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Hazelnut is one of our main raw materials. We use only 100% exquisite Italian hazelnuts freshly roasted by Loacker.
Own cultivation program
To ensure permanent access to high-quality hazelnuts in the future, the idea for our own cultivation program "Noccioleti Italiani" ("Italian Hazelnut Orchards") was already born in 2011. Specifically in 2017, we started growing our own hazelnuts in Tuscany on two farms (Tenuta Corte Migliorina, Orbetello and Tenuta Collelungo, Roccastrada).
We now cultivate an area of around 275 hectares in this region. This is a forward-looking program that promotes regional agriculture, which we intend to expand further. From 2030, the program will cover most of our needs.
Valuable partnerships with local producers
We maintain long-term partnerships with farms in other Italian regions. Through direct supply contracts with these local producers, we guarantee the purchase of the entire production at an advantageous price model. Moreover, we offer farmers a wide range of services such as agronomic advice and the initial processing of nuts on site.
On June 14, 2022, we launched a partnership with Bonifiche Ferraresi for the sustainable cultivation of Italian hazelnuts. The program covers a total area of 400 hectares for the cultivation of different varieties of hazelnuts.
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• 1,200 ha contract cultivation areas in Italy • 500 t hazelnuts (with shell) from own cultivation at full yield • 275 ha own cultivated areas by end 2024 in Tuscany • Our goal: hazelnuts 100% from own cultivation, contract cultivation and through long-term collaborations with cooperatives
Reduction of CO2 - emissions* in our Corte Migliorina and Collelungo farms through leaf fertilization -2019 by 91.34 % -2020 by 75.13 % -2021 by 38.69 % (The reference value is always the emissions of the previous year) *compared to traditional fertilization method, following the official crop protocol (Disciplinare di Produzione Integrata Emilia Romagna - Lazio)
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• Underground drip irrigation: a method that irrigates both slowly and precisely. In this way we can reduce water consumption to a minimum. • Fertilizing plants: through leaf fertilization, we have been able to achieve significant CO2 savings in 2019 – 2021 on our own farms, which are precisely calculated annually by EcoMethod. • In 2021, we have installed a 50 kWp photovoltaic system at the Corte Migliorina Orchards, and a 75 kWp system has been installed at the Collelungo Loacker estate by the end of 2022. So our Hazelnut Orchards will be energy self-sufficient.
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