Bio Nocciola

Name

Bio Nocciola

Legal name

Bio Nocciola SRL

Website

https://bionocciola.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Viterbo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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. Hazelnut product sales: Bio Nocciola generates revenue through the sale of processed hazelnut products including raw hazelnuts, roasted hazelnuts, chopped hazelnuts (granella), hazelnut flour, hazelnut paste, and hazelnut shells. Products are sold in various packaging formats (big bags, vacuum packs, cartons, buckets, tanks, tankers) to B2B customers in the confectionery and food industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bio Nocciola harvests, processes, and packages hazelnuts and hazelnut-based semi-finished products — including raw hazelnuts, roasted hazelnuts, chopped hazelnuts (granella), hazelnut flour, hazelnut paste, and hazelnut shells — for sale as bulk ingredients to confectionery, food, and artisanal manufacturers. The company sources hazelnuts from local, national, and foreign suppliers and uses Industry 4.0 processing with optical/laser sorting and customizable roasting to deliver consistent, certified ingredients.

Product overview

Bio Nocciola is a hazelnut processing company founded in 1999, operating as part of a three-generation family business tradition. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of hazelnut products ranging from raw and roasted whole hazelnuts to processed semi-finished products (granella/chopped hazelnuts, flour, and paste), as well as hazelnut shells as a biomass byproduct. The products are available in various packaging formats including Big Bags, vacuum bags, cartons, buckets, tanks, and tank trucks. The company processes hazelnuts from local, national, and international sources, maintaining both organic and conventional product lines, serving the confectionery, pastry, and ice cream industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Raw Hazelnuts (Nocciole Crude) Raw hazelnuts that undergo minimal processing, are manually selected, calibrated, and quality-controlled, then sold loose or packaged in Big Bags, vacuum bags, and cartons for use as a base ingredient by confectionery and food manufacturers.
• Roasted Hazelnuts (Nocciole Tostate) Hazelnuts roasted in high-tech ovens with customizable parameters for flavor and aroma intensity, subject to strict optical and laser quality controls before roasting to ensure homogeneity and supplied to B2B customers.
• Chopped Hazelnuts / Granella (Granella di Nocciole) Roasted hazelnuts crushed and sieved into grains of various sizes (1 mm to 8 mm) with a light ivory color, vacuum-packed in aluminum bags to preserve freshness and aroma for use in confectionery and bakery applications.
• Hazelnut Flour (Farina di Nocciole) Further-ground and sieved hazelnut product achieving fineness below 1 mm, vacuum-packed in aluminum bags to preserve freshness and aroma, used as a fine hazelnut ingredient in bakery and confectionery applications.
• Hazelnut Paste (Pasta di Nocciole) Roasted and crushed hazelnuts refined to a homogeneous paste of 20–40 micron fineness using high-tech steel ball refiners, containing no preservatives or additional flavorings, supplied in tank trucks, steel tanks, disposable tanks, and buckets for confectionery, ice-cream, and pastry industries.
• Hazelnut Shells (Gusci di Nocciole) Crushed hazelnut shells sold as a natural eco-fuel by-product of processing, used for heating in businesses or homes including pellet stoves, with a calorific value of approximately 4.2 KWh/kg, available loose or in 15 kg bags.

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity has grown more than tenfold over the past 15 years
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Barry Callebaut: World's largest chocolate and cocoa manufacturer with a sizable European nut and inclusion business supplying industrial customers. Comparable as a large-scale B2B chocolate and nut ingredient supplier with overlapping end-customers.
• Valrhona: French premium chocolate maker serving professional pastry, bakery, and gelato artisans globally. Comparable in serving the same high-end pastry and gelateria customer base with hazelnut-based products and ingredients.
• Ferrero: Italian global confectionery giant and world's largest hazelnut user (Nutella). Comparable as a major Italian hazelnut value-chain participant, though Ferrero is largely vertically integrated rather than selling ingredients to third parties.
• Cemoi: French industrial chocolate manufacturer with significant European hazelnut processing operations. Comparable as a European chocolate and hazelnut manufacturer supplying B2B food customers.
• ofi (Olam Food Ingredients): Global food ingredient supplier with cocoa, coffee, and nut operations. Comparable as a vertically integrated global B2B food ingredient supplier operating in the same end-markets.
• Lindt & Sprüngli: Swiss premium chocolate manufacturer and significant buyer of hazelnuts and nut ingredients. Comparable as a major European hazelnut end-user with strict quality and sustainability procurement requirements.
• Cargill: Global food and agricultural commodity company with cocoa and nut processing operations. Comparable as a large-scale industrial B2B ingredient supplier with overlapping customer base in confectionery.

Direct peers

• Pernigotti: Italian confectionery and ingredient manufacturer producing hazelnut pastes, spreads, and chocolate products. Directly comparable as an Italian hazelnut-based ingredient peer serving similar confectionery and pastry customers.
• Besana: Italian nut processor and ingredient supplier producing roasted nuts, pastes, and inclusions for the confectionery and bakery industries. Directly comparable as a fellow Italian B2B nut ingredient manufacturer.
• Domori: Italian premium chocolate and hazelnut paste producer focused on high-quality single-origin and Piedmont hazelnut products. Comparable as a premium-positioned Italian player operating in the same hazelnut value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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