Family owned and operated since 1945, Gardner Pie Company makes gourmet fruit pies in Akron with a homemade look, flaky small-batch crust and real fruit instead of fillers. Its range spans more than 60 flavors, including its signature natural-juice pies and a year-round pumpkin pie based on a family recipe. The company is also SQF Level II certified and operates a local outlet for wholesale overruns and pies that miss commercial appearance standards.
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Mama Jo Homestyle PiesMama Jo Homestyle Pies is a third-generation family bakery in Amherst, Ohio, making fresh pies from scratch since 1993. Bakers begin at 5 a.m. each day, using an unchanged family recipe and a flaky, lard-based crust to bake every pie in-house for same-day sale. The bakery has grown from its Vermilion beginnings into a 14,000-square-foot Amherst operation and has earned The Morning Journal’s Readers’ Choice award for Best Pie and Best Dessert four consecutive years.MEDINA, OH
My PieMy Pie makes small-batch individual pies and dessert products using all-natural, clean-label ingredients. Its offerings include fruit crumb pies, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, Brookies, cheesecakes, key lime pie, and banana pudding pie, serving retail, foodservice, and individual consumers.WEST CHESTER, OH
The Mini PieBoxThe Mini PieBox makes palm-sized savory and sweet pies by hand, wrapping flavors inspired by travels and home cooking in a buttery, flaky crust. Founded around Karalyn and her partner Olisa’s love of cooking, the company makes each pie from scratch with a long-standing family crust recipe and, whenever possible, vegetables from its organic garden and locally sourced produce. Its monthly PieDrops offer rotating flavors that customers can bake from frozen for a convenient meal or snack.311813PITTSBURGH, PA
Buckeye Brownies, LLCWhat began with Zack and Ashley baking together is now Buckeye Brownies, a family-owned bakery in Akron making oversized, three-layer brownies and blondies. Each dessert is handcrafted in small batches at its ODA-approved 5,000-square-foot commercial bakery and baked fresh to order rather than held in a warehouse. The company ships its treats across the country and around the world while keeping the hands-on process that defined its start.AKRON, OH