Formed in 1982 by 11 local apple-growing families, Lake Ontario Fruit stores and packs fresh apples from Western New York orchards. Its Albion operation has more than 1.3 million bushels of controlled-atmosphere and cold-storage capacity and packs over 1 million bushels each year for more than 30 local farms. With more than 90 peak-season employees, the company is also one of Orleans County’s largest employers.
Sun Orchard Fruit CompanySun Orchard Fruit Company is a fourth-generation, family-owned apple packer and shipper serving retailers from New York’s Apple Country. Tracing its roots to Morris Riessen’s 1907 apple route and operating since 1952, the company works with 30 growers across Central and Western New York, storing fruit in a 600,000-bushel controlled-atmosphere facility for year-round distribution. Its packing operation is built around gentle handling and continuous quality checks, with Pazazz among the distinctive varieties it brings to market.BURT, NY
Yes! ApplesSince 1919, Yes! Apples has brought together small, family-run orchards across upstate New York to grow, pack, and ship fresh New York apples. The company pairs generations of orchard know-how with controlled-atmosphere storage and newer packaging to deliver crisp, orchard-fresh apples nationwide, including direct-to-door boxes. Its grower network includes many third- to eighth-generation family farms, and its food-safety program includes third-party audits benchmarked by the Global Food Safety Initiative.WOLCOTT, NY
United Apple SalesUnited Apple Sales is a fourth-generation family produce company that began with a Western New York orchard in 1905. Today, it is known for extending that local agricultural tradition into a year-round supply program for retail, wholesale, and processing customers, supported by grower relationships in the United States and overseas.LYNDONVILLE, NY
Beak & Skiff Apple OrchardsFounded in 1911 by an onion farmer and a dairy farmer, family-owned Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards grows apples in Lafayette, New York and turns its harvest into fresh cider and other orchard-made beverages. Now in its fifth generation, the operation spans more than 350,000 apple trees and carries the crop from tree to cider mill, tasting room, or distillery on the farm. Its Apple Hill campus also brings the public into the orchard through pick-your-own apples, the Apple Barn, and seasonal family attractions.LA FAYETTE, NY