California Walnuts hit the ground in Chicago this May for the 2015 National Restaurant Association Show. Industry experts from around the world gathered to discuss, learn, and taste their way through the event. Team California Walnuts scoured the show floor for the latest foodservice trends and techniques. Here’s what we…

California Walnuts recently celebrated a unique California Walnut Food Festival Promotion hosted through Restaurant Associates. The promotion, which ran from May 15-June 30, inspired the chefs at all Restaurant Associates-managed corporate accounts to explore unique and innovative ways of cooking with the Hardest Working Nut. A variety of walnut-centric food…

The California Walnuts team has been busy, recently wrapping up an exciting handful of foodservice events. Crisscrossing the nation from California to New York, with stops in between, we’ve been hard at work sharing our passion for the Hardest Working Nut. Healthy Menus R & D Collaborative The Healthy Menus…

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A study from Spain published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil or mixed nuts (primarily walnuts) may counter age-related decline in cognitive function. Combined with evidence from previous studies,1 the results suggest that the plant-forward, antioxidant-rich Mediterranean diet may…

An animal study from the Harvard Medical School indicates that a diet with walnuts may slow colorectal tumor growth by causing beneficial changes in cancer genes. “Our research demonstrates that a walnut diet causes significant changes in the expression profile of miRNAs in localized colorectal cancer tissue, and that a…