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Proud Part of Weaver’s Way Co-Op

Posted on 04-12-2011 | By: Almond Doctor

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Awesome Almonds are certified vegan by Edward & Sons.Last week we talked a little bit about the wonderful experience we had being a part of Vegan Fest 2011.  We met some incredible people on our trip to Philadelphia and learned some new and interesting facts about other vegan products and living a vegan lifestyle.  Now we are very happy to announce that Awesome Almonds® will be offered at Weaver’s Way, the Co-Op that hosted Vegan Fest.

Weaver’s Way has a rich history in and around the Philadelphia area.  Since the first Weaver’s Way store opened in the mid seventies the Co-Op has been delivering fresh, natural, high quality products to its members and working to make the community stronger.

Providing the best quality products possible to our customers and giving back to the community when we can are two of our top priorities at Awesome Almonds®.  That is why it is such an honor for us to know that Awesome Almonds® will be accessible to all the hardworking members of the Weaver’s Way Co-Op.  Taking part in a one day event like Vegan Fest was absolutely amazing, but being able to foster an ongoing relationship with an organization like Weaver’s Way is something that we at Awesome Almonds® couldn’t be happier about.

There is more to Business than Sales

Posted on 02-08-2011 | By: Almond Doctor

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While it’s great to be able to produce and deliver natural, high quality and great tasting snacks to our loyal customers the Awesome Almonds® family is focused on more than just our products.  In addition to providing unique specialty foods to customers and small businesses we also pride ourselves in giving back as much as possible to the community.

Since the start of Awesome Almonds® we’ve had a deep seated interest in supporting worthy causes all over the northeast.  Among the amazing causes we support are Aid for Friends and Northeast Animal Rescue in the Philadelphia area, Women for Afghan Women in New York, The Groton Food Locker in Connecticut and the Rhode Island Family Shelter. 

All of these organizations serve different areas and fulfill different purposes, but they all have one thing in common – they work hard to provide essentials of life to people and animals in need.  Many of these causes are non-profit, run primarily on donations and use mainly volunteers to provide their valuable and necessary services.

Each and every one of the organizations we support does valuable work to make the communities they are in a better, stronger or safer place for those in need.  We take great pride and pleasure in working with and supporting the efforts of these valuable causes.

A Feel Good Snack You can Feel Good About

Posted on 02-01-2011 | By: Almond Doctor

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Creating a unique specialty food that tastes great is obviously a primary concern for us at Awesome Almonds®, but it is far from the only concern.  We want to deliver an all natural snack experience with attributes that you can love beyond just the wonderful flavor, which is why we do our best to limit our company’s impact on the environment.

Awesome Almonds® are 100% American made right down to the packaging.  All of our almonds are grown right in the US, our packaging is produced in the US and we pack and distribute from the US.  That simple fact means that we consume less fossil fuel (and produce fewer emissions) getting our products to you than companies who produce and/or package their snacks outside of the US. 

We use natural beet sugar to sweeten Awesome Almonds® which, in addition to being delicious and vegan friendly, creates less of a strain on tropical environments than the production of cane sugar.  We also use natural and renewable packing materials to distribute our products as opposed to foam peanuts or plastic materials that will ultimately take up space in landfills.

There are a number of specialty foods out there that can be considered part of a healthy diet, what we want to be at Awesome Almonds® is a specialty food that can be considered part of a healthy lifestyle.

Happy to Help Any Way We Can

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Posted on 11-16-2010 | By: Almond Doctor

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We like to put people at the top of our priority list here at Awesome Almonds®.  Our loyal customers and our faithful employees are a huge part of our success and that’s why it makes us feel so good whenever we get to give something back to them.

A comment on a recent blog post helped to let us know that it’s not only the healthy snacks that we offer that are making a difference… 

“Thanks a lot for the informative posts guys, have been following your blog for the past several months while trying to lose weight on the Cambridge diet and it’s going really well. I’ve lost about 25 lbs in the past few months and your site has really inspired me to keep going. Fantastic work.”

Losing weight and keeping it off requires a multi dimensional approach for most people.  Unfortunately, there is no magic pill or potion that can instantly melt away excess pounds.  You’ve got to be willing to make necessary adjustments to your diet and institute a regular exercise program   and you’ve got to have the will power to stick with those lifestyle changes.

We started this blog a few months back in order to try and provide our loyal customers with the information and inspiration that they needed to help them lose weight.  It’s receiving comments like the one quoted above that let us know that our efforts are working – and we at Awesome Almonds® couldn’t be happier about that.

A Vegan Friendly Snack

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Posted on 08-10-2010 | By: Almond Doctor

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Awesome Almonds are certified vegan.

Though vegetarianism and veganism are becoming much more popular lifestyle choices, some people still tend to get confused about the differences between the two.  There are different types of vegetarians – those that consume no animal flesh or products at all, those that consume dairy products (lacto-ova vegetarians) and even those that consume fish (pescatarians).  A vegan lifestyle and diet is a bit more strict than any of the types of vegetarianism as vegans make every effort to avoid consumption and use of any animal derived product.

Even if a product doesn’t specifically contain any animal derived products, it still may not be considered vegan due to methods of processing.  Many sweeteners, including honey (which comes from bees) and pure cane sugar (which is often filtered through bone char) are not considered vegan friendly, this can make finding decent “on the go” snack options difficult for those who’ve adopted a vegan lifestyle.

Awesome Almonds® are an excellent choice for a vegan lifestyle, not only because there are no animal products used in the recipe but because even the sweetener used is completely plant based and processed free from the use of any animal products.  Awesome Almonds® are a certified vegan snack and proudly we proudly display the vegan logo to let our customers know that they can confidently consume our product without compromising their animal friendly vegan lifestyle.