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.
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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
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
FoodNerdFounded by mom and CEO Sharon to make busy mealtimes easier, FoodNerd produces organic toddler snacks designed to deliver a full serving of fruits and vegetables in a shelf-stable format. Its puffs use real produce and sprouted seeds, including broccoli sprouts, with low-heat processing developed alongside Johns Hopkins scientist Dr. Jed Fahey. FoodNerd’s products are independently certified by the Clean Label Project with its First 1,000 Day Promise and Purity Award.BUFFALO, NY