What this is
PeanutsDirect is the plain-English answer site for anyone who suddenly needs to buy a lot of peanuts.
Maybe you're planning a wedding and the caterer asked how many pounds of in-shell peanuts you want on the bar tables. Maybe your kid's school is running a peanut-bag fundraiser and you need to figure out how many to order, what to charge, and where to buy them at the best price. Maybe you're trying peanut brittle for the first time and the recipe says "Spanish peanuts, raw" and you don't know what that means. Maybe you bake granola in a small home business and you've outgrown the Costco aisle.
Whatever brought you here, we wrote this site to answer your question in plain English, point you at a real retailer who sells what you need, and get out of your way. No jargon you don't need. No log-in walls. Just guides, calculators, and a glossary if you get stuck.
The team
Annie Bell spent a decade coordinating school fundraisers and church potlucks before she started buying peanuts in bulk and figuring out — mostly through trial and error — which varieties, grades, and quantities actually make sense for home kitchens and small events. She covers everyday buying decisions, storage, and party-scale planning.
Linda Tran spent eight years as a wholesale grocery buyer before shifting to consumer education. At PeanutsDirect, she edits the buying guides with a focus on bulk sizing, grade comparisons, and sourcing for events and small-batch production — translating the specs buyers already know into plain language for everyone else.
Marcus Davis spent fifteen years coordinating community fundraisers and corporate catering events across the Southeast before joining PeanutsDirect. He covers bulk buying for events, school drives, and large-scale food service — the decisions that feel complicated until someone walks you through them the same way a neighbor would.
Editorial standards
- Independent buying guides.No retailer sponsorship, no preferred listings. Where we link to a retailer, it's because we'd buy there ourselves.
- Affiliate disclosure.Some of our retailer links earn us a small commission at no extra cost to you. That's how we keep the site free. Full disclosure on every article and at /disclosure.
- Plain English first.Every article opens with a paragraph that doesn't assume you know the jargon. Define on first use. Glossary always one click away.
- Always say where the price came from.Every price reference cites its source (USDA AMS Peanut Market News, retailer listing, operator-submitted PO) and the date.
Full text at editorial standards and methodology.
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