Sun Orchard Fruit Company

Employee Size

11-50

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Burt, NY

Founded

1951

Sun Orchard Fruit Company is a fourth-generation, family-owned apple packer and shipper serving retailers from New York’s Apple Country. Tracing its roots to Morris Riessen’s 1907 apple route and operating since 1952, the company works with 30 growers across Central and Western New York, storing fruit in a 600,000-bushel controlled-atmosphere facility for year-round distribution. Its packing operation is built around gentle handling and continuous quality checks, with Pazazz among the distinctive varieties it brings to market.

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