65 OLD INDIAN RD MILTON, NY 12547 Get Directions
65 OLD INDIAN RD MILTON, NY 12547 Get Directions
Hudson River Fruit Distributors was established on July 12, 1963, by Isadore "Izzy" Albinder along with his son Harold Albinder. Izzy first entered the apple business back in 1932, after immigrating from Russia. He saw an opportunity to broker apples so he bought a pushcart and sold apples in the neighborhood streets of Brooklyn, New York.
There came a time when Izzy had trouble finding apples of high enough quality. He ventured up to the Hudson Valley and began fostering relationships with apple growers, some of whom we still work with today. Soon after he purchased a packing house of his own, which is still in operation 50 years later.
In 1967, Izzy and Harold bought their first orchard in order to provide better control of the apples they were selling. Harold continued to expand the business and in 1972 with the purchase of his eighth orchard brought a total of a 1000 acres of cultivated land. Currently we are farming 400 acres located in New York and Southern Vermont.
In 1980, Danny Albinder (Izzy's grandson and Harold's son) joined the business full-time. Learning the business literally from the ground up. Danny has worked in the orchards, packing house, shipping and receiving to now currently holding the title of Chief Operating Officer.
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