Plenty of Lehigh Valley denizens fondly remember Hess’s department store and its famous strawberry pie. For those who want to relive that taste, or experience it for the first time, Austin and Adam Person have you covered. The duo behind Two Brothers Nut Butters has created a line of gourmet peanut butters based in Pennsylvania and New Jersey but enjoyed nationwide, with 20 flavors including Campfire S’mores, Cookies N Cream, Cinnamon Roll and, yes, Hess’s Strawberry Pie. Besides satisfying taste buds everywhere, Two Brothers Nut Butters has a bigger purpose: fundraising for type 1 diabetes research. Austin Person’s son, Mason, was diagnosed with T1D at the age of two, and a nightly snack of peanut butter (his favorite is Campfire S’mores with milk) keeps his sugar from dipping overnight. To support diabetics like Mason, Two Brothers donates a portion of their profits to Breakthrough T1D, the nation’s largest diabetic research and education foundation. To get a delicious snack and help support this cause, you can find Two Brothers Nut Butters at the Lehigh Valley Mall, Easton Public Market and Easton Farmers’ Market. The next stop for this growing business could be NBC’s Shark Tank—stay tuned!
Published as “Trending Now” in the May 2025 edition of Lehigh Valley Style magazine.
