Since 1931, Beech-Nut Nutrition Company has made baby and toddler foods, with its puree jars produced at its headquarters in Amsterdam, New York. The company’s distinctive Gentle Cooking™ process blends ingredients cold, removes air and uses indirect heat to preserve the color, texture and flavor of real fruits and vegetables. Beech-Nut also operates an ISO 17025-accredited in-house lab and has offered organic baby food since 1991.
LEED Certification
ISO 17025 Accreditation
USDA Certified Organic
Oregon Tilth Certified Organic
Clean Label Project Purity Award
Clean Label Project Certified Pesticide Free
WIC-eligible foods
Compliance program
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Quality certification
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Quality certification
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Holle USAFounded in Switzerland in 1934, Holle makes European-produced organic baby food and toddler nutrition, including whole-grain cereals, purées and milk drinks. Its products are built around Demeter-certified biodynamic ingredients and European standards, with select cereals and toddler drinks earning the Clean Label Project Purity Award. Holle USA distributes the brand from Pennsylvania for American families.
Purée ArêteBased in New York’s Catskills, Purée Arête makes clean-label fruit purées for food and beverage manufacturers, with a focus on ingredients that hold their flavor, texture, and consistency in real production. Guided by Austrian chef Wolfgang Brandl, the company produces in an SQF Level 3 facility and offers 100% fruit purées with no added sugar or preservatives. Its aseptic, scalable formats and custom blending support products ranging from beverages to baby food and pet nutrition.CATSKILL, NY
Hudson River FoodsHudson River Foods is a family of brands that makes packaged foods, with its headquarters and manufacturing location in the Hudson River Valley south of Albany, New York. It describes its operation as the first large-scale organic food company in New York’s Capital Region and says it focuses on healthier foods produced in an environmentally responsible manner.CASTLETON ON HUDSON, NY
Baxters North America, IncBaxters North America develops and contract-manufactures convenient, nutritious foods for store brands, specialized nutrition programs, and military and humanitarian use. The company combines culinary and nutritional expertise with end-to-end production and commercialization, including shelf-stable, ready-to-eat, and frozen formats. Family-owned for more than 150 years, Baxters traces its heritage to 1868 and now operates East and West Coast facilities.BLUE ASH, OH