The " " indicated a few individuals that make very little syrup, buy at cheap bulk, repackage with their label and resell. Nothing illegal but their equipment is more of a facade than anything else. A good hint is the people that don't sell larger than a quart of syrup. That's because the margin is too small on gallons and half gallons when you are buying the syrup rather than producing it yourself. Again nothing illegal just not real "producers" in my eyes.