Move over fancy farm stands — the best milk in New York State can actually be found inside Stewart’s Shops , a chain of humble gas stations and convenience stores scattered across Upstate New York.

At the 2025 New York State Fair in Syracuse just a few weeks ago, Stewart’s Shops was officially crowned the Best Milk in New York State — for the fourth year in a row .

They also took home 1st place for Best Chocolate Milk and Best Flavored Milk in the annual New York State Dairy Products Contest, a prestigious program run by Cornell University and the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets.

This isn’t a one-off either: Stewart’s has now been recognized as New York’s best milk producer 10 times in the past 20 years .

Since the NYS Fair, Stewart’s milk and ice cream have

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