Mobile canning line saves space and money for Champlain Orchards
Dan D’Ambrosio
Burlington Free Press
Champlain Orchards doesn’t have its own canning line but uses Iron Heart Canning Co., based in New Hampshire, to come on site for a day or two, set up its machines and can the cider. “That’s a six-figure piece of equipment that takes up floor space,” Burbank said of the canning line. “We don’t have those things.” Iron Heart has grown into a large company covering half the country, according to Burbank. “There’s huge demand,” she said. “All these small breweries and wineries don’t want to invest in packaging equipment.”
