Hawks Nuts, Inc. was established in December, 1995 by Marlene and Paul Hawks. Paul, originally from West Virginia and Marlene, originally from Alabama, wanted to blend their Original Jumbo Boiled Peanuts into the "Southern Culture" like grits, bar-ba-que, and fried chicken. Anybody can boil peanuts, but very few can create a consistent flavor and texture into the boiled peanuts.

Marlene and Paul spent hours and hours working on a recipe for two flavors of boiled peanuts, regular (salty) and Cajun (spicy hot). Once the recipe was finalized, they began working on the texture. Cooked too long the peanuts were mushy, cooked too little the peanuts were hard. Finally, after much experimentation, the RIGHT soaking and cooking times were agreed upon and HAWKS ORIGINAL JUMBO BOILED PEANUTS were "on the street" with unbeatable quality.

In the beginning there were two employees using two cookers and boiling about 4,000 lbs. a week in a 1,000 square foot building. Today there are five employees using four cookers and boiling up to 65,000 lbs. a week in our new state of the art, 10,000 square foot plant.

In the first four years of operation, Hawks has produced and distributed more than six MILLION pounds of their now famous Hawks Original Jumbo Boiled Peanuts. Using a network of fully trained independent distributors Hawks Original Jumbo Boiled Peanuts can now be found in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Kentucky.

Boiled peanuts are packaged in one, two, and five pound bags. Fully cooked, seasoned, and frozen Hawks Original Jumbo Boiled Peanuts are available at many convenience stores, supermarkets, produce stands, little leagues and special events like concerts. Hawks uses only Virginia type jumbo peanuts and has contracts with suppliers for a year round supply. All bags carry both a UPC bar code and nutritional facts information.

We invite you to visit our plant and meet our dedicated staff; Don Monbeck, Sales Manager, and our production crew.