In 1928, J.D. Johnston of Brundidge noticed peanut butter was fast becoming a popular food item and opened a mill in 1929 in hopes of taking advantage of the marketing trend. The preserved Johnston ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — I recently visited the Planters Peanut Center to learn more about the store and the history of peanuts in Suffolk from Bobby Beale. I also had the chance to try on the iconic Mr. Peanut ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The city of Dothan is known as the ‘Peanut Capital of the World’ because the majority of peanuts in the United States are grown within a 100-mile radius of Dothan. This hasn’t ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - September 13 is a special day for South Georgians because we’re celebrating National Peanut Day! Whether you like them salted, boiled or in an ice-cold Coca-Cola, peanuts are ...

The recent salmonella outbreak at the Peanut Corporation of America has led to the recall of more than 1,800 peanut-containing products, from off-brand dog biscuits to Trader Joe’s vegan pad Thai, and ...

Shipped off to boarding school in England during the Great Depression, the twelve-year-old William F. Buckley, Jr., was sustained by regular care packages from his father. The biweekly deliveries ...

Veteran food critic Florence Fabricant has called peanut butter “the pâté of childhood.” Dan Saelinger North Americans weren't the first to grind peanuts—the Inca beat us to it by a few hundred ...