The California Walnut Board has commissioned annual consumer attitude and usage studies for years. Since 2017, the number one consumption occasion for American consumers is no longer walnuts as a culinary nut for baking or as a garnish on salads. Consumers’ number one preference is snacking. And guess what? Not
The California crop is essentially comprised now of three primary varieties, which together account for more than 90% of the tonnage: Chandler, Tulare, and Howard. Here is our early assessment of the quality we are seeing: Tulare: Average to Good. We had feared sunburn damage from the hot last half
This is significantly higher than last year’s 650,000 tons. Initially, there was skepticism from most handlers about this number, but we’re about halfway through the harvest now and there is no reason to disbelieve the validity of the number. Since the Chandler variety now represents more than 60% of the
GoldRiver Orchards has received its 8th consecutive Pinnacle Award from the Safe Food Alliance (a division of DFA of California), signifying that the company’s food safety program is among the very best among tree nut processors in California. As members of DFA, GoldRiver Orchards is subject to three unannounced food
According to Harvard Medical School’s Healthbeat newsletter, walnuts are an excellent food source for brain health, alertness, memory, and cognitive response. “Certain foods are particularly rich in healthful components like Omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, and antioxidants. Nuts are excellent sources of protein and healthy fats, and one type of
(From the San Jose Mercury-News, February 3, 2017) After a month of huge blizzards and “atmospheric river” storms, the Sierra Nevada snowpack — source of a third of California’s drinking water — is 177 percent of the historic average, the biggest in more than two decades. The last time there
GoldRiver Orchards recently received its 7th consecutive Pinnacle Award from Safe Food Alliance (formerly DFA). Under the Safe Food Alliance program, each member must submit itself to three unannounced food safety audits per year. These audits are scored on a 2000 point scale, and any score above 1800 is considered
On December 1, 2016 GoldRiver Orchards was notified that it had been officially certified as a Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 2 processor. The SQF Institute is based in Arlington, Virginia and is one of a handful of certification agencies whose standards conform to the highest food safety standards under