Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation
World's largest macadamia seed processor, based on Hawaii's Big Island.
Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation, an American company, is the top global processor of macadamia seeds. It was part of The Hershey Company from 2004 to 2015, then bought by Hawaiian Host, Inc. Named after the Mauna Loa volcano, its headquarters and main plant sit near the mountain, south of Hilo in the Puna District on the Big Island.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1946 (first plantation planted)
- First commercial crop
- 1956
- Hershey company subsidiary
- 2004–2015
- Acquired by
- Hawaiian Host, Inc. (2015)
- Headquarters location
- One Macadamia Road, near Keaau, Puna District, Hawaii
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