Fact Sheet

Who are they?

Harvest Manor Farms is a snack food company with headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and a manufacturing plant in El Paso, Texas. The company was originally founded by Dutch immigrant A.C. Hoodenpyle in 1913.

What are Harvest Manor Farms’ products and brands?

Hoody’s, the company’s retail flagship brand, offers in-shell and shelled peanuts and sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, pistachios, macadamias, cashews, candied nut snacks and mixes. The All American line of snack nuts and mixes, a well-known staple at many sports arenas, is also found on the shelves of many retail outlets, including the popular dollar store. Treat Time, launched in early 2007, offers quality cashew and peanut halves and pieces at a low price point. Manor Creek Naturals provides a variety of trail mixes for consumers who lead a health-conscious lifestyle.

What are the company’s annual sales?

Harvest Manor Farms sold 75 million pounds of nuts and snacks  last year. While the nut industry is experiencing a 5 percent annual growth, Harvest Manor Farms is growing at 10 percent annually.

What makes this nut and snack company different?

Harvest Manor Farms provides gourmet quality brand name and private label products at an everyday low price. The company also offers retail outlets an upscale product—Manor Creek Naturals—for resale.

Who are Harvest Manor Farms’ customers?

The company’s branded products, and to an even greater extent its private label products, are popular with grocery stores, discount stores, convenience stores and drug stores. Major customers are mass merchants such as Costco, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club. It also sells direct to consumer through Original Nut House, House of Almonds, Go Bananas and Manor Creek Naturals Executive Gift Program.

What’s ahead for the company?

Following two years of research and development, the company is rolling out new packaging for Hoody’s throughout 2007. It will also be adding cans to its packaging options for several brands and will offer Hoody’s snack mixes in stand-up gusset bags later this year.

How can I contact the company?

Harvest Manor Farms
8710 Earhart Lane SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
888-395-6887, Monday-Friday, 8 am to 5 pm CST