Founded in 1988, American Nuts grew from a 10,000-square-foot operation into a three-facility business with a distinctly family-business feel. The company serves food brands as a full-service importer and processor, with its 200,000 square feet supporting custom roasting and related production services. It is known in North America for processing more than 12 million pounds of pumpkin seeds and sunflower kernels each year.
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Beard's Quality Nut Company, LLCFounded by Rodney and Virginia Beard in 1967, Beard’s Quality Nut Company is a three-generation California family business that grows, handles, packs, and processes walnuts and almonds. From its original single plant in Empire, the company has expanded to multiple Central Valley facilities while keeping long-standing relationships with many of its growers. Its California nuts reach customers around the world, with nearly half of walnut production and roughly three-quarters of almond production shipped overseas.MASSILLON, OH
Hickory Harvest FoodsFounded in Akron in 1972 by the Swiatkowski family, Hickory Harvest Foods has grown from a small cheese and smoked-sausage distributor into a third-generation, family-owned maker of roasted nuts and more than 250 snack products. The company produces both its own Hickory Harvest brand and private-label snacks, with nuts remaining its signature line after nearly 40 years of roasting. Its nearly 100 employees work from a facility built in 2009, which holds SQF Level II certification and supports in-house manufacturing and packaging.AKRON, OH
King Nut CompaniesWith Cleveland roots dating to 1927 and a 2003 merger that created today’s company, King Nut Companies makes and packages roasted nuts and snack foods in Solon, Ohio. Its 350-plus team members produce roughly 500 million packages a year across more than 300,000 square feet, supplying major airlines as well as retail, food-service and private-label customers worldwide. The company is SQF Level 2 certified and operates under Kanan Enterprises, with the Kanan family in executive leadership.SOLON, OH
Nat's NutsNat’s Nuts began with Nat Harrington roasting the first bags in his college dorm room in 2015 and now makes hand-roasted nuts in small batches from Rochester, New York. What started as a fundraiser for a Guatemala mission trip grew from farmers-market sales into a wholesale business with more than 3,000 accounts across all 50 states and several countries, while keeping its small-batch approach. The company emphasizes traceable sourcing and works with growers and suppliers connected to farming communities around the world.ROCHESTER, NY