Premium Peanut

What Premium Peanut does

Premium Peanut, LLC is a grower-owned peanut processing company headquartered in Douglas, Georgia, founded in 2014 when seven buying point owners and 228 peanut growers formed a cooperative-style shelling enterprise. As of 2025, the cooperative comprises 450+ grower-owners from Georgia and South Carolina and handles approximately 10% of all peanuts harvested in the United States annually. The company operates a 148,000-square-foot state-of-the-art shelling facility in Douglas with annual processing capacity of 300,000+ tons, an adjacent crude peanut oil facility producing 100% expeller-pressed oil at 3 million gallons per year, and is constructing a 120,000-ton-per-year shelling facility in Santee, South Carolina scheduled to open in Q1 2026.

The product portfolio spans five streams: shelled peanuts (high-oleic and low-oleic runner peanuts in grades from Super Jumbo to Splits), crude peanut oil (commercial and industrial applications), peanut meal (livestock, poultry, and aquaculture feed), peanut hulls and fiber (sustainable industrial applications), and treated peanut seed (four proprietary varieties sold back to grower-owners through eleven affiliated buying points). In-house seed shelling and treatment has been operational since 2021, completing vertical integration from genetics through finished product. The company holds Kosher, Non-GMO Project Verified, Halal, and BRCGS certifications.

The business model is transaction-based B2B sales of processed peanut commodities to top U.S. food brands and manufacturers, with international distribution to 30+ countries via direct CIF sales. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution uses APC peanut tote bags (truck or container) and bulk rail/truck. Vertically, value is returned to grower-owners via dividends — approximately 68 cents of every revenue dollar flows back to the 450+ farmer-shareholders, with cumulative dividends exceeding $98 million to date. Additional revenue is generated through seed sales back to the grower-owner base. Marketing relies on direct enterprise sales supplemented by industry-association presence, organic social channels, and a content-driven website.

Name

Premium Peanut

Legal name

Premium Peanut, LLC

Website

https://premiumpnut.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Premium Peanut is a grower-owned cooperative with 450+ peanut farmers that processes approximately 10% of all U.S.-harvested peanuts at its Douglas, Georgia facility, selling shelled peanuts, crude peanut oil, meal, and hulls to food brands and industrial buyers across 30+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Peanut Processing

NAICS

Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing (311911), Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing (31122)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Nuts, Seeds & Dried Fruit Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Peanut (Groundnut) Farming (AFAGABAH), Nut & Seed Spreads Manufacturing (Peanut, Almond, Tahini) (AFAKADAJ)

Keywords

• Peanut processing
• Shelled peanuts
• Peanut oil production
• Agricultural cooperative
• Peanut seed sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Douglas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Peanut Processing and Distribution: Processing and selling shelled peanuts (high-oleic and low-oleic red skin and blanched runner peanuts and splits), crude peanut oil, peanut meal, and peanut hulls and fiber to food manufacturers and brands.
2. Seed Sales: Selling treated peanut seed (Georgia-06G, Georgia-21GR, Georgia-16HO, and Arnie varieties) to grower-owners through affiliated buying points.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Premium Peanut processes and distributes shelled runner peanuts (high-oleic and low-oleic, red skin and blanched, plus splits), 100% expeller-pressed crude peanut oil, peanut meal, peanut hulls and fiber, and treated peanut seed. Products are sold B2B to food manufacturers, feed industry customers, and international buyers in 30+ countries. The grower-owned cooperative sources raw peanuts from 450+ farmer-owners via 11 affiliated buying points in Georgia and South Carolina.

