Since 2001, the Byler family has made homemade relishes, jams and other condiments in Saegertown, Pennsylvania. Byler Canning Co. preserves heirloom family recipes through a small-batch, open-kettle process, using fresh ingredients—often sourced from local growers—and hand-cleaning each batch. The company also offers private-label production, carrying its recipes and canning know-how to other brands.
Stello FoodsStello Foods began in 1990 with Rosie’s Sweet Pepper Spread, a Villella family recipe, and has grown from a Punxsutawney basement kitchen into a Pennsylvania food manufacturer. The company makes homestyle foods under its Rosie’s line while also producing family recipes for other businesses through contract packaging and private-label services. It says it sources fresh produce locally from Pennsylvania farmers when it is in season.PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA
Wos-WitStill owned and operated by the Zukovich family, Wos-Wit makes Pennsylvania Dutch foods in small batches using authentic German-heritage recipes and cooking methods. The business began in the 1940s when John and Dorothy Kresge canned surplus vegetables from their Carbon County farm, and it now produces 82 varieties from a 24,000-square-foot processing plant on an 84-acre farm near Tamaqua. Wos-Wit continues to use the original recipes and ingredients sourced from farms, orchards and vineyards.RUSH TOWNSHIP, PA
Fifth of a Farm CreationsFifth of a Farm Creations is a family-owned and operated business in Philadelphia, PA, that hand crafts jams, jellies, chutney, and marmalade in small batches using all-natural ingredients. Each product is named for a historic Philadelphia neighborhood.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Backyard BrineBackyard Brine is a family-run Long Island food maker that grew from an overabundant cucumber garden into small-batch pickles and condiments made with all-natural ingredients. Cori and Randy build recipes around real food and leave out artificial preservatives and high-fructose corn syrup, with signature jars such as Dill Death Do Us Part and Everything pickles carrying stories from their family and garden. The company also donates 5% of Everything pickle sales to its Kindness is Everything campaign supporting Moebius Syndrome awareness.CUTCHOGUE, NY