Maple Syrup Production Down 33.6%. The report found that the sugar content of tree sap was down in most regions, leading to 33.6% lower production compared to the last decade; but on the bright side, 45% of US-based maple syrup product was organically produced.
Read MoreIn a crop report sent out to retailers, Arnold Coombs, director of sales and marketing, Bascom Maple Farm and Coombs Family Farms, detailed a disappointing time for sugarmakers with the sugar content of the sap being down in most regions, leading to lower production levels.
Read MoreThere’s much to love about maple syrup. It’s natural, and rich with antioxidants and nutrients like riboflavin and zinc. Also, it has less calories than honey and table sugar, and has a striking amber color and caramel-like flavor.
Read MoreDouble-digit sales increases and a record-setting syrup yield indicates maple syrup fervor is here to stay.
Read MoreSugarmaker Arnold Coombs pulls back the curtain on the merchandising opportunities awaiting retailers in this category.
Read MoreCoombs sat down with Taste Radio editor Ray Latif and discussed his family’s history in the maple syrup business, why he compares syrup production to wine making and the challenges in marketing a commodity product.
Read MoreArnold Coombs’ family has been tapping trees in Vermont and making maple syrup for seven generations. Today, Coombs Family Farms sources maple from 3,000 small family farms.
Read MoreFrom a space-saving toaster oven to sprayable syrup, these products are solving life’s little problems left and right.
Read MoreCoombs Family Farms has launched Maple Stream, which sprays, rather than pours, Grade A amber maple syrup.
Read MoreFor seventh generation "sugarmaker" Arnold Coombs, of Coombs Family Farms, it’s pretty obvious. His favorite maple cocktail is a maple mojito, replacing the simple syrup with maple syrup, and a bit heavy on the rum, because he likes his drinks on the strong side.
Read More"From an early age, I developed an affinity for maple syrup, and I mean the real stuff—none of that high-fructose 'pancake syrup' business."
Read More"Forget cane sugar. Why not sate your sweet tooth with maple syrup? Nutritious minerals provide its color and flavor, and the gooey golden stuff has a lower glycemic index than refined sweeteners."
Read More"Recently, I had the pleasure of learning how an iconic American food is created when I visited the heart of Vermont’s maple country."
Read More"Could maple flavor be the next pumpkin spice? The tree-sap syrup is showing up in everything from cereal ingredients to fitness water and beer as consumer demand increases."
Read More"An unexpected crop could become the future of farming in the northeastern United States. Maple syrup is now seen as a potential agricultural savior for a number of reasons."
Read More"With growing demand for maple products, conservation groups and farmers alike see a financial incentive to keep carbon-storing woodlands intact."
Read More"If you’ve ever been tempted to drink maple syrup right out of the bottle, Maine’s maple producers and craft brewers have teamed up to create a delicious – and more dignified – adult alternative: maple beer."
Read More"Aunt Jemima, who? Vermont-based brand Coombs Family Farm has created a life-changing innovation—the "Maple Stream"—and it's about to revolutionize breakfast."
Read More"How many times have you meant to drizzle just a smidge of maple syrup on your pancakes or waffles and accidentally ended up flooding your plate with half the jug? If you've ever had that happen, then Maple Stream is for you."
Read More"Starting in early January, 15-year-old Abby Gagne spends some weekends and afternoons trudging through snow in the 350 acres of woods around her house, helping to “tap” trees. Abby and her family are sugarmakers."
Read More"A Free Press story about a new sprayable maple syrup bottle seemed uncontroversial enough. But it’s sparked debate inside the Free Press newsroom and beyond."
Read More"Coombs Family Farms, whose name has been synonymous with maple in Windham County for more than 175 years, has come up with a 21st century innovation."
Read MoreWith the launch of the first no-mess, spray can of organic grade A amber maple syrup, the owners of the seven-generation Coombs Family Farms hope to “pull the maple industry into the modern era."
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