About Us

Barnstead Country Store was opened over 30 years ago by James and Nancy Coles on Beaverdale Road in Troy PA.  It was a bulk food store with dried fruit, pastas, beans, baking products, and old fashion candy.  Mr. & Mrs. Coles sold the store to a gentleman who closed it soon after.   Mr.  & Mrs.  Alderfer then opened a similar store and named it, Alderfer's Food Pantry.   They opened in Sylvania, PA then moved to Route 14 in Troy before settling in on Route 6 a half mile east of Troy in 1999.  Mrs. Alderfer's business grew at every move and each year.  She expanded to organic and gluten free products and had more business in sugar free products as well.     Then Labor Day weekend 2007, Terry & Martha Detweiler, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Coles and nephew to Mr. & Mrs. Alderfer, purchased the business and renamed it using both previous names, Barnstead Pantry.    Mr. & Mrs. Detweiler have employed their daughter, Tanya Route, and get frequent help from Mommom Coles (aka Nancy Coles).  Terry & Marti have three other daughters and a son plus nine grandchildren. As family comes to visit, they are often put to work at the store, waiting on customers or bagging flour.   The business has been a staple and tourist stop in Troy PA for the past 25 years.  It has a "country charm" to it that attracts new customers and has old fashion candy that many claims they haven't seen since their grandma's purse.  A favorite of kids is the barrel candy.  They can fill a bag with an assortment of wrapped candy.  The gluten free line has recently been expanded to accommodate the growing need for those products. Stop in and see us or email for shipment of your favorite Barnstead Pantry products!! FAITH * FAMILY * FRIENDS This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it