About Us

Hello, my name is Peter Kanik and I was first introduced to maple syrup at a very young age by my neighbor in Black River NY. He allowed me to ride on the trailer that held the canisters full of sap and I watched as they boiled the sap into syrup. The next year, my mother bought a cook stove and a two-by-three foot pan. She taught me how to tap the 100-year-old maple trees around our home. That year we made 6 gallons of syrup.

Throughout the years, I've worked for various maple producers, learning the art of sugarmaking from the old timers. In 1991, I began selling Pete's Sweets wholesale. I am USDA Certified Organic; this certification has specific guidelines for the production and processing of organic maple syrup.