Raw materials

Certified hazelnuts

We promote the cultivation of sustainable hazelnuts

About 80 per cent of the global demand for hazelnut kernels is produced on the Turkish Black Sea coast and harvested by migrant workers who move from region to region with their families. Child labour and non-provided schooling are a significant problem here.

We are pleased that all the hazelnuts we process in our two production facilities are Rainforest Alliance certified. Our aim is to improve the living conditions of Turkish migrant workers and their families with fair wages and to protect the environment with more beneficial agricultural practices in the hazelnut area.

Rainforest Alliance Zertifikat Hazelnut

Download

We donate to the Happy Hazelnut Foundation

The Happy Hazelnut Foundation, founded in 2014, is committed to a transparent, sustainable value chain of Turkish hazelnuts without child labour and is also Rainforest Alliance certified.

We were a founding supporting member of the Happy Hazelnut Foundation. Between 2021-24 we sourced around a quarter of our annual hazelnut requirements from this project. We are now supporting the foundation with an annual donation of CHF 5'000 from 2025.

The Happy Hazelnut Foundation pursues these goals:

Preventing child labour

Fair remuneration

Improving the living and working conditions of migrant workers and their families

Protecting the environment by promoting organic farming or better agricultural practices

Traceability of hazelnuts from the customer to the farmer