12-22-11 0 It’s the last week before Christmas. Most of all your gifts have been bought and your family is beginning to come together to celebrate. It’s time to slow down and appreciate all the people that helped you get through the chaos of the season in one piece.

Check it out, the National Association of Manufacturers (or, NAM for short) thinks what we have going on is pretty cool. So cool in fact, that their team from their “Cool Stuff Being Made” site produced this little Youtube special on McCutcheon’s manufacturing.

Last week, McCutcheon’s Factory welcomed WHAG, a local Maryland news station, to our press line. The topic of discussion was the realities we as food manufacturers face in today’s difficult economy. WHAG reporter Dawn White explained how McCutcheon’s, as a small local business, is challenged by state regulations on manufacturing.

Do you know your apples? There are the green ones and the red ones and the sort of yellow ones…right? Well, actually there is a lot more to the common apple than meets the eye. Every season, region, and type affords a uniquely flavored fruit.