Navarro Pecan Company

What Navarro Pecan Company does

Navarro Pecan Company is a privately held B2B food-ingredient business founded in 1977 in Corsicana, Texas, focused on the storage, shelling, processing, and bulk distribution of pecans (and, more recently, macadamia nuts) to national and international food manufacturers. The company operates one of the world's largest pecan-shelling footprints — a 200,000+ sq ft facility on 26 acres, running 24 hours year-round, with annual shelling capacity of more than 50 million pounds and more than 20 million pounds of on-site refrigerated storage backed by additional multi-site warehouses across the US. Its processing line spans harvest-to-pallet: sizing and grading, hot-water-bath sanitization achieving 5-log microbial kills, mechanical cracking, drying, air separation, electronic color and laser sorting, manual inspection, metal detection, and final QC lab review.

The company's product portfolio covers 14 graded pecan SKUs (Mammoth Halves through Midget Pieces plus Pecan Meal) plus eight macadamia styles, sold primarily as bulk ingredient in 30-lb corrugated boxes or vacuum-packed polybags and shipped in 20- or 40-foot containers. Customers span ice cream (Dairy Queen, Ben & Jerry's, Baskin Robbins), cereal (Kellogg's), retail grocery private label (Kroger), confectionery (Fannie May), snack foods (Planters), and broader CPG food manufacturing (Unilever); a 10-year exclusive supply to Dairy Queen is the most prominent anchor account. Navarro explicitly does not sell under a retail brand, eliminating channel conflict with its customers.

The go-to-market is enterprise field sales to CPG and food-service manufacturers, supported by direct export distribution through the Port of Houston into Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, plus a small consumer-direct factory outlet at pecanproducersonline.com. Revenue is generated on quote-based, volume-tiered B2B ingredient contracts rather than disclosed pricing; food-safety credentials (SQF Level 3 certification through February 2027, Kosher through 2026) are central qualifiers. The company has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Food & Drink Magazine for its role in the global pecan market, including Chinese-demand-driven reshaping of US pecans.

Name

Navarro Pecan Company

Legal name

Navarro Pecan Company Inc.

Website

https://navarropecan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Navarro Pecan Company is a privately held, B2B ingredient sheller and processor founded in 1977 in Corsicana, Texas, supplying bulk pecans and macadamia nuts in graded sizes to national and international food manufacturers in ice cream, confectionery, cereal, snack, and bakery categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nut Processing & Food Ingredient Supply

NAICS

Snack Food Manufacturing (31191)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Functional Snacks & Bars Manufacturing (High-Protein, High-Fiber, Probiotic Snacks) (AFAKAJAG)

Keywords

• Bulk pecan ingredients
• Pecan shelling services
• Food ingredient supply
• Nut processing manufacturing
• Wholesale macadamia nuts

Headquarters

HQ city

Corsicana

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Pecan Ingredient Supply: Bulk pecan ingredient supply to food manufacturers for use in ice cream, confectionery, cereal, snack foods, and bakery products. Products sold in 30 lb corrugated boxes, vacuum packed in polybags, shipped in 20ft or 40ft containers.
2. Factory Outlet Sales: Consumer-direct sales through factory outlet at pecanproducersonline.com

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Navarro Pecan Company is a wholesale B2B nut ingredient supplier that shells, processes, and ships bulk pecans and macadamia nuts in multiple standardized size grades (halves, pieces, meal, fines) and processing states (raw, oil roasted with salt) to food manufacturers producing ice cream, confectionery, cereal, snack food, and bakery products. Products are packaged in 30 lb corrugated boxes or vacuum-packed polybags and shipped globally in 20ft or 40ft containers, supported by on-site SQF Level 3 quality control and over 20 million pounds of refrigerated storage.

