Opened in 2007, the massive nut and snack processing facility at John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc.’s (JBSS) headquarters in Elgin, Ill., proves that the company, which opened 92 years ago in Chicago, is committed to being a global leader of innovative nut products. We recently visited the company, which also sells trail mix, snack sticks and other snacks under the Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Flavor Tree and Sunshine Country brands.
Relocated from Elk Grove Village, Ill., JBSS’s spacious Elgin facility incorporates an attractive office center, a retail shop, a vast production, distribution and warehousing space and a few open areas for additional expansion. “We process all kinds of peanuts, which are consumed each year in the U.S. at a rate topping 1.3 million tons (in-shell),” explains Howard Brandeisky, the company’s senior vice president of global marketing and customer solutions.