Kraft Heinz Pecans Research Paper

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Pecans are one of my preferred snacks. I have always favored pecans over any other type of nut. Even as a young child I remember snacking on delicious pecans. Living in the south has allowed me to appreciate the natural growing pecan trees. My grandparents have two amazing pecan trees in their front yard. One of my favorite brands of pecans is Planters. Planters is a company owned by a much larger company by the name of Kraft Heinz. In finding that some companies do not create their products with environmental health or human health in mind, I concluded that I should inquire into Kraft Heinz production of pecans. I decided a good place to start would be at the beginning. Planters was created in 1906 by Obici and his friend Mario Peruzzi. The company was founded in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. The company started out producing only peanuts but has since grown to include many different varieties of nuts. Obici had a large plant built in 1913 in Suffolk, Virginia. By 1930 Planters stores began opening up around the United States. In 1961, Standard Brands, Inc. bought Planters. Standard Brands later in 1981 merged with Nabisco to become the Nabisco Brands. Then in 2000 Kraft Foods bought Nabisco Brands which included Planters. In 2015 Heinz bought …show more content…

The scientific name for pecans is Carya illinoinensis, and the nuts are identified as tree nuts. Pecans are the only nut native to North America. Pecans are known as Carya pecan or as hickory nuts. Pecans are grown in the United States Midwest region, south, south-west. They are produced outside of the United States in Mexico, South Africa, Israel, and Australia. The word pecan is a Native American word paccan meaning “hard-shelled nut.”. I double checked the meaning with dictionary.com and found that paccan is from the Native American tribe known as the Algonquians (“Pecan”). The pecan was an important addition to Southern Native American

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