Founded in 1994 to repack tomatoes, family-owned Produce Packaging Inc. has grown into a Willoughby Hills fresh-produce packer known for tailoring orders to customers’ exact needs. PPI pioneered fresh-cut retail produce in 1996 and now serves customers year-round, with customization extending from package format and labeling to blends, quantities, and delivery schedules. Its food-safety program includes PrimusGFS, OEFFA organic, and STAR-K kosher certifications, along with electronic barcode traceability introduced in 2012.
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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
Michael Cutler CompanyFounded 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.OLYPHANT, PA
Ag-Pak, IncFamily-owned since 1963, Ag-Pak, Inc. manufactures and integrates produce packaging lines and equipment from its Gasport, New York factory. The company builds its own conveyors, baggers, and supporting components, then assembles and tests complete systems in-house before its field technicians install and service them. Ag-Pak operates from a 14,500-square-foot complex beside the Erie Canal, including a former Civil War-era munitions factory.GASPORT, NY
Summit Harvest, IncBuilt on the Pallman family’s Northeastern Pennsylvania farming heritage, Summit Harvest, Inc. grows, repacks and distributes fresh tomatoes while connecting regional growers with East Coast buyers. The company traces its farming roots to 1920, has more than 80 years of produce experience, and is now guided by the fourth generation of the family. Its Family Farmers Direct program extends that farm connection to locally grown produce from family farms, while its operations hold PrimusLabs GMP and USDA GAP/GHP certifications.CLARKS SUMMIT, PA