Product overview

Navarro Pecan Company is a B2B ingredient supplier and pecan sheller providing bulk nut products to food manufacturers. The company operates a single unified product line consisting of wholesale pecans and macadamia nuts sold in various grades (Fancy, Choice, Amber), forms (halves, pieces, meal, granules), and processing states (raw/unroasted, oil roasted with salt). Their pecan portfolio includes 14 distinct size grades of halves and pieces ranging from Mammoth Halves (201-250/lb) down to Midget Pieces, plus Pecan Meal. The company also distributes macadamia nuts across 8 style grades from Whole Kernels to Fines. Products are packaged in 30-lb corrugated boxes or vacuum-packed polybags for bulk shipping to food manufacturers in the ice cream, confectionery, cereal, snack food, and bakery industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bulk Pecan Halves Wholesale pecan halves graded by size (Fancy Mammoth through Fancy Topper), packaged in 30 lb corrugated boxes or vacuum-packed polybags and shipped in 20ft/40ft containers for use by food manufacturers in ice cream, confectionery, cereal, snack food, and bakery products.
• Bulk Pecan Pieces Wholesale pecan pieces graded by size through mesh screens, packaged in 30 lb corrugated boxes or vacuum-packed polybags for bulk food manufacturing applications.
• Pecan Meal Ground pecan meal used as a high value-added ingredient, partial substitute for wheat flour, and decorative finish in food manufacturing applications.
• Oil Roasted Pecans with Salt Pecans that have been oil roasted with salt added, offered as a value-added bulk ingredient with nutritional information documentation for further food manufacturing use.
• Unroasted (Raw) Pecans Raw, unroasted pecans supplied as a base ingredient for further processing by food manufacturers across bakery, confectionery, and snack applications.
• Bulk Macadamia Nuts Wholesale macadamia nuts graded into Style 0/1 Whole Kernels (17-18.5mm+), Style 2 Wholes & Halves, Style 4 Halves & Large Pieces, Style 5 Large Pieces, Style 6 Chips, Style 7 Small Chips, and Style 8 Fines (3mm or less), for use by food manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 million pounds per year shelling capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• John B. Sanfilippo & Son: Publicly traded (JBSS) tree nut processor that sources, processes and sells pecans, walnuts, almonds and other nuts to food manufacturers and retailers. Direct competitor in the bulk pecan ingredient segment serving similar CPG customers.
• Lancaster Pecan Company: Multi-generation pecan sheller and bulk supplier serving food manufacturers and retail channels — the most direct U.S. regional competitor in the Southern pecan ingredient market where Navarro operates.
• Setton Farms: California-based pistachio grower and processor with an ingredient division supplying food manufacturers. Operates a similar vertically-integrated processing-and-distribution model serving major CPG customers.
• Mariani Nut Company: Multi-generation family-owned California tree nut processor handling pecans, walnuts, almonds and other nuts for retail and food-manufacturer customers. Closely comparable in operating model and customer profile to Navarro.
• Diamond Foods (Diamond of California): Historic pecan and walnut ingredient brand (Diamond of California) supplying baking and food-manufacturing channels, overlapping directly with Navarro in bulk pecan supply to industrial customers.

Emerging players

• Kar's Nuts: Mid-sized U.S. nut snack and trail-mix maker supplying retail and food-service channels. Partial overlap in pecan-containing products sold into food-service and CPG accounts.
• Sahale Snacks: Premium nut-and-fruit snack producer using pecans and other tree nuts as primary ingredients. Adjacent player in pecan-based snack formulations competing for the same consumer CPG shelf space.

Broad incumbents

• Olam Food Ingredients (ofi): Global B2B ingredient supplier (part of Olam Group) with a sizable nuts and snacks division serving multinational CPG brands. Competes with Navarro for pecan and nut ingredient programs at international food manufacturers.
• Blue Diamond Growers: Large almond cooperative with a substantial ingredient-supply division serving food manufacturers globally. While almond-specialized, it competes for the same snack-bar, confectionery and bakery ingredient programs that include pecans.
• Wonderful Pistachios (The Wonderful Company): Vertically integrated pistachio grower and processor with a global ingredient supply business. A direct comparator on scale, capital intensity and supply-chain integration, though specialized in pistachio rather than pecan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/navarro-pecan-co

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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