Almond Growers

Partnering with the right almond grower to best benefit your gourmet food business
By Niki Hampton, Freelance Journalist Self Employed Almonds are one of the most well-known and loved nuts due to their taste, versatility and healthful factors. Almond growers dot the west coast, offering an array of almond wholesale, bulk almonds wholesale and raw almond wholesale. Almonds are a perfect partner of chocolate, cookie bases, and even salads as they offer rich flavor, texture and a natural sweetness.

Choose from raw, organic, bulk, or wholesale almonds in multiple states of processing including shelled, roasted, salted or just raw. To find the best almond farms and purchase the almonds most popular with your customers, you should:

1. Survey your customers about the types of almond candies or other food containing almonds that they prefer to help you determine which ones to offer in your food business.

2. Purchase almonds from reputable almonds growers that offer quick service and quality guarantees.

3. Ask for wholesale almonds, shipping discounts and other deals to save money and in turn pass the savings on to your customers.

Decide on the types of almonds you need for your recipes or treats for gourmet gifts

Before looking for an almond grower, you should narrow down the varieties of almonds you need. If you want to leave your options open, find an almond producer with many offerings and a quick shipping policy to get your custom orders to you quickly. If you have the room for a greenhouse, consider growing almonds yourself.
Try:  Attend the Almond Board of California Conference put on by the Almond Board of California to meet almond growers and find out the latest in almond processing and growing. Check out the Internet Candy Society's listing of the most popular almond candies of all time to help you write a candy recipe to reflect those flavors.

Purchase almonds from reputable almond wholesalers

When looking for an almond wholesaler, find one with a large variety of almonds that are fresh picked. You want a grower who has been in the business awhile and can offer solid references. If you are looking for custom almonds, find organic almond growers offering a large variety of almond breeds and processing applications such as roasting, salting or shelling.
Try:  High Mesa, Inc. sells almonds in a variety of bulk sizes fresh from the farm to you. They offer a variety of processes, including shelled and raw in many colors. like silver plated. Blue Diamond is a leading name in the almond industry. They offer incredibly high quality almonds straight from the grower and have field supervisors to keep the high standards up every season.

Ask for wholesale almonds, shipping discounts and other deals to save money

Don't be afraid to ask for discounts or purchase through a wholesale almond grower. You should be entitled to discounts if the almonds are not fresh, if it's the end of the season, if you are purchasing a large quantity or if you offer to pick up the almonds instead of having them delivered.
Try:  Highland Hills Farms, LTD offers wholesale raw nuts to roasters and confectioners. They do also offer wholesale bulk prices on salted, roasted, and cinnamon roasted (their specialty). Bulk Foods offers a larger variety of almonds available in bulk quantities that can be ordered online and shipped directly to your shop.

• To save even more money, invest in a roasting machine and roast your own almonds to each recipe's specification or for selling in small gift bags, boxes or tins.