Founded 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.
Select Harvest USAFrom California’s Central Valley, Select Harvest USA grows, handles, processes and ships almonds for retail and industrial customers. Formed from the combined operations of Spycher Brothers and North Valley Nut, the company has built a vertically integrated business that reaches 55 countries and ranks among California’s top ten almond handlers. Its Turlock operation is SQF Level 3 certified, while its specialized in-shell packing business is the largest independent operation of its kind in California.ELKTON, MD
Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, IncSetton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. is a family-owned and operated California pistachio grower and processor, with a history in pistachios dating to 1986. Located in California’s Central Valley, it describes itself as one of America’s largest pistachio growers and processors and operates five facilities, processing, storing, packaging, and shipping pistachios for customers worldwide. Its vertically integrated operation spans orchards through finished consumer and bulk products.COMMACK, NY
American NutsFounded 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.BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OH
We R Nuts NY, IncSince 2006, family-owned and family-operated We R Nuts NY has roasted small-batch nuts in Buffalo, including its locally inspired Chicken Wing Cashews. The company sells its market-style snacks at Buffalo’s historic Broadway Market, farmers markets, and events, while also shipping to customers across the United States.BUFFALO, NY