| Shelflife | 24 Months |
| Brand | 507 Gourmet |
| Company | Panama Gourmet Foods |
| Country | Panama |
| Units per Mastercase | 12 |
| Minimum Order (MoQ) | 1 Pallet |
| Lead Time (Days) | 45 Days |
| Freight Type | Dry |
| Storage Type | Cool, Dry Place |
| Allergens / Contains | None Declared |
| Diet / claims | Other |
| Unit Format | Jar |
| Panama Gourmet Foods is a Panamanian, woman-led food processing and manufacturing company with more than 25 years of experience developing, producing, and commercializing high-quality specialty food products. Based in Panama City, the company operates both as a proprietary food brand and as a trusted co-manufacturing and private-label partner for entrepreneurs, restaurants, established companies, and emerging brands seeking to bring innovative food concepts to market. Throughout its history, Panama Gourmet Foods has built a solid reputation by combining Panamanian culinary heritage, tropical ingredients, product innovation, and standardized manufacturing processes. Our proprietary portfolio includes gourmet barbecue sauces featuring flavors such as mango, tamarind, passion fruit, pineapple, habanero, herbs and spices, and original smoked barbecue sauce, as well as chimichurri, garlic paste, pixbae—also known as pejibaye or pickled peach palm fruit—and other specialty products inspired by Panama's biodiversity and culinary traditions. In addition to our branded products, we provide product development, co-manufacturing, and private-label services. We support clients through the different stages of commercialization, including formulation, recipe standardization, pilot production, ingredient sourcing, processing, filling, packaging, labeling coordination, quality control, and production scale-up. Over the years, we have supported more than 70 entrepreneurs and companies and manufactured dozens of products across categories such as sauces, condiments, preserves, beverages, coffee products, refrigerated foods, fermented products, dry mixes, granola, dips, vegan preparations, specialty fats, and other value-added foods. Our mission is to transform quality ingredients into safe, innovative, and commercially viable products while creating growth opportunities for Panamanian brands, entrepreneurs, producers, and strategic partners. Our vision is to become one of Panama's leading specialty food manufacturers and co-manufacturing platforms, recognized for quality, innovation, reliability, and the ability to connect Panamanian products with consumers across the Americas and other international markets. Throughout its history, Panama Gourmet Foods has built a solid reputation by combining Panamanian culinary heritage, tropical ingredients, product innovation, and standardized manufacturing processes. Our proprietary portfolio includes gourmet barbecue sauces featuring flavors such as mango, tamarind, passion fruit, pineapple, habanero, herbs and spices, and original smoked barbecue sauce, as well as chimichurri, garlic paste, pixbae—also known as pejibaye or pickled peach palm fruit—and other specialty products inspired by Panama's biodiversity and culinary traditions. In addition to our branded products, we provide product development, co-manufacturing, and private-label services. We support clients through the different stages of commercialization, including formulation, recipe standardization, pilot production, ingredient sourcing, processing, filling, packaging, labeling coordination, quality control, and production scale-up. Over the years, we have supported more than 70 entrepreneurs and companies and manufactured dozens of products across categories such as sauces, condiments, preserves, beverages, coffee products, refrigerated foods, fermented products, dry mixes, granola, dips, vegan preparations, specialty fats, and other value-added foods. Our mission is to transform quality ingredients into safe, innovative, and commercially viable products while creating growth opportunities for Panamanian brands, entrepreneurs, producers, and strategic partners. Our vision is to become one of Panama's leading specialty food manufacturers and co-manufacturing platforms, recognized for quality, innovation, reliability, and the ability to connect Panamanian products with consumers across the Americas and other international markets. Panama Gourmet Foods has commercial experience across supermarkets, specialty stores, restaurants, hotels, wholesale channels, and food-service operations. The company has also participated in international commercial activities involving markets such as the United States, Chile, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Denmark, and Dubai. The United States is a priority market for our international growth, particularly for consumers and buyers seeking distinctive tropical flavors, premium condiments, authentic Latin American products, and specialty foods with a compelling origin story. Panama's strategic geographic location also provides advantages for maritime transportation, regional logistics, access to international trade routes, and distribution throughout the Americas. Quality and food safety are central to our operations. Panama Gourmet Foods operates as a certified food processing facility and applies documented controls throughout the manufacturing process. Our quality management practices include Good Manufacturing Practices, sanitation and hygiene procedures, raw material identification, lot coding, traceability, production records, process controls, finished-product verification, and laboratory testing when required. Depending on the product category, evaluations may include microbiological and physicochemical analyses such as pH, soluble solids, moisture, total coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and other relevant parameters. The company also has experience implementing HACCP-based controls, particularly for sauce production. Our production model combines operational flexibility with consistency and traceability. We work with controlled formulations, standardized procedures, production records, quality specifications, and documented process controls, allowing us to reproduce products reliably from batch to batch and support clients as they transition from smaller commercial volumes to larger production runs. Panama Gourmet Foods is currently entering a major stage of growth through the PANAMA GOURMET 2.0 EXPANSION project. This initiative is designed to increase manufacturing capacity, expand our equipment base, improve production flows, and establish specialized processing areas for sauces, condiments, preserves, beverages, dry products, fermented products, specialty fats, refrigerated foods, product development, and third-party co-manufacturing. The expansion will strengthen our ability to fulfill recurring orders, prepare palletized shipments, improve inventory management, and progress toward more frequent pallet and container-level exports. The company also has a strong social purpose. A significant part of our business model involves helping entrepreneurs and small food companies formalize, manufacture, and scale their products. Through access to a certified facility, specialized equipment, quality systems, and technical manufacturing knowledge, we help growing brands improve product consistency, comply with food safety requirements, and enter formal retail and commercial channels. As a woman-led Panamanian company, we are committed to entrepreneurship, local economic development, employment, knowledge transfer, and the participation of small and medium-sized businesses in the food industry. Our environmental responsibility focuses on efficient use of raw materials, reduction of avoidable production losses, responsible waste management, improved production planning, and the evaluation of more efficient water, energy, packaging, and operational practices. Panama Gourmet Foods has participated in business development, innovation, export promotion, and women's entrepreneurship programs. The company has received recognition for its entrepreneurial and export trajectory, including first place as a Micro Exporting Company in an initiative promoted by Panama's Ministry of Commerce and Industries, and has participated in programs such as Mujer Exporta, Pymexport, Mujer Emprende Exporta, and regional initiatives focused on competitiveness and international market access. What distinguishes Panama Gourmet Foods is our combination of experience, manufacturing flexibility, product diversity, tropical flavor innovation, quality systems, and commitment to helping brands grow. We understand that North American buyers require consistent quality, dependable communication, traceability, regulatory awareness, responsible manufacturing, and a supplier capable of building a long-term relationship. Our goal is to become a reliable strategic partner for importers, distributors, retailers, food-service companies, and private-label customers interested in authentic Panamanian products and innovative tropical food concepts. We are prepared to build lasting commercial partnerships based on transparency, quality, responsiveness, consistency, and shared growth. |
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| Turn up the flavor with the perfect balance of sweetness and heat. Our Habanero BBQ Sauce blends classic barbecue richness with the distinctive fruity spice of habanero peppers. Use it as a glaze, marinade, dipping sauce, or bold finishing touch for meats, burgers, wings, and vegetables. |
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