Almond Ace Packing Inc., a grower-owned almond processing and export company based in Ripon, was named one of the top two ‘Quality Leaders’ among almond suppliers exporting into Europe by one of the largest European almond import companies, Calconut S.L.Hector Fontal, the general manager of Calconut S.L., published a release in regard to Calconut’s 2014/2015 almond crop season, announcing that its “clients have thanked them for the quality received from two packers: Almond Ace and Hilltop Ranch.” According to Calconut’s release, such comments reflecting the unmatched quality of their almonds helped Almond Ace Packing and Hilltop Ranch earn the premier designation of ‘Quality Leaders’ for the 2014/2015 almond crop season. Almond Ace Packing Inc. was founded in 2010 in Ripon by the Tilbury family, where the company now manufactures and globally exports more than 15 million pounds of almonds annually.