Barry Callebaut has introduced a new line of nuts and nut-related products.
The new range comprises nut-based inclusions, fillings, toppings and decorations with a range of solutions from whole nuts to nut pastes featuring a spread of nuts from hazelnuts to pistachios, for applications in any food product from biscuits and confectionery to ice-cream.
Barry Callebaut’s line-up of nuts and nut-related products ranges from freshly roasted whole or chopped nuts to pralinés, crocants and nougatines, rich pastes and sablages, and several other ingredients. Besides locally grown Spanish hazelnuts, the company’s offering also includes premium hazelnuts and almonds from Italy and California as well as pistachios, pecans, pine nuts and many other varieties selected and sourced from cooperatives all over the world.
“The knowledge, expertise and experience built up over decades by la Morella nuts and recently acquired by Barry Callebaut translate into the highest quality nut products for our customers,” said Sofie De Lathouwer, marketing director, food manufacturers. “Thanks to this strategic acquisition, they can now enhance their products even further with the richness, unique character and natural authenticity of flavorsome nuts.”
The company says that local nut groves in close proximity to the factory ensure freshly cracked nuts, preserving all the goodness of nature – and even when it comes to nuts sourced further afield, rapid turnaround times ensure superior quality and freshness. In fact, Barry Callebaut claims that all nuts are processed fresh within 24 hours of delivery.
The company acquired Spanish producer la Morella nuts, a family-run business founded by Joaquim M. Barriach, in January 2012 . Mastering the caramelisation and roasting process, Barry Callebaut says that Barriach thoroughly reinvented the entire production process from sourcing to roasting, caramelizing, grinding and conching.
