Traina® Foods was founded on traditions our family brought from the old world, including time-honored methods of sun drying tomatoes and a food-lover’s belief in the slower-is-better lifestyle
Quality-First Mentality
Employing nearly 400 people from our communities, we utilize advanced technologies and quality control measures to produce at scale and meet demand, but we adhere to “slower-is-better,” natural sun drying to bring out the rich flavor of our fruits. This approach to...
Moving Forward, Naturally through Sustainability
Traina® Dried Fruit remains headquartered at the original ranch house in Patterson. While we continue to expand our offerings to major suppliers worldwide, Traina® Dried Fruit best-practice approaches enable maximize output of quality fruit while minimizing energy...
Savory Snack Bars Are On The Rise And Traina Foods Is Your Partner
A new trend is emerging in the ever-growing snack bar category—savory bars. These bars are being marketed as mini meal replacements. Companies are exploring both plant and meat-based bars with sustainability in mind.* Traina® Foods sustainably produces all its...
Dried Fruit: The Solution to Nutritious Eating on the Go
For those that are trying to eat healthy and with a focus on more whole and plant-based foods, temptation is at every corner! Not planning properly for a busy day can easily result in a drive-through meal — and a detour from the nutritious eating plan. However, dried...
The Best Spring Salads, Sides and Appetizers Featuring Dried Fruit
With the warm weather, sun shinning and summer on the horizon, its time to lighten up! And that means in the recipe department. Salads and plant-forward apps and sides are perfect spring and soon-to-be-summer bites and with Traina® Foods popular fruitons line, it is...
Adding a Healthy Element to Dessert with Dried Fruit
There’s no denying that Americans need to eat more fruit. Studies show that a diet full of nutrient-dense fruit and vegetables is essential in maintaining one’s health and even reducing the risk of a multitude of diseases. Traina® Home Grown’s naturally sun dried...
Sweets for Spring and Summer Featuring Dried Fruit
While dried fruit is a perfectly and naturally sweet treat all on its own, this post is all about the really decadent sweet stuff! Traina® Home Grown offers some ways to add dried fruit into classic sweets. Cinnamon Rolls — A delightfully decadent way to start off...
The Benefits of Tomatoes in a Plant-Forward Diet
For those that life a healthy lifestyle based on a plant-forward diet, tomatoes are great sources of nutrients, are naturally delicious… and it’s been discovered that tomatoes may even contain skin-cancer fighting properties! Just one tomato can provide 40 percent of...
The Benefits of Sun Dried Tomatoes — And Ways to Incorporate Them Into Any Meal
Traina® Foods Sun Dried Tomatoes come in a variety of ways — packed in oil as well as in resealable bags for snacking, there are so many ways to enjoy the benefits of sun dried tomatoes. Traina® Foods shares the top benefits of sun dried tomatoes and how to cook with...