User blog:Cumin the barbarian/Review of retailer Nuts are Good! Inc.

Nuts are Good! Inc., formerly known as the Fresh Roasted Almond Company, is an online retailer out of Michigan in the United States. They sell nuts, beans, grains, dried fruit, candies, and snacks in bulk quantities, wholesale and to the public. Web searches will return many mentions of them: a Wall Street Journal article,"Almond Business Expands Its Identity To Kick-Start Growth" (July 31, 2007) for example, and see also their Media Fact Sheet. Their web site address is

http://www.nutsaregood.com/

I have ordered from them several times during the past year and had an overall positive experience. Shipping has been timely and the food was clearly labeled and double-bagged. All items, including the special items on sale, were of high quality and very fresh, considerably superior to and less expensive than the average equivalent from a brick-and-mortal grocer in my U.S. locale.

As of this writing it appears that returning customers are offered a standard 5% discount from their own orders with no strings attached; that is, without any pyramid-sales-type requirement to bring in other customers.

The sole negative has been that on two occasions an item or two was missing from the shipment but this was easily fixed with a phone call; the customer service personnel were apologetic and helpful, immediately rectifying the problem and shipping a replacement. The value of the replacement item exceeded the value of the original item ordered and on one occasion a shipping discount was provided as compensation.

Other research
Kosher Food News: Flavored Nuts - A Growing Success by Sarah Cohen, January 3, 2008.

Marketing case study by Sherman Communications and Marketing, Inc., which Nuts are Good! is or was a client of.

According to FedSpending.org, a project of the organization, in 2003 Fresh Roasted Almond Company was the recipient of federal loans to the amount of $118,750, based upon data drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's Federal Assistance Award Data System. Many, many other Michigan companies and organizations of all sizes received similar aid that year. 

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