prior school year. Districts, in turn, use their Entitlement dollars to purchase donated foods for the National School Lunch Program.
M.C.I. Foods, Inc. is a donated foods processor of cheese. The donated foods are further processed into food products, such as burritos, soft tacos, enchiladas, & quesadillas.
USDA donated foods processing at M.C.I. Foods, Inc.:
Operates under HACCP (Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points) approved by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Has invested heavily into state-of-the-art production equipment and software for inventory control. Real-time inventories are available to all customers.
Is further processing donated foods for over 3,000 School Districts in the United States.
Currently has donated foods processing contracts in over 36 States.
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