Field-fresh chives are sorted, washed, trimmed, and air-dried. Then, various cleaning, sorting, and food safety steps are conducted, prior to cutting or milling into the desired cut size. Silva’s production facility is an FSSC22000 certified operation. The fresh raw material is grown mainly throughout China, Germany, and the Netherlands. These chives are ready-to-cook.

Silva’s dried chives are used in a wide variety of applications including seasoning blends, salad dressings and salad products, sauces, soups and stews, pasta products, cheese and dairy products, bakery products, and ready meals.