WHERE
Türkiye is the biggest producer of hazelnuts, growing approximately 75% of the world’s supply.

WHAT
Hazelnuts come in a Giresun and a Levant (Ordu and Trabzon area) category, named after the areas in Türkiye in which they grow. The Giresun quality is of a more premium quality and contains more fat, making blanching easier to roast the skin off. The most cultivated varieties (out of the at least 10 different ones, all based on shape, size and quality) are Tombul, Çakıldak and Foşa.

WHEN
The most critical period is during March and April in which the buds are being fertilized and start to develop (in clusters of one to five pieces per bud). In both months the frost risks in Türkiye are still extremely high and would be devastating for the crop size (late March 2014 frost occurred and destroyed more than 30% of the crop).  

The harvest takes place once a year during August and September after which the hazelnut clusters are laid out to dry. When the leaves turn brown, they are removed by a machine, after which the nuts in shell are laid out again to dry for another two weeks.

WHY
Hazelnuts are rich in protein, unsaturated fats, fibers and minerals. They contain folic acid, phosphorus, magnesium, thiamine and vitamin E.

A happy & healthy addition to your product.

Our factories produce according to the Stolp International specifications or the specifications of our customers. We make sure all quality requirements are met through reports of analysis of origin, entrance controls and analysis performed by accredited laboratories.

And of course, completely in line with the Stolp International goals: you get the best quality (under BRC AA certification) at affordable prices.

You work with Tosca (formerly known as Contraload) pallets? Don’t worry: we can deliver your products on these pallets too.

Direct full truck/container deliveries from origin to you are possible under our responsibility and risk, but so are on-call contracts in which a certain quantity at a certain price is being guaranteed for your call-offs to be made over a certain period of time, assuring you of the availability of your products as you want them & when you need them.

For advice, questions, guidance and of course price offers, please contact us through e-mail or +31 (0)6 8685 7718.