Established near Cleveland in 2010, Weston Brands is a food-equipment company built around a field-to-table outlook and a belief in durable, self-sustaining tools. Its products help home cooks, gardeners, and hunters preserve and prepare food, with wild-game processing a particularly visible part of the brand’s identity. Weston was acquired by Hamilton Beach Brands in 2014 and has expanded through partnerships since then.
Vita-Mix CorporationFrom a 1921 Cleveland household-products business to a four-generation family company, Vita-Mix Corporation makes high-performance blenders for home kitchens and commercial foodservice. The privately owned company introduced the Vitamix blender in 1939 and now sells its products in more than 130 countries, with machines designed for durability and culinary versatility. Its Cleveland roots remain central to a brand used by home cooks and professional chefs alike.OLMSTED FALLS, OH
The Home PantryKnown in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood for its award-winning jam, The Home Pantry is a local food maker with a fresh deli presence at the West Side Market. It also prepares custom grazing tables for events and creates packaged gifts for workplaces and celebrations.CLEVELAND, OH
Jaccard CorporationFounded in Buffalo in 1962 by Swiss Master Butcher Andre Jaccard, Jaccard Corporation makes commercial food equipment for professional kitchens, delis, and food processors. Now operating from Rochester, New York, the company grew from its handheld meat tenderizer into equipment such as its long-running Model H tenderizer and NSF-approved automatic stacker slicers. Jaccard also supplies cooking and grilling products for home users, carrying its meat-processing know-how into the retail market.ROCHESTER, NY
Bettcher IndustriesFounded in 1944 from Louis Bettcher’s machine shop in Cleveland’s meatpacking district, Bettcher Industries makes precision cutting, trimming, and skinning equipment for meat and seafood processors. The Birmingham, Ohio manufacturer is known for its Whizard handheld trimmer, introduced in 1954, and now serves customers through a global network reaching more than 70 countries. Bettcher is employee-owned and part of Fortifi Food Processing Solutions.BIRMINGHAM, OH