Founded in 2005 to focus on onions, Michael Cutler Company is a vertically integrated grower, packer and distributor of fresh produce serving receivers throughout North America. The Peckville-based company grew from a produce-trading family whose roots reach back to 1926, and now maintains year-round onion programs alongside broader fruit and vegetable operations. Its food-safety program includes independent supply-chain audits, shipment traceability and Food Safe-certified company-owned facilities.
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Pete Pappas & Sons IncSince 1942, fourth-generation family business Pete Pappas & Sons has grown from a tomato repacking operation into a vertically integrated grower, packer, shipper and distributor of fresh produce. Its Smoky Mountain Family Farms operation adds field-grown Tennessee tomatoes to a business rooted in the Washington-Baltimore produce trade, while its Jessup facility serves grocery and foodservice customers throughout the Eastern Seaboard. The company pairs that multigenerational produce heritage with USDA Organic certification, a 100% GFSI rating and documented waste-reduction work.JESSUP, MD
Green Valley Onion Co., IncStarted in 1974 by Edwin and Jane Sobiech, Green Valley Onion Co. grows and supplies onions from a 250-acre farm in New York’s Black Dirt Region, with custom packing for East Coast supermarkets. Now marking more than 50 years in business, the company is a second-generation operation with Edwin Jr. managing the business and his children Brennan and Olivia helping carry it forward. Its packaging warehouse runs largely on electricity from 780 rooftop solar panels and has recently added an automated line for customized consumer mesh sacks.NEW HAMPTON, NY
Lakeside Produce DistributionFounded by Terry Granzier in 2002, Lakeside Produce Distribution supplies bulk cabbage year-round, primarily to salad manufacturers, while coordinating growers, contractors and shipping from field to manufacturing facility. Based in Rocky River, Ohio, the company emphasizes longstanding grower partnerships, GAPs and food safety, and developed its proprietary ProTrace system to give customers real-time delivery and product-history information. Lakeside has been recognized with Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead 100 award, including the 2007 Number One Upstart Company honor.ROCKY RIVER, OH
Freshway FoodsFounded in Sidney, Ohio, in 1988 with one truck and five vegetable orders, Freshway Foods has grown into a fresh-cut produce processor and supply-chain partner serving customers across the eastern United States. Its 100,000-square-foot refrigerated facility and in-house fleet support foodservice and retail customers with ready-to-use produce and dependable distribution. The company employs more than 400 associates in the Sidney/Shelby County area and operates a GFSI-certified, SQF Level 2 production facility.SIDNEY, OH