Brothers All Natural makes freeze-dried fruit crisps, turning real fruit into light, crunchy snacks with most varieties made from a single ingredient. The Rochester company traces its inspiration to the Betters brothers’ upbringing on an Upstate New York fruit farm and also makes Disney-branded crisps designed to make fruit more appealing to children. Its crisps are sold as snacks or used in recipes, lunchboxes and yogurt.
The Fruit Box CoThe Fruit Box Co. grew from a family’s experiments with freeze-drying fresh fruit into a snack maker specializing in crisp, convenient fruit treats. Its process removes moisture while preserving the fruit’s original shape, flavor and much of its nutrition, turning options such as strawberries and mandarin oranges into lightweight, no-drip snacks. The company also extends its crunchy approach to candy and honey-based treats.
FichiInspired by an Italian family recipe from Cosenza, Fichi makes fig-and-nut bites from just two ingredients. The Hudson Valley company uses California-grown figs and nuts to create naturally sweet snacks with no added sugar, a simple approach that works equally well for everyday snacking or a charcuterie board.WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY
Crunch Factory, LLCCrunch Factory, LLC makes frozen, chef-inspired Crunch Rolls and Crunch Roll Bites, a family-recipe snack that grew out of a family-owned and operated restaurant opened in Buffalo, New York, in 2015. The company says it launched Crunch Factory two years later and now serves more than 3,000 locations across the country.WESTFIELD, NY
Uncle CrunchWoman-owned and family-operated, Uncle Crunch is a small business in Medina, Ohio, built around a shared passion for candy and science. The company uses freeze-drying to transform familiar treats into light, airy snacks, with offerings for people as well as pets.