[7] Before the 1980s, legumes were glazed before being roasted, resulting in a messy, sticky product that "lost both flavor and color", according to the News and Observer.

[9] In 1987, former North Carolina State University food scientist Bill Hoover, working in his home basement lab after he retired, developed a method to glaze the nuts after roasting.

[8] Hoover's method roasts the legumes first, then while the nuts are between 160 and 350 degrees, coats them with the glaze.

[8] In the United States, some airlines such as Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines have provided free snack-sized bags of honey roasted peanuts to its customers on domestic flights.

[11] King Nut has provided honey roasted peanuts and many other snacks to several airlines based in the United States.