Thank you to all of you who stopped by the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, last Saturday at the What's Cookin' show. We had a great time and it was a fabulous success!

Be sure to join us at the Midland Fair Grounds, for the Midland Antique show, June 2nd & 3rd! We will be in the Made in Michigan building. Stop by to replenish your cherry topping supply! For more information on the Midland Antique show, click Here.

Farmhouse Chicago Tavern is a craft tavern in Chicago Illinois, featuring local original food. On April 11th they will be serving a dinner called "Traverse City 1974" and will be featuring Herkner's Original Cherry Topping. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by and check out the Farmhouse tavern, and especially Herkner's Original Cherry Topping! Visit www.farmhousechicago.com for more information about Farmhouse Chicago Tavern.

Stop by and join us at the What's Cookin' show, Saturday April 21st from 12pm–7pm at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit. For more information CLICK HERE

Please join us for the Prairie Farms Show at Taylor Freezer 1302 Industry Dr. in Traverse City on March 16th and 17th. Hope to see all you there!

The Hudsonville ice Cream show was a huge success!! Check out some of the photos from the show!

Click Here to view Lansing Channel 6's News story on our fabulous topping!

Please join us February 3rd–4th at the Lansing Center for the 2012 Great Lakes Ice Cream and Fast Food Trade Show!! It runs daily from 9 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Be sure to stop by and vist us at one of our upcoming Events:

Saturday November 5th: 

First Congrational Church (Center Road in Traverse City, MI) – 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

Immaculate School @ church (Traverse City, MI) – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Saturday November 12th:  

Traverse City Christian School (Birmley Street in Traverse City, MI) – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Saturday November 19th:

Traverse City West Hight School (North Long Lake Road in Traverse City, MI) –  9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

We had such a great time at Making it in Michigan (2011) at the Lansing Center! So great to meet so many of you!!

Thank you to all of you who stopped by and visited us at this years National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, MI. We hope that you will discover the versatility of our Herkner's Cherry Topping. Remember that you can always buy more on our website (click on the shop link on the home page) and also at many retailers throughout Michigan (see the Retailers page to find locations). Thanks again!

Check out our recent radio interview on traverse city's wtcm 580 news talk. click here to listen!

We would like to thank all of you who stopped by our booth at the Great Lakes Ice Cream and Fast Food Association Convention at the Lansing Center on February 3rd.  It was such a pleasure to meet you and offer you a taste of our Herkner's Homemade Cherry Topping! 

Thought we'd share some Herkner history with you.  You can download larger pdf version here, or by clicking on the image.

9 & 10 News aired a segment highlighting the Herkner story and our product.  To watch the video, click here to go to the 9 & 10 News website.

Local Cherry Product Prepares for International Debut

"A group of sisters is taking their long-standing family recipe, and marketing it to cherry lovers all over the world.

It's happening on the Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse County - the headquarters for what's becoming the next popular cherry product.

It all started more than 60 years ago, on the Herkner Family Farm. It's a stovetop recipe for cherry topping, and the family is now serving up a second helping. "

Click here to read the entire article and to view the video.

Herker's Homemade Cherry Topping was in attendance last week for the third annual Making It in Michigan event at the Lansing Center.

Participants also included about 150 food iindustry buyers and about 100 specialty product vendors, said Matt Birbeck, project consultant and supply chain specialist at MSU's Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Sampling the cherry topping:

Carol Swinehart (left) of East Lansing, samples Herkner's Homemade Cherry Topping during the third annual Making It in Michigan event at the Lansing Center. Herkner's is run by three sisters.

Behind the booth are two of the sisters, Sue Keegstra (center) of Okemos, and Judy Harmon of Traverse City.

Photo: MATTHEW DAe SMITH/For the Lansing State Journal

Look for Herkner's Homemade Cherry Topping at these upcoming events:

November 6, 2010 - Immaculate ConceptionCraft Show

November 6. 2010 - First Congregational Church's  "Dickens Bazaar"

November 13, 2010 - The Annual Fall Blessings Arts and Craft Show at the TC Christian School

November 20, 2010 - West Annnual Art and Craft Show at TC West Senior High School

February 4 - 5, 2010  - Great Lakes Ice Cream & Fast Food Trade Show at the Lansing Center, Lansing, Mi.

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