What Maple Grove Farms does

Maple Grove Farms is a St. Johnsbury, Vermont-based packaged-food company that produces and distributes gourmet maple syrups, flavored syrups, salad dressings, and pancake and waffle mixes, operating since 1915 as one of America's largest packers of 100% pure maple syrup. Its core technology is traditional maple syrup production — gathering sap from sugar maple trees via tubing collection systems during the late-winter/early-spring season (late February through April), with approximately 40 gallons of sap required to yield one gallon of finished syrup — combined with food manufacturing across an adjacent packaged-food portfolio. The company offers dietary-specific sub-lines including USDA Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified pure maple syrup, sugar-free syrups and dressings, fat-free dressings, and gluten-free baking mixes, and has introduced innovation SKUs such as HOT Maple Syrup infused with chiles. Its 125,000 SF facility in St. Johnsbury is TRUE Zero Waste Certified, having achieved a 92% waste-diversion rate by 2016.

Maple Grove Farms operates under B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGF) as a wholly-owned brand division, and generates revenue through one-time sales of packaged food products across three primary channels: (1) nationwide retail store distribution with a "Where to Buy" locator on its website, (2) direct-to-consumer e-commerce through its own online storefront shipping nationally, and (3) a physical Sugar House Museum and Cabin Gift Shop at 1052 Portland St., St. Johnsbury, VT, supported by phone-based gift orders and corporate gift certificates. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; products are offered in multiple pack sizes (8.5 oz through 32 oz for syrup) and priced at retailer discretion.

The company targets two primary customer segments: retail home-cook consumers seeking pure, natural maple and gourmet food products without high fructose corn syrup, and gift buyers purchasing Vermont-made items for holidays, birthdays, and corporate gifting. Marketing is content-led, centered on an educational blog and an extensive recipe library (25+ recipes spanning breakfast, dinner, and desserts) that drives top-of-funnel engagement, with sustainability messaging (TRUE Zero Waste, USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified) reinforcing the brand's natural-foods positioning. The company has 11–50 employees, operates exclusively in the U.S. (with a domestic concentration in Vermont), and has no disclosed AI, API, or digital-platform capabilities beyond its e-commerce and content properties.

Name

Maple Grove Farms

Legal name

Maple Grove Farms

Website

https://maplegrove.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maple Grove Farms, founded 1915 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont and operated by B&G Foods, produces pure maple syrup, flavored syrups, gourmet salad dressings, and pancake/waffle mixes for U.S. retail consumers and gift buyers through nationwide stores, DTC e-commerce, and a Vermont museum gift shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaged Maple Syrup & Gourmet Food Products

NAICS

Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing (3113), Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (31193)

SIC

Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060)

akta.pro primary industry

Spreads, Sweeteners & Syrups (Jam, Honey, Nut Butters, Maple) (CRADAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Edible Sap, Syrups & Sweeteners (Maple, Birch) Tapping/Processing (AFAMAFAL), Sweetener Syrups & Blends (HFCS, cane/invert, agave, maple blends) (AFAFAGAF), Grain-Based Mixes & Doughs Manufacturing (pancake/waffle mixes, baking mixes, dough bases) (AFAKABAF)

Keywords

• Pure maple syrup
• Gourmet salad dressings
• Pancake waffle mixes
• Flavored syrups
• Vermont food products

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Johnsbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Packaged Food Products: Maple Grove Farms generates revenue through the sale of packaged food products including pure maple syrup, flavored syrups, pancake and waffle mixes, and gourmet salad dressings. Products are sold through retail stores nationwide and direct-to-consumer through their online store. The company operates as one of America's largest packers of 100% pure maple syrup.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Maple Grove Farms produces and packages pure maple syrup, flavored and sugar-free syrups, gourmet salad dressings, and pancake and waffle mixes from its 125,000 SF manufacturing facility in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. As one of America's largest packers of 100% pure maple syrup, the company sells its packaged food products directly to consumers via e-commerce, through nationwide retail stores, and at its on-site Sugar House Museum and Gift Shop.

Product overview

Maple Grove Farms is a food products company offering a portfolio of maple syrup products and gourmet food items. The core product line centers on pure maple syrup (including USDA Organic variants), complemented by flavored syrups (strawberry, blueberry, mixed berry, and the innovative HOT Maple with chiles), and sugar-free syrup alternatives. The company has expanded beyond breakfast syrups into gourmet salad dressings (fat-free, sugar-free, and flavored varieties like Sesame Ginger and Strawberry Balsamic) and pancake/waffle baking mixes (including complete, sugar-free, honey buckwheat, Belgian, and organic buttermilk varieties). The product portfolio is organized into four main categories: Maple Syrups, Flavored Syrups, Salad Dressings, and Baking Mixes, with multiple dietary-specific sub-lines including organic, sugar-free, fat-free, and gluten-free options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 100% Pure Maple Syrup, Grade A Amber Color

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% waste diversion rate from landfills achieved by 2016
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Coombs Family Farms: Family-owned Vermont maple syrup brand offering organic and conventional pure maple syrup, alongside pancake mixes and maple-sweetened toppings. Overlaps with Maple Grove Farms across retail maple syrup, baking mixes, and the organic/non-GMO dietary positioning.
• Krusteaz: National packaged baking-mix brand covering pancake, waffle, muffin, and complete mixes across retail and foodservice. Directly competes with Maple Grove Farms' pancake & waffle mix line on grocery shelves nationwide.
• Butternut Mountain Farm: Large-scale packer and bottler of pure maple syrup based in Vermont, selling through retail and foodservice. Directly competes with Maple Grove Farms in shelf-stable maple syrup, particularly Grade A amber and organic grades, with a similar Vermont heritage positioning.
• The Maple Guild: Specializes in pure maple syrup and maple-sweetened products for retail and ingredient applications, including flavored and value-added lines. Closely comparable to Maple Grove Farms in product mix, ingredient-supply positioning, and co-packing capabilities for food manufacturers.
• Highland Sugarworks: Vermont-based maple syrup producer and packer with a century of heritage and a broad retail presence. Comparable to Maple Grove Farms in pure maple syrup production scale, Vermont-sourced branding, and distribution through national grocery channels.
• Stonewall Kitchen: Specialty food brand offering premium pancake mixes, syrups, jams, dressings, and gourmet gift products via retail and D2C. Comparable to Maple Grove Farms across maple-driven SKUs, dressings, baking mixes, and the gift/tourism channel through its flagship store experience.
• Newman's Own: Premium packaged salad dressings and meal products sold nationwide in grocery and foodservice. Direct competitor to Maple Grove Farms' gourmet vinaigrette and fat-free dressing line, with similar retail distribution and channel strategy.

Emerging players

• Bob's Red Mill: Specialty grain, mix, and breakfast-product brand with retail and D2C distribution. Partial overlap with Maple Grove Farms in pancake & waffle mixes (especially organic and whole-grain variants) and an adjacent specialty-food category position.
• Runamok Maple: Vermont producer of pure maple syrup and innovative flavored varieties (e.g., maple-sweetened cocktail bitters, infused syrups). Compares to Maple Grove Farms as a Vermont-founded flavored-syrup innovator expanding into culinary-adjacent occasions, though at smaller scale.

Broad incumbents

• Annie's Homegrown (General Mills): Organic- and natural-positioned CPG brand under General Mills spanning dressings, baking mixes, snacks, and pantry items. Comparable to Maple Grove Farms in organic/sugar-free positioning and category adjacency across dressings and baking mixes, but at significantly broader scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/maplegrovefarms
• Facebookfacebook.com/MapleGroveFarms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maple-grove-farms-of-vermont-inc.

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