Stello Foods began in 1990 with Rosie’s Sweet Pepper Spread, a Villella family recipe, and has grown from a Punxsutawney basement kitchen into a Pennsylvania food manufacturer. The company makes homestyle foods under its Rosie’s line while also producing family recipes for other businesses through contract packaging and private-label services. It says it sources fresh produce locally from Pennsylvania farmers when it is in season.
Byler Canning CoSince 2001, the Byler family has made homemade relishes, jams and other condiments in Saegertown, Pennsylvania. Byler Canning Co. preserves heirloom family recipes through a small-batch, open-kettle process, using fresh ingredients—often sourced from local growers—and hand-cleaning each batch. The company also offers private-label production, carrying its recipes and canning know-how to other brands.SAEGERTOWN, PA
Wos-WitStill owned and operated by the Zukovich family, Wos-Wit makes Pennsylvania Dutch foods in small batches using authentic German-heritage recipes and cooking methods. The business began in the 1940s when John and Dorothy Kresge canned surplus vegetables from their Carbon County farm, and it now produces 82 varieties from a 24,000-square-foot processing plant on an 84-acre farm near Tamaqua. Wos-Wit continues to use the original recipes and ingredients sourced from farms, orchards and vineyards.RUSH TOWNSHIP, PA
J. Horrocks Design, LLCFamily-owned and operated in Pennsylvania, J. Horrocks Design carries multiple generations of food-industry experience. The family’s roots in the trade reach back to the early 1940s, when Frank Wolf began selling chocolate products to commercial food makers and retailers. Today, the company develops and manufactures customized food products for businesses ranging from small local firms to household-name brands worldwide.311919ELVERSON, PA
Keystone FarmersRooted in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Keystone Farmers produces frozen fruits, vegetables and specialty foods for retailers, distributors and food-service operators. The family-owned brand is part of Turn 4 Foods, established in 2013 by a management team with more than 60 years of experience, and operates a local facility with 80 million pounds of storage capacity. Its SQF- and OU Kosher-certified operation serves more than 4,000 stores through 46 distribution centers across the continental United States.ELIZABETHTOWN, PA