Based in New York’s Catskills, Purée Arête makes clean-label fruit purées for food and beverage manufacturers, with a focus on ingredients that hold their flavor, texture, and consistency in real production. Guided by Austrian chef Wolfgang Brandl, the company produces in an SQF Level 3 facility and offers 100% fruit purées with no added sugar or preservatives. Its aseptic, scalable formats and custom blending support products ranging from beverages to baby food and pet nutrition.
SQF Level 3
Beech-Nut Nutrition CompanySince 1931, Beech-Nut Nutrition Company has made baby and toddler foods, with its puree jars produced at its headquarters in Amsterdam, New York. The company’s distinctive Gentle Cooking™ process blends ingredients cold, removes air and uses indirect heat to preserve the color, texture and flavor of real fruits and vegetables. Beech-Nut also operates an ISO 17025-accredited in-house lab and has offered organic baby food since 1991.AMSTERDAM, NY
Juice From the RAW®What began as Ouri Galili’s small Brooklyn fruit stand in 1976 is now a three-generation family business making cold-pressed juices and juice cleanses for everyday prices. Juice From the RAW® remains operated by the Galili family across three locations, with a national online presence and juices that are frozen after pressing for delivery. Its products are made in the USA and produced under HACCP accreditation, with the range largely vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free and free of artificial flavors.BROOKLYN, NY
Lyons Magnus, LLCSince 1852, Lyons Magnus has grown from an E.G. Lyons general merchandising operation into a food manufacturer supplying fruit ingredients, beverages, syrups, sauces and dessert products to foodservice and ingredient customers. The Fresno-based company pioneered aseptic processing with fruit particulates and now combines four U.S. plants with in-house research, pilot-plant and sensory-testing capabilities to develop and co-manufacture custom products for restaurant and beverage brands. Its portfolio also includes healthcare nutrition products through Lyons Health Labs, established after the 2024 acquisition of Hormel Health Labs.WESTLAKE, OH
kencko foods, incBorn from founder Tomás Froes’s effort to fit more produce into a busy life, kencko foods makes instant smoothies from freeze-dried fruits and vegetables that are ready in about 30 seconds. Its shelf-stable sachets preserve the produce while reducing spoilage, and the company also makes plant-protein smoothies built around real food rather than artificial flavors. Based between Brooklyn and Lisbon, kencko is a certified B Corporation and has shipped nearly 20 million smoothies.BROOKLYN, NY