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The Romanian company activity consists in acquisition, processing, packaging and commercialising of walnuts. The walnuts are collected from private growers from Transylvania, therefore the products are not contaminated with pesticides.

The products range offered includes different types and size of dried or roasted walnuts packed under controlled atmosphere.

Dried walnut products:
• light walnut halves, in packages of 100g and 200g vacuum, 200g vacuum, 500gr, 1000gr, 3000gr, 5000gr vacuum, and 10kg in cartons.
• broken light walnuts, quarters and pieces> = 6mm, in packages of 100g and 200g aluminized foil and controlled atmosphere, 200g , 500gr, 1000gr, 3000gr, 5000gr, vacuum, and 10kg in cartons.
• broken brown walnuts, mixed, 10kg cartons packages.
• crunch walnuts, bits <= 6mm, 10kg cartons packages.
• walnuts powder in packages of 200gr aluminized foil and controlled atmosphere , 200gr 500gr, 1000gr, 3000gr in vacuum
• walnuts powder with sugar 30%, in packages of 200gr in aluminized foil and controlled atmosphere, 200gr , 500gr, 1000gr, 3000gr, 5000gr in vacuum, and 10kg in cartons.

Roasted walnut products:
• mixed walnuts roasted in coconut oil, salted with iodized sea salt, packed at 50 gr and 120gr in aluminized foil and controlled atmosphere.
• walnut halves, roasted in coconut oil, salted with iodized sea salt, packed at 80 gr in aluminized foil and controlled atmosphere.

The products can be packaged under private label on request.

The company is interested to establish collaboration in the form of distribution services agreement with companies that commercialize or use walnuts, distributors from food sector or food-manufacturers using walnuts as raw material in their production.

Advantages & innovations

With a team of 35-40 employees, the company manages to process 50-60 tons of finite walnut kernels per month finished according to international norms and quality certification approved. In order to satisfy the most demanding requirements, the company is certified with ISO 9001: 2008 (Quality Management System) and BSCI (Social Bussiness Compliance Initiative). Large or small quantities are offered. Specific tastes, presenting forms and other details will be discussed with potential partners.

Stage of development

Already on the market

Partner sought

Potential partners are wholesalers, hypermarkets, chain stores, HoReCa sales, mainly food distributors. Also of interest are manufacturers of snacks, pastry, bakery, cakes or sweets seeking a supplier of walnuts. Tasked to be performed by distributors are representing and selling/distribution of the products.