What Minturn Nut Company does

Minturn Nut Company, Inc. is a privately held almond processing and export company headquartered at 8800 S. Minturn Road in Le Grand, California. Founded in 1996 by a group of nine almond growers, the firm purchases raw almonds from 400+ California growers (per the company's primary statement; a secondary source cites 300+), then processes, packages, and exports them to buyers in over 50 countries. It bills itself as "one of California's largest independent almond companies," competing on grower-friendly terms, product consistency, and traceability.

The core offering is a vertically integrated almond supply service: procurement from partner growers, in-house processing and packaging at the Le Grand facility, and worldwide export. Processing infrastructure is supported by HACCP Verification, ABC-HTP (Hullers and Tumblers Processors) certification, PEC certification, environmental monitoring, product testing, and Kosher certification. Beyond physical processing, the company also produces a monthly Almond Report newsletter providing market insights to growers and buyers, and maintains an online grower portal for deferment payment schedules, contract payables, and ACH authorizations.

Revenue is generated through a transaction-based model: Minturn buys almonds from growers and resells processed product to global buyers, with pricing tied to commodity market conditions and quality (specific contract values are not publicly disclosed). The go-to-market is B2B enterprise field sales, run by Darren Rigg on the buyer side and supported by a field department (Robert Borba, Jeff Webber) on the grower side. End customers include food manufacturers, distributors, and international traders (e.g., Stephen Meltzer of Montreal); the supplier base is fragmented across hundreds of independent California almond growers. The company is founder-led (CEO Keith Rigg) with no disclosed external investment, M&A, or restructuring activity.

Name

Minturn Nut Company

Legal name

Minturn Nut Company, Inc.

Website

https://minturnnut.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Minturn Nut Company is a privately held almond processor founded in 1996 in Le Grand, California. It sources from 400+ California almond growers, processes and packages the crop in-house, and exports to buyers in over 50 countries worldwide, supplemented by monthly market-report publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Almond Processing

NAICS

Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (42449)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Almond processing
• Almond export
• Almond packaging
• Tree nut processing
• Food ingredient supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Grand

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, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Almond Processing and Export: Purchase almonds from 400+ California growers, process and package at their facilities, and sell/export to buyers worldwide. They offer flexible payment options to growers and service global buyers both large and small.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Minturn Nut Company purchases raw almonds from 400+ California growers, processes, packages, and exports them from its Le Grand, CA facility to buyers in more than 50 countries. It provides flexible grower payments, food-safety certified processing, and worldwide export services, while offering a monthly Almond Market Report newsletter as a complimentary market intelligence resource.

Product overview

Minturn Nut Company operates as a single unified almond supply and processing business. The company offers almond growing, processing, packaging, and worldwide export services to buyers, complemented by a monthly Almond Market Reports newsletter resource. Services for growers include deferment payment schedules, ACH authorization, and contract payable schedules. The core product is the supply of high-quality almonds, with no separate modular products beyond the market reports resource.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Almond Supply, Processing, and Export End-to-end almond processing service in which Minturn purchases raw almonds from 400+ California growers, processes and packages them at its Le Grand, CA facility under HACCP, ABC-HTP, PEC, Environmental Monitoring, Product Testing, and Kosher certifications, and exports to traders, food manufacturers, and distributors in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Western Agriculture Processors AssociationminorOthersIndustry association supporting agricultural processors. Provides advocacy, resources, and networking for member companies in the western United States.
• Peanut and Tree Nut Processors AssociationminorOthersIndustry trade association for nut and peanut processors. Offers certification programs, safety resources, and industry standards.
• International Nut & Dried FruitminorOthersGlobal industry organization for nuts and dried fruits. Promotes consumption, sets standards, and facilitates international trade.
• Almond BoardminorOthersAlmond marketing and promotion organization representing California almond growers and processors. Supports research and market development.
• Safe Food AllianceminorOthersFood safety certification and training organization providing hazard analysis, HACCP, and other food safety services to the food industry.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Olam Food Ingredients (ofi): Global agri-business with a large nuts and seeds division sourcing almonds from California and Australia. Competes for the same global ingredient buyers with significantly greater scale, origination reach, and product breadth.
• John B. Sanfilippo & Son: Public US nut processor (Fisher Nuts, Orchard Valley Harvest) that includes almonds in a broader nut and snack portfolio. Larger, multi-product competitor selling into the same global food manufacturer and retail channels as Minturn.

Direct peers

• Mariani Nut Company: Long-standing California-based independent tree nut processor (almonds and walnuts). Comparable in independent, vertically integrated model and global ingredient supply to Minturn.
• Sran Family Orchards: California almond grower and processor with global ingredient sales. Comparable independent family-owned almond processor with vertically integrated operations and international buyer relationships.
• Hilltop Ranch: California almond grower and processor with in-house hulling, shelling, and bulk ingredient supply. Direct comparable in mid-size independent almond processing serving food manufacturers domestically and abroad.
• Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds: Major California-based vertically integrated tree nut processor (part of The Wonderful Company). Competes directly with Minturn for almond grower supply and global ingredient buyers, with significantly greater marketing and capital resources.
• Campos Brothers Farms: California family-owned almond huller, sheller, and processor with grower relationships across the Central Valley. Highly comparable in scale, ownership profile, and grower-partnership model to Minturn.
• Blue Diamond Growers: World's largest almond processor and marketing cooperative, also based in California. Direct competitor in procuring from California almond growers and serving global ingredient and snack buyers; Minturn competes on grower relationships, scale efficiency, and export reach.

Regional players

• Almondco Australia: Australian almond processor and supplier with global ingredient customers. Competes in the international almond ingredient market with Minturn, particularly across Asia-Pacific buyers.
• Select Harvests: Australia's largest almond processor and marketer, with global ingredient sales. Geographic competitor in the global almond supply pool, with similar integrated grower-processor-export model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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