About Us

Knight's Appleden has been a family business for over 100 years. 

The Knights farm is located 120km east of Toronto, nestled within the scenic hillsides of Nothumberland County. It's excellent proximity to Lake Ontario ensures that the cool deep water regulates summer and winter temperatures. Cool night breezes coming off the water provide excellent colour and firmness to Knight's apples, making them some of the best apples in North America. Knight's uses the Big A Brand name to market their apples.

About Knight's Appleden

Knights Appleden has over 500 acres of orchard, that only accounts for about 15% of their business. There is 25,000 bushels of controlled atmosphere on site storage at Knight's Appleden Fruit Ltd. using state of the art nitrogen generation and automated monitoring. The packing plant capacity is 4,000 boxes per day, it monitors colour and has a size grader. Knight's Appleden Fruit Ltd. also has their own fleet of air ride refrigerated commercial vehicles to ensure the product maintains it's freshness, and is delivered safely.

About Big A Brand

Big A Brand's quality control begins in the field with an irrigated pest management system. The different types of soil in the area are graded for specific apple growth. For instance heavy clay loam soil which stays cooler is excellent for Macintosh apples, and lighter sandier soil is better for larger apples such as Red Delicious. They also purchase apples from several local growers in the area. They use a team of field managers to ensure only quality fruit is used for the Big A Brand apple. In fact every load of fruit is inspected when it arrives at the plant to be stored, and when it is shipped out to be sold.

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