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Founded in 1948, Stewart & Jasper Orchards is an almond processing company that provides a variety of walnut and shelled nut meats. It offers flavored and chocolate-covered almonds, as well as gift packages. The company also grows and packs specialty white flesh peaches and nectarines, plumcots and apricots. Stewart & Jasper Orchards sells products under the Suprema Brand and J.J.'s Jackpot labels. In addition, its stores stock a range of food items. The company provides trucking, hulling, shelling, monitoring and inspection services. Stewart & Jasper Orchards also offers services for growers and buyers, as well as operates a sales department. It provides processing and marketing services for products. The company has packing facilities that feature machineries for cooling and sizing tree fruits. Stewart & Jasper Orchards has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification and operates an online store.

Established in 1985, Monte Vista Farming Company is a full-service huller/sheller, sizer, packer and shipper of Californian almonds and specializes in the almond handling business. The company and its independent growers sell almonds in more than 20 countries worldwide that are packaged and marketed under the California Royale Brand. It packs kernels according to the contracted variety, U.S. Department of Agriculture grade and/or custom specifications and size. Some of the varieties of inshell almonds are Sonora, peerless, Avalon and butte. Monte Vista Farming Company s Grower Select Marketing System is an original grower controlled almond marketing system. The company is located in Denair, Calif.

Hilltop Ranch was founded in 1980 by David and Christine Long. The company is one of the largest independent processors of almonds. It ships to nearly 70 countries. Hilltop Ranch s almond handling operations integrate hulling, shelling, cleaning, grading, sorting, sizing and exporting. The company features natural and manufactured grades of California almonds both shelled and inshell. It provides blanched, natural sliced, whole, broken and slivered varieties. Hilltop Ranch s capabilities include automated labeling, palletizing, color scanning and pasteurizing. The company is located in Ballico, Calif.