Charles & Alice makes fruit-based products and chilled fruit snacks, with a history of more than 75 years producing them in France. It describes itself as France’s #1 producer of no-sugar-added chilled fruit snacks and says it is bringing its expertise in natural, no-sugar-added fruit products to the U.S.
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Charles & AliceFounded in the Drôme in 1975 and named Charles & Alice since 2011, this French food company makes fruit desserts and plant-based recipes in workshops set among the orchards of southeastern France. Its more than 400 employees work with French fruit—especially hand-picked apples sourced an average of 190 kilometres from the production site—and use cold grinding to preserve the fruit’s flavour. The group also holds ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 certifications and operates a PME+ certified site in Allex.LANCASTER, PA
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.
bakerlyFounded by Julien and Fabian, two Bretons from northwestern France, bakerly makes French bakery snacks and brioche using recipes intended to recreate the foods they enjoyed as children. Its individually wrapped pancakes, crêpes and chocolate croissants bring traditional French bakery know-how to convenient, ready-to-eat formats. bakerly also emphasizes simple ingredients, avoiding artificial colors, artificial flavors, preservatives and high-fructose corn syrup.EASTON, PA
K's European JamsKatharina founded K’s European Jams to carry forward the preserve-making traditions she learned from her grandmother and mother while growing up in Germany and France. From New York, she prepares small-batch fruit preserves by hand, using local produce when possible and keeping added sugar low so the fruit’s flavor leads.New York, NY