Hazelnut Giant coconut It plans to close with the year. 215 million turnover euro, so increase revenue by 40% which one bought last year. In this way, the company exceeds its own estimates and consolidates itself as one of the main operators in the industry.
This was expressed by the people in charge of the company on the occasion of their conference this Thursday. inaugurate the facilities Riodel de Mutxamel built on industrial site. It’s actually a celebration that comes with two years lateThe Almeria-based company has been in this position for two years, but had to delay the official launch due to restrictions agreed to fight. Pandemic.
In this way, it was in 2020 that the firm moved its registered office to the municipality of l’Alacantí, which it built in addition to its own building. Centrea almond processing factory -the main product of its portfolio- as well as dry fruit packaging and storage. Facilities with more than 11,000 square meters you have already invested 22.6 million Euro among the state-of-the-art machinery it has included for the adaptation of the original warehouse and, among other things, the development of brand products nut and me.
A large number of people attended the celebration held this Thursday. 450 guestsbetween Pilar Bernabé, Government delegate in the Community; Sub-delegate in Alicante, Araceli Poblador; or Sonia Tirado, Generalitat’s managing director of Innovation; In addition to Antonio Sola, the first deputy mayor of Mutxamel, among others.
Founded 17 years ago by businessman John Louis Peregrinstarted its activities dedicated to the company. brokerage in the dried fruit market. In 2012, the firm’s engineer and current CEO, Héctor Serrano, joined the project and began applying data management techniques and new technologies to the commerce business, allowing the firm’s turnover to skyrocket from 11 million to 126 that year. and 2015 made it appear in the standings. Financial Times as one of the fastest growing companies on the continent.
It was then that those in charge decided to make a decision. back to work and in addition to mediation, they offered to participate. almond processing and product development to achieve higher margins. In this way, they decided to bet on the province of Alicante to build their factories and move their headquarters, given that a significant part of their raw material enters through the port of Valencia and one of their biggest customers is the nougat industry. This is how they chose the Riodel de Mutxamel industrial area as their new location.
The company is in Turkey with its products 65 international markets and working for main food multinational companies, for example Nestle anyone Unileveras well as local companies such as Antiu Xixona. It also has its own brand and is involved in distribution chains as well as marketing on its website.
The firm is also committed to sustainability and has installed 1,424 solar panels on its roof. 40% of the energy consumed. Likewise, the goal of reducing organic waste to zero was set by reusing almond shells for animal consumption and reusing excess water from industrial processes to irrigate gardens.