Product overview

Premium Peanut is a grower-owned peanut processing company offering a comprehensive portfolio of peanut products. The core product line includes shelled peanuts (available in Super Jumbo, Jumbo, Medium, No.1, and Splits grades), crude peanut oil (100% expeller-pressed), peanut meal for animal feed, and peanut hulls for fiber applications. The company also sells seed varieties (Georgia-06G, Georgia-21GR, Georgia-16HO, and Arnie) directly to grower-owners through its affiliated buying points. All products are sourced from Georgia and South Carolina farmers within the grower-owner cooperative model, with processing handled at company facilities in Douglas, Georgia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shelled Peanuts High-oleic and low-oleic red skin and blanched runner peanuts and splits, available in U.S. Runner Peanut Grades including Super Jumbo, Jumbo, Medium, No.1, and Splits, with bar ready finish available upon request for food manufacturers.
• Crude Peanut Oil 100% expeller-pressed crude peanut oil for commercial and industrial applications, with an annual production capacity of 3 million gallons.
• Peanut Meal Nutritional feed supplement for livestock, poultry, and aquaculture applications, providing high nutritional value.
• Peanut Hulls & Fiber Peanut hulls and fiber products used for various sustainable applications, providing renewable solutions to environmental challenges.
• Peanut Seed High-performing peanut seed varieties (Georgia-06G, Georgia-21GR, Georgia-16HO, and Arnie) selected for the Georgia and South Carolina region, available for purchase through Premium Peanut affiliated buying points.

Quantifiable outcome

• Handles approximately 10 percent of all peanuts harvested in America
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sustainable U.S. Peanuts InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Premium Peanut is a founding member of the Sustainable U.S. Peanuts initiative, which focuses on three pillars of sustainability: environmental, social, and economic. The company supports regenerative practices like reduced tillage and cover crops.
• Peanut Research FoundationminorOthersIndustry research organization supporting peanut farming research and development.
• American Peanut Shellers Association (APSA)coreOthersTrade association for peanut shellers. APSA Shelled, Inshell Trading Rules apply to sales under Premium Peanut's Sales Contract.
• American Peanut CouncilminorOthersNational trade organization representing all segments of the peanut industry.
• The Peanut InstituteminorOthersHealth-focused peanut research and education organization.
• National Peanut BoardminorOthersNational promotional organization for peanuts, funded by America's peanut farmers.
• Georgia GrownminorOthersState of Georgia's agricultural marketing program promoting Georgia-grown products.
• Georgia and South Carolina Peanut GrowerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 450 peanut growers from Georgia and South Carolina who form the cooperative-style grower-owner model. These shareholders drive the company's vision and provide consistent peanut supply.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Birdsong Peanuts: One of the largest U.S. peanut shellers and handlers with shelling plants across the Southeast. Competes directly with Premium Peanut on shelled runner peanuts, buying-point aggregation, and supply to branded food manufacturers.
• Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts: Wholly-owned subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland that operates a large U.S. peanut shelling and origination network. The closest large-scale, vertically integrated analog to Premium Peanut's sheller-grower model, sharing most of the same customer set among top food brands.
• Hampton Farms: Family-owned U.S. peanut processor producing shelled peanuts and peanut butter for retail and foodservice. Operates a comparable grower-supplier model and competes with Premium Peanut for both supply and branded customer contracts.
• Clint Williams Company: Major peanut sheller based in southeastern New Mexico serving national brand customers with shelled peanuts and peanut products. Directly comparable scale and customer profile to Premium Peanut, with similar buying-point and shelling operations.
• John B. Sanfilippo & Son: Public U.S. nut and snack ingredient processor (Fisher Nuts, Orchard Valley Harvest) with significant peanut processing capability. Comparable B2B ingredient model and customer overlap with Premium Peanut, though broader across tree nuts.

Broad incumbents

• Olam Food Ingredients (ofi): Global food-ingredient platform with significant peanut sourcing, processing and trading operations across multiple origins. Overlaps with Premium Peanut in the U.S. sheller market but operates at much larger scale across many other nuts, spices and cocoa ingredients.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global agribusiness giant that owns Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts, giving it a major direct footprint in U.S. peanut processing alongside Premium Peanut. ADM's scale, capital access, and global origination make it a benchmark incumbent competitor.
• Blue Diamond Growers: Largest U.S. almond cooperative, operating on a comparable grower-owned business model. While focused on almonds rather than peanuts, Blue Diamond serves as a useful cooperative-model and branded-ingredient comp for Premium Peanut's positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/premiumpnut
• Facebookfacebook.com/premiumpnut
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/premium-peanut

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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