Andersen and Sons safeguards their nut products with x-ray inspection tech
The family-run business uses Mettler-Toledo Safeline systems to detect foreign matter.
Andersen and Sons Shelling takes pride in doing big business with small-town values. Founded in 1904, this fourth-generation, family-owned-and-operated company produces a variety of tree nuts that are sold nationwide at most major retailers, as well as internationally. Now processing more than 125 million pounds of nuts annually, Andersen’s ongoing focus on integrity and quality fuels their success, and five Mettler-Toledo Safeline x-ray inspection systems help ensure products always meet their high standards.
“Prior to 2017, we were sending all our nuts in bulk to contract packers that produced retail packs for our customers. When one of our biggest retailers told us they were having problems with their contract packer, they asked us to start private labeling retail packs ourselves in addition to processing,” says Mike Andersen, owner and vice president of sales at Andersen. “As we began planning our first retail packaging lines, we decided to add x-ray inspection and turned to Mettler-Toledo.”