Max Polaner and his wife Lena started preserving fresh fruits and pickling fresh vegetables sometime before the turn of 1900. Back then, the Polaner operation was a room next door to their fruit and vegetable store at 370 Bank Street in Newark, New Jersey.

Once Max and Lena saw how quickly customers were falling in love with the jellies, preserves, sauerkraut, pickles, and other goods they were selling as a "side business," they began selling their wares through other Newark stores. Soon, this husband and wife team's reach was moving beyond the neighborhoods of Newark and extending into the "high-quality" food stores throughout the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area.

In 1910, the business moved to larger quarters at 328-330 South Sixth Street where ten employees (including two salesmen) continued to help build the Polaner brand. As business continued outward to stores some 100 miles away, so did the need for even larger facilities with a larger workforce.

In 1928, a new shop was built at 233-239 Morris Avenue, Newark where thirty employees were welcomed as the latest members of the Polaner family. Customer demand grew steadily during the next forty years. An even larger facility was needed to keep up with the baby-booming families of the post World War II generation. After carefully researching the facilities of other leading "preserving plants" in the United States, Polaner decided to modernize its capabilities.

In 1968, a new building was constructed on eight acres of land in Roseland, New Jersey. Through two expansions in 1972 and 1978, this site grew into an incredible 80,000 square foot facility, which is still in use today.

In 1986, under the leadership of Leonard Polaner, grandson of Max & Lena, Polaner introduced the newest innovation in the preserve category - Polaner® All Fruit®. Sweetened only with fruit and fruit juice, Polaner All Fruit exists as a naturally sweetened, quality product and has become a staple in America's homes. Fueled by the popularity of its famous, "Don't DARE Call It Jelly" TV advertising campaign Polaner is truly one of America's favorite fruit spreads.

Today, Polaner continues its innovative product development with exciting advancements in sugar free preserves and ready-to-use spices.

Polaner Sugar Free® sweetened with Splenda® now offers the delicious taste of Polaner with no sugar and 80% fewer calories than standard preserves. Not only are we providing new options to our loyal customers with dietary concerns but also with lifestyle concerns; like the amount of time they have in the kitchen. Polaner Ready-To-Use Spices® make that elaborate recipe seem much less daunting with no peeling, no chopping and no mess. Whether it be fresh garlic, oregano, basil or even jalapeno, Polaner invites the chef in all of us to throw on the apron!

Hundreds of employees nationwide are dedicated to the production and distribution of Polaner products, though we are a modern company in every respect, Polaner products are still made by remaining true to our humble beginnings....just the way Max and Lena would have wanted it.

Splenda® is a registered tradmark of McNeil Nutritionals LLC.