McCutcheon’s Apple Products is a family food producer founded in Frederick, Maryland, in 1938, beginning with custom apple pressing and apple butter making for local farmers. It remains a multigenerational family business with more than 30 full-time employees, including members of the fourth and fifth generations, and produces homestyle foods at its downtown Frederick facility.
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
Castile Cider MillSince 1945, Castile Cider Mill has cold-pressed apple cider on site and baked its hand-made apple cider fry cakes fresh daily in Western New York. Dan and Pam Chasey have owned and operated the historic, family-run mill since 2008, preserving a local tradition that was nearly auctioned apart. Near Letchworth State Park, the seasonal business also draws on its orchard and vineyard for fresh produce and other regional goods.CASTILE, NY/cahoon-farms/images/CAHOOH_FARMS_RETRO.png)
Cahoon FarmsFamily-owned Cahoon Farms traces its roots to Donald Cahoon Sr.’s purchase of a 100-acre western New York farm in 1943. What began as a small operation serving local bakeries has grown into a long-running fruit processor whose products reach customers across the United States and Canada. The company remains based in Wolcott and retains many key, long-term employees while following SQF-certified food-safety practices.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