Since 1949, Seneca Foods has combined the scale of a publicly traded company with the close-knit pride of a family business. Working with more than 1,600 American farms and orchards, it turns domestically grown produce into packaged foods for retailers, foodservice customers and industrial buyers. Its defining character is a vertically integrated operation built on long relationships with growers and employees.
British Retail Consortium (BRC)
certification
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
compliance_program
Food Safety Modernization Act Compliance
compliance_program
USDA Federal Guidelines
compliance_program
Hanover Foods CorporationFamily-owned since 1924, Hanover Foods Corporation grew from Harry Virgil Warehime’s Hanover Canning Company into a Pennsylvania food manufacturer rooted in relationships with farmers. Today, it preserves that agricultural connection through its work with family farms in the United States and Guatemala while supplying food products for retail, food-service, and industrial customers.CENTRE HALL, PA
Knouse FoodsFounded in 1949, Knouse Foods is a grower-owned cooperative rooted in more than 100 family farms across the Appalachian growing region. Based near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, it has grown into a 1,000-employee operation with three manufacturing plants, carrying its farmers’ fruit from orchard to table for customers across the country. Controlled-atmosphere storage helps the cooperative process American-grown apples throughout the year while supporting its long-standing focus on sustainable farming.PEACH GLEN, PA/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
Pero Family Farms Food Company, LLCFounded by Sicilian immigrant Peter Pero in 1908, Pero Family Farms grows and prepares fresh vegetables for grocery shelves across the country. Still family-owned and operated as the fifth generation enters the business, the Delray Beach company farms more than 35,000 acres from Florida to New York and is especially known for its snipped green beans and mini sweet peppers. Its integrated operation includes organic farming, fresh-cut processing and a fleet of more than 60 trucks, helping deliver vegetables year-round.BRANT, NY