The idea for Americano Peanut Butter and Almond Butter came about on a volunteer trip with TECHO, a non-profit poverty relief agency, in the South American country of Uruguay. Although the peanut was first cultivated in that region over 3,000 years ago, we noticed a bizarre incidence that would in turn inspire the idea for an all-natural peanut butter. Peanuts grew abundantly in Uruguay, yet children and adults preferred to consume spreads such as dulce de leche, which are much sweeter, but much lower in nutritional value. Traditional peanut butter was simply not good enough!

In 2013, after much trial and error, broken equipment, and taste testing a natural peanut butter company was born in the Malkoon family kitchen. Jeff and Denise set out to local farmers markets. The Americano peanut and almond butter line has since expanded to thousands of physical and online retail locations, including Sprouts, Kroger, Amazon Prime and many specialty grocers.

Our mission is focussed on spreading happiness with good-for-you products that are also good for the world! We work closely with social and economic development agencies across the Americas towards a future where no American lives in extreme poverty. We are here to serve.

The origins of Peanut Butter Americano were never forgotten. To continue bettering communities both in the U.S. and in countries across the Americas, we created our Fund for the Americas® initiative. To date, Americanos have sent over 40,000 PB&J sandwiches worth of PB to hunger-relief organizations, funded emergency housing for 24 families, and contributed to life-saving healthcare treatments in economically developing regions. Together we've directly supported a dozen U.S. economic development programs.