Family-owned and operated in Cincinnati, Libby’s Gourmet Desserts is known for its Food Network-featured Cheesecake On-A-Stick. The company supplies gourmet desserts to hospitality customers across 13 cities in seven states, as well as serving local retail shoppers.
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
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
5th Course Bakery5th Course Bakery is a Columbus-area dessert maker built around the idea that sharing something sweet helps bring family and friends together. It supplies gourmet baked goods to restaurants and cafés through wholesale distribution, while also creating custom printed sugar cookies for special occasions.
Hiatus CheesecakeBorn 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.BALTIMORE, MD