What Nocciole Marchisio does

Nocciole Marchisio S.P.A. is a fourth-generation family-owned Italian industrial processor of hazelnuts, almonds, and pistachios, headquartered in Cortemilia in the Piedmont region. The company was founded in 1955 in the Alta Langa hills and has grown into a reference industrial concern for the shelling and transformation of nuts into semi-finished products for the food industry. Production capacity exceeds 6,000 tons annually (with over 7,000 tons of Piedmont hazelnuts in shell processed each year and 25+ tons of daily throughput), and the company maintains a 400+ ton BIO/organic production line alongside conventional output.

The core technology centers on nut shelling, roasting, grinding/sieving, and paste-refining lines that transform raw in-shell nuts into four product formats per commodity: shelled (raw or peeled), roasted (with customizable roast profiles), ground/grains and flour (in calibrated sizes down to sub-1.5mm), and 100% nut pastes. Inputs include the IGP-protected Tonda Gentile Trilobata Piedmont cultivar (including the more restricted Nocciole Piemonte IGP Langhe designation from 2020), multi-origin almonds (Italian, Spanish, Californian), and multi-origin pistachios (Sicilian, Turkish, Californian, Iranian). The company operates two collection centers (Cortemilia and Pocapaglia) that source directly from growers, enabling farm-to-finished-product traceability. A broad certification portfolio covers IGP, BIO, BRC Food, IFS Food, ISO 22000, Kosher, Halal GSO/HIA, Rainforest Alliance, and SEDEX SMETA 4 Pillars.

The business model is B2B industrial ingredient supply: the company sells bulk semi-finished nut products in packaging formats ranging from 2–25 kg vacuum bags and sacks up to 1,000 kg big bags and tanks, with pricing provided on request through a dedicated commercial office. Customers are food manufacturers in confectionery, pastry, ice cream, chocolate, and broader food processing applications across 300+ companies in Italy, Europe, and 20+ foreign countries. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, supported by a multilingual website and trade-show participation. There are no consumer-facing retail channels and no disclosed pricing.

Name

Nocciole Marchisio

Legal name

NOCCIOLE MARCHISIO S.P.A.

Website

https://nocciolemarchisio.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nocciole Marchisio is a fourth-generation Italian family-owned industrial processor of hazelnuts, almonds, and pistachios, supplying semi-finished shelled, roasted, ground, and paste products to food manufacturers across 300+ companies in 20+ countries, anchored in Piedmont IGP hazelnut territory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nut Processing and Food Ingredients

NAICS

Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing (311911)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Nut & Seed Spreads Manufacturing (Peanut, Almond, Tahini) (AFAKADAJ)

Keywords

• Nut processing services
• Hazelnut ingredients
• Almond processing
• Pistachio ingredients
• Semi-finished nuts

Headquarters

HQ city

Cortemilia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. B2B Semi-finished Nut Products: Sale of processed hazelnuts, almonds, and pistachios as semi-finished products to industrial customers. Products include shelled nuts (raw and peeled), roasted nuts, ground nuts/flour, and 100% nut pastes. Direct B2B relationship with food industry manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Nocciole Marchisio shells and processes hazelnuts (with a focus on Piedmont IGP varieties such as Tonda Gentile Trilobata), almonds, and pistachios into semi-finished industrial ingredients. The portfolio includes shelled nuts (raw and peeled), roasted nuts with customizable roast levels, ground nuts and flour in multiple calibers, and 100% nut pastes (including gianduja and praline variants for hazelnuts). Products are sold in bulk packaging to food industry manufacturers serving confectionery, pastry, ice cream, and chocolate applications, with full traceability from individual Piedmont growers.

Product overview

Nocciole Marchisio is a family-owned Italian food processing company operating for four generations in the hazelnut, almond, and pistachio industry. The company operates as a single unified product portfolio focused on semi-finished nut products for industrial customers. The core offerings include three product lines: Hazelnuts (featuring Nocciole Piemonte IGP, Tonda Gentile, Romana, Giffoni, Mortarella, Georgian, and Azera varieties), Almonds (Italian, Spanish, and Californian origins), and Pistachios (Sicilian, Turkish, Californian, and Iranian origins). Within each category, products are offered as shelled (raw/peeled), roasted, ground/flour, and paste forms, with packaging options ranging from 2-25 kg bags to bulk containers. The company emphasizes traceability, sustainability, and continuous improvement with investments in technology and qualified personnel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shelled Hazelnuts (Nocciole Sgusciate)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cerealkonsum / La Torrente (Italian hazelnut processors): Mid-sized Italian-based processor specializing in shelled and processed hazelnuts, almonds and pistachios for industrial B2B customers, primarily confectionery and pastry; directly comparable as a domestic competitor serving Italian and European food manufacturers with similar semi-finished nut offerings.
• Selecta Harvest: Australian processor and marketer of almonds (and macadamias) sold as bulk ingredients and value-added products to industrial and consumer customers; directly comparable as a vertically-integrated orchard-to-product nut processor supplying food manufacturers.
• John B. Sanfilippo & Son: US-listed processor and packager of shelled and roasted nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts, pistachios) sold as ingredients and snacks to industrial and retail customers; directly comparable in operating model (shelling, roasting, grinding, value-added processing) and customer mix (food manufacturers, bakeries, confectioners).
• Borges International Group: Spanish family-origin processor and marketer of shelled almonds, nuts, dried fruits and olive oil to industrial and retail channels across Europe; directly comparable as a Mediterranean-origin nut ingredient supplier with multi-generation heritage and B2B focus.

Regional players

• Martin Bauer Group: Germany-based specialist in botanical extracts, nuts and dried fruit ingredients serving the food, beverage and nutraceutical industries; comparable as a European-headquartered B2B nut ingredient supplier with traceable, certified-origin positioning and value-added processing (paste, powder, granulate).

Broad incumbents

• Barry Callebaut Group: World's largest chocolate and cocoa manufacturer with growing nut inclusion and ingredient capabilities serving industrial food customers; broadly comparable as a B2B supplier of nut-containing semi-finished ingredients to ice cream, confectionery and bakery manufacturers, though its portfolio spans chocolate rather than pure nut processing.
• Blue Diamond Growers: Largest almond processor globally and grower-owned cooperative; directly comparable as a B2B supplier of shelled, roasted, and value-added almond ingredients for industrial food manufacturers, though it operates at vastly larger scale and across the full almond value chain rather than a single origin terroir.
• ofi (Olam Food Ingredients): Global ingredient platform supplying cocoa, nuts (hazelnut, almond, pistachio), dairy and spices to industrial food manufacturers; directly comparable as a B2B nut ingredient supplier with origin-traceability programs, though it operates at much greater scale across multiple ingredient categories.
• Cargill, Incorporated (Food Ingredients): Global food and agriculture conglomerate with significant operations in cocoa, chocolate, and edible oils including nut ingredient solutions for industrial customers; broadly comparable as a global B2B food ingredient supplier with hazelnut sourcing exposure, though it spans far wider than nuts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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