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.
The Wasserstrom CompanyThe Wasserstrom Company is a family-owned and operated restaurant supplier and distributor founded in 1902, with headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Alongside its distribution business, the company manufactures standard and custom foodservice equipment through U.S.-based manufacturing plants. It has more than 1,200 associates and five distribution centers in the United States.COLUMBUS, OH
Catanese Classic SeafoodCatanese Classic Seafood is a family-owned Cleveland food supplier that began in 1982, when brothers Jim and John Catanese opened Waterfront Seafoods. After more than four decades serving Ohio kitchens, the company now operates its seafood, cheese, meat, and spice businesses from a 42,000-square-foot production and office facility. Seafood remains its founding specialty, alongside food processing and wholesale distribution for restaurants, retailers, and other food-service customers.CLEVELAND, OH
Nemco Food Equipment, LTDNemco Food Equipment manufactures commercial foodservice equipment, with a long-standing specialty in food-preparation products that make labor-intensive menu preparation faster. Founded as a machine shop in Hicksville, Ohio, in 1976, it grew into a food equipment manufacturer and remains under third-generation family ownership. The company develops products with customers and operates manufacturing facilities in Ohio.HICKSVILLE, 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