Born from founder Matthew Featherstone’s first cheesecake-making experiments with his mother, Hiatus Cheesecake makes cheesecakes and other dessert components in-house from its Baltimore commercial kitchen. Featherstone officially launched the company in 2016 after testing a homemade cheesecake with coworkers at Graces Mandarin, and Hiatus soon grew from a restaurant vendor into a Mid-Atlantic supplier for Sysco and Whole Foods Market. The Baltimore bakery has also appeared on QVC and HSN.
The Cheesecake GirlFounded by Sam in 2014 while she was in college, The Cheesecake Girl makes handmade cheesecakes and desserts for Columbus, Ohio. What began with a cheesecake baked for culinary class grew through pop-ups and local partnerships into a small team with shops around Columbus, plus nationwide shipping that reached all 50 states in 2022. The company also creates custom dessert spreads and wedding cakes for events.HILLIARD, OH
Pellman Foods, IncBorn in a Lancaster County home kitchen, Pellman Foods has been baking cheesecakes and other desserts from scratch since Bill and Ruth Pellman founded the family business in 1973. Their sons Mike and Scott took over operations in 2000, preserving the homestyle recipes, careful ingredient selection, and hands-on baking that began with 100 cheesecakes a week. Today, the family-owned and operated company supplies desserts to restaurants, retailers, fundraisers, and special events.NEW HOLLAND, PA
Eileen's Special CheesecakeBorn from Eileen’s family cheesecake recipe, Eileen’s Special Cheesecake has been hand-making fresh cheesecakes in downtown Manhattan since 1975. The women-run family business is now carried on by Eileen’s daughters, Holly Maloney and Bonnie Ponte, at the original bakery, where some employees have worked for more than 40 years. Its light, creamy New York-style cakes are made with real ingredients and hand-applied details rather than factory production.NEW YORK, NY
Culinary Arts Specialties, IncFounded in 1982 by Swiss pastry chef Arthur P. Keller, Culinary Arts Specialties is a cheesecake and dessert manufacturer operating a 53,000-square-foot facility in Cheektowaga, New York. The family business developed its New York-style cheesecakes using an exclusive Swiss baking process and focuses on private-label retail, with institutional business also growing. It supplies frozen grocery and bakery divisions and food-service distributors.CHEEKTOWAGA, NY