Fiddyment Farms Celebrates 50 Years!
August 2nd, 2018 by Fiddyment Farms
Fiddyment Farms, producer of fine, California grown gourmet pistachios is celebrating 50 years in business! It all started in 1968 with the first pistachio saplings planted by David Fiddyment on 40 acres in Roseville, California. He and his wife, Dolly, founded Fiddyment Farms to offer high quality, locally grown nuts to nearby communities. Fast forward to now, with customers in all 50 states and internationally, the business has become a leading provider of gourmet pistachios and the Fiddyment brand a symbol of outstanding quality.
David is an industry pioneer being one of the very first to plant pistachios in California. Also an innovator, he designed a hulling machine that hulled and dried the pistachios within minutes after harvest and was used by many pistachio farmers throughout the region. Dolly designed the company’s first classic gift product – the 1-pound, green burlap bag with its signature hand tied tartan ribbon.
In 2004, with growth in mind, the Fiddyments purchased a new, 680-acre pistachio ranch in Kern County, California. The new supply provided opportunity to expand reach and product lines. Today, at 95 and 93, David and Dolly are no longer involved in the day to day operations and have passed on the family business leadership to their daughter, Diane Fiddyment. Diane carries on the family traditions, and guides the Fiddyment team using the same values of integrity, unparallel quality and valued relationships that her parents established long ago.
CEO, Thom Dille, who has worked with the family since 1996, reflected on the company’s fiftieth anniversary by saying, “Our entire Fiddyment team is so proud to be celebrating this 50th year milestone. The Fiddyments have always exemplified the best of a farming family and their example inspires all of us to carry on the standard for excellence in each and every pistachio we produce today.”
About Fiddyment Farms
Fiddyment Farms is a leading grower and supplier of gourmet pistachios. We are dedicated to providing healthy, delicious pistachio products to consumers for snacking or as ingredients for cooking or baking. We have a full array of fine products including 8 flavors of pistachio in the shell, kernels, butters, paste and chocolates in a wide assortment of packaging and gift options. All of our products are made in small batches to ensure freshness.
