Nuts Pricing and Costs

Discover great wholesale nuts

As Americans try to reform their diets into healthier ones, nuts pricing and costs is becoming more important among those in the food business. Research shows that nuts, as part of a healthy diet, significantly lower the risk of heart disease, are a great source of protein and are high in fiber, phytonutrients and antioxidants. In addition, nuts are high in omega-3, which lowers LDL cholesterol and is good for mental health. No wonder your customers want you to carry a great selection of nuts!

Nuts come in many varieties, including macadamia nuts, pine nuts, almonds and hazelnuts. Wholesale nuts may also be purchased with or without shells, whole, sliced or ground, and raw, roasted, blanched or flavored. But no matter what type of nuts your customers crave, it's easy to price out what you need. Consider:

1. What type of raw or treated commercial nuts do you need?

2. Do you want mixed products from nut suppliers?

3. How will you display snacking nuts for your customers?

 

Determine what raw snack nuts you need

The cost of raw nuts varies according to variety, but for quality nuts, expect to pay between $1 and $3 a pound for almonds in their shells, or $4 to $6 a pound for almonds without their shells. Raw cashews run about $5 to $7 a pound without shells and hazelnuts (filberts) are around $2 to $4 a pound with shells and $6 to $8 without shells.
Try: NutsOnline offers a nice range of gourmet nuts in raw form. BulkNuts4You.com carries raw nuts in many forms, including whole, sliced and in ground meal.

Decide what treated nuts you want from a gourmet nut manufacturer

Nuts that have been roasted, flavored or blanched naturally cost a bit more. Roasted or smoked almonds are about $6 to $8 a pound, while blanched whole almonds are $5 to $7 a pound wholesale. Roasted or smoked cashews run around $6 to $8 a pound.
Try: Red Flower has a great selection of gourmet wholesale nuts in raw, roasted, blanched and smoked form. Highland Hills Farms offers roasted and flavored nuts in many varieties.

Choose mixed snacking nuts

A classic mix of nuts in shells (including walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds) runs about $2 to $4 wholesale. A shelled mix, salted and perhaps roasted costs about $8 to $10 a pound. Raw, shelled mixed nuts are available for $6 to $8.
Try: Nutsite.com offers bulk mixed nuts in shells, while Almond Brothers sells tasty roasted mixed without shells. New Urban Farms offers raw mixed nuts.

Select great displays for your gourmet nuts

There are a number of easy ways to display bulk nuts for your customers. Food dispensing machines make it easy for customers to pour nuts into bags, and they run between $20 (for a 1-gallon containers) to $200 (for a 12-gallon container). Three gallon bins with scoops are about $50 to $60 wholesale, while 12-gallon bins are $200 to $300.
Try: Food-Display.us.com carries a nice selection of dispensing machines and bins in many sizes, including single and multiple food dispensers. Displays2Go offers a similar collection of bins and dispensing machines.

 

• Nuts--particularly unshelled nuts--go rancid quickly and should be stored in a cool location.

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