Every year we now retail more than 100 tonnes of peanuts from our
vans and shops. In addition to this, we provide a mail-order service
to thousands of loyal customers all over Australia and the world. Customers
who demand the best and freshest jumbo-sized peanuts right
from the heart of Australia's peanut capital!
Much of the credit for what we are today goes to Ruth Davis, who founded
the Peanut Van with a $1,000 bank loan and (as she said herself) "much fear
and trembling" in 1969, and then went on to run it for 30 years right up
until she retired on the 1st August 1999.
Today The Peanut Van is owned by Robbie and Chris Patch (that's
us in the picture at right, along with our son Jamie) and we're committed
to maintaining the same high standards that Ruth originally set.
The pages in this section will tell you all about The Peanut Van's
colourful history, our
rock-solid commitment to quality
and the environment, and let you read about some of the
awards we've won and read
actual comments made by some
of our customers. You can also find out about our own
customer-friendly policies too.
