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PO Box 815
Greenacres, WA 99016
Toll free: (888) 239-5288
Phone: (509) 926-6666
Fax: (509) 926-3300
E-Mail Address: nuts@TheNutFactory.com
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The
Nut Factory started in 1952 using a unique copper pot roasting process.
We roasted peanuts for wholesale produce companies. They distributed
the peanuts to the produce departments of grocery stores. We originally
were located at the far east end of the Ide Street Produce Market in Spokane, Washington. As years passed we began roasting other nuts and seeds and making many other products. The product line evolved over the next 51 years.  The Nut Factory has grown into a large snack food manufacturer. We ship over 450 products to businesses everywhere, throughout the United States. Our prices are reasonable - ust like you would expect from a factory. Cash N Carry Direct We also sell the public directly through our factory store
and web site, and through our catalogs. There are over 1,000 products in our factory
store. During the holidays we increase that to over 1,600 selections. This
part of our business has grown and grown as we increase our following of satisfied
customers. E-Commerce We have a very active web presence with this 420 page web site that has over 12,000 hits a day. Our firm fills and ships over 3,000 web orders a year. Our Basic Business We are a prime importer of nuts and seeds to process in our plant. We seek out the finest nuts and candies world wide, import them, roast the nuts to perfection in our own processing plant and package in a wide variety of ways.
The Early 1970's The rise of the bakery was a phenomenon on the 1970's.
As families traded the kitchen for buying bread at the grocers the whole
market changed. People began buying sweet rolls and danishes for their breakfast. Bakery
pastries became a craze. Bakers loved to garnish rolls with diced, sliced and roasted
nuts. The mealtime dessert also became important. Candy makers and ice cream stores began
attracting crowds who loved confectioneries topped Our Early Packages In the early years, we offered our product line in 25 pound bulk boxes. In the late 1970's, we began packaging in smaller sizes. The most popular package was our one pound line. For years, this package was displayed in grocery and drug stores. Farm granges sold our cashews along with farm supplies. Outdoor sporting goods stores added this snack line to their fishing and hunting displays to attract customers. And baking nuts were important to small variety stores, catering to family needs. Packaged nuts were part of the typical American household. The Healthy Early
1980's By the late 1970's, groceries had started to carry bulk
foods. Restaurants were using sunflower kernels in their salad bar.
Bakeries used seeds in their healthy breads. Generic was a popular
trend. Low price was gaining momentum. At the same time, we began importing dried bananas, pineapple,
papaya, mangos and apricots. This was all new to the public. First, backpackers mixed
the fruits and nuts together. This was called "gorp" - good old raisins and
peanuts. This led to an explosion of combination products using nuts and fruits. Then,
health food stores started offering different combinations. The bulk bins were the most
popular on the northeast and northwestern United States, where people spent lots of time
on outdoor activities. International "Going global" was the cry of the mid 1980's. In 1982, we tried new crackers in our mixtures. Everybody was trying out new ideas. Because they are popular, for the last ten years, we have been importing and using these oriental rice crackers in our mixtures. The mid 1980's We started distributing chocolates and dried fruits in the hectic mid 1980s. Mothers sent children off to school with pre-bought lunches. The rapid explosion of snack products was all part of a faster life style. Ease and simplicity were a sign of an affluent society. The Fun 1990's People wanted a nostalgic look back in time to a much simpler past. Everybody wanted old-fashioned candies, so we stocked toffees, brittles, glazed nuts, licorices and jellies to meet this need. Expanding Our Every year since 1981, we have photographed and mailed a brilliantly colored holiday gift catalog in time for gift selecting during the holidays. We feature dozens of our finest products, elegantly packaged in attractive lithographed tins, which are produced for us in Europe and Asia. In the last few years we have also produced a product catalog. Drop us a note if
you want us to send you our Product Catalog or a Gift catalog. Better
yet, just call us toll free at: Our New Factory
Enrobing Chocolates In 2002 we added a chocolate enrobing line. This will allow us to flood chocolate over many items such as pretzels, toffees, and brittle. You can see the process by going to our chocolate enrobing page.
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