National Peanut Board

The National Peanut Board (NPB) is a peanut farmer-funded research and promotions commodity board that represents all USA peanut farmers and their families. Through its domestic and international research and marketing programs, NPB is helping to educate consumers and culinary professionals about the flavor, quality, and nutrition of USA-grown peanuts and peanut butter.

Through partnerships with other commodity groups, manufacturers and the foodservice industry, NPB showcases the culinary cachet of peanuts and peanut butter by positioning them as versatile ingredients that can add nutrition, flavor, texture and culinary appeal to any meal, any time of day in world cuisines as well as American favorites.

NPB is a resource for culinary professionals who are interested in developing flavorful and nutritious menu items featuring peanuts and peanut butter. In addition,the new NPB product assistance program provides promotional support for innovative new peanut products and line extensions. The National Peanut Board also funds peanut production research to help create crop efficiencies, improve crop quality and reduce production costs. Since its inception, NPB has invested more than $10.7 million to this effort.

The National Peanut Board is funded through a mandatory one percent assessment levied on the value of each USA peanut farmer’s crop. NPB annual funding supports development and implementation of domestic and export advertising and marketing promotion programs. Through NPB, USA peanut farmers also fund health, nutrition, food allergy, market trends, and production research. NPB also can enter into cooperative agreements with peanut product manufacturers to promote USA-grown peanut products. NPB works with state peanut organizations to extend its national promotions programs.

Raffaela Marie Fenn, President and Managing Director
Wes Shannon, Chairman
Roger Neitsch, Vice Chairman
George Jeffcoat, Secretary
Jeffrey Pope, Treasurer
Jack Brinkley, Immediate Past Chairman