Surprise!

Today, on 5 December, we celebrate ‘Sinterklaas’ (Saint Nicholas) in The Netherlands. As a tradition, we treat each other gifts and candy.

At Virgin Nuts, we surprised our staff with a gingerbread doll initiated by Bliss to Shine. A few colleagues welcomed Blissy when he delivered the gingerbread dolls at our premises in Rhenen. The Bliss to Shine foundation supports families dealing with cancer by fulfilling wishes of their children and family members.

We congratulate @blisstoshine with their record sale of almost 12,000 #gingerbread dolls. Each sold gingerbread doll contributes to the Bliss to Shine mission: Creating priceless moments for family members of families affected by cancer. Our staff is happy and super proud that their Sinterklaas gift is both delicious as for a good cause.

Green Friday: more than 162 🌳 trees

No Black Friday, but we celebrate #GreenFriday today. Thanks to our customers, we have realized more than 162 trees to be planted by Trees for All.

Half of thees trees are planted in Green Friday Forest 🌳 in Roosendaal (NL). The other half will be planted in Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan, one of the last remaining peat swamp forests on the island of Borneo.

Thank you all. We're grateful that, together with our customers, we're working for a green and healthy earth 💚.

Your plans = our goals

Dear customers and prospects, a few more weeks to go and we’re welcoming the year 2023. You’re currently probably finalizing both sustainable and commercial plans for the new year. As always, your plans are our goals.

We’re sure that one or more of our USP’s are top priority in your 2023 plans:
• Organic
• Vegan
• Kosher
• Peanut free
• No added sugar
• Sustainable (net zero) production
• Ethical/Fairtrade

Together we can create products with impact for your customers.
We’re looking forward to the new year to come. A new year with 365 days full of opportunities to achieve your = our goals.

Two 🌳 🌳 for every order in November

No Black Friday, but we celebrate #GreenFriday on 25 November next. Instead of offering discounts, we're planting trees with Trees for All for the Green Friday Forest 🌳.

For every order placed in November 2022, we donate a tree that will be planted in the Green Friday Forest 🌳 in Roosendaal (NL). For every tree planted in this special forest, another tree will be planted in Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan, one of the last remaining peat swamp forests on the island of Borneo.

Let’s work together for a green and healthy earth 💚 We invite you to join us. Send in your orders in November 2022 and/or go to www.greenfriday.nl.

Xmas closure 2022

Our factories and office are closed from 26 December 2022 to 1 January 2023. Business will resume as usual on January 2nd, next.

For products to be produced before Christmas (pending availability), send us your order before 2 December next.
For your orders to be ready in the first week of 2023 (pending availability), please make sure to send them in before December 9, next.

Organic coated nuts

Besides being certified to produce organic caramelised nuts, we are now certified for producing all our products as organic. Think organic caramelised rosemary peanuts, organic cinnamon almonds, organic dry roasted Italian cashews, organic dry roasted oriental spiced nut mix, etc.

We’re proud to accommodate both the food industry (organic chocolate, organic icecream, organic cereals, etc.) and the snack industry (organic coated nuts) with our #absolutelydelicious and #loveatfirstbite products.

Do not hesitate to contact us for more information.

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Celebration: 115 years NZV

Last week we celebrated the 115th anniversary of our branch association NZV (Dutch Dried Fruit Association) in the Louwman Museum (a must!) in The Hague.

With a snack and a drink and surrounded by a beautiful car collection, we talked and listened to music and an inspiring lecture by @kevinweijers.

Cheers NZV, on to the next lustrum.

While producing our #absolutelydelicious sweet coated and dry roasted seasoned nuts, seeds and cereals, unavoidably CO2 is emitted. Virgin Nuts highly values the environment and we fulfil our mission to reduce our CO2-emissions to the max by:

• strict waste separation;
• unprinted bulk packaging;
• FSC cardboard as secondary packaging;
• adjustments of the primary packaging (food liners), to reduce plastic as much as possible;
• adjustments of machinery for optimal usage of each m3 of gas;
• solar panels over the entire roof of both factories;
• looking at the supply chain, for instance by introducing our #virginfairnuts

To offset for the rest and to keep the Virgin Nuts production facilities carbon neutral #netzero we compensate 150 tons of CO2 by supporting Trees for All sustainable forestry projects.

Good news for both young and experienced people who are looking for a new carreer. We have published two vacancies for the following jobs (sorry, description are in Dutch only, for we're based in the Netherlands):

- Office medewerker (parttime); de spil van alle afdelingen (administratief, commercieel en kwaliteit). Deze vacature is inmiddels ingevuld.

- Junior commercieel medewerker (fulltime); wij bieden schoolverlaters een ideale start voor een commerciële carrière (maar ook niet schoolverlaters zijn welkom 😊). Deze vacature is inmiddels ingevuld.

Meer informatie vind je op de pagina Vacatures.

Virgin Nuts @ SNACKEX 2022

On 6 and 7 July next, Virgin Nuts has exhibited at the 2022 edition of the #SNACKEX worldwide trade show for savoury snacks in the Hamburg Messe in Hamburg (Germany).

We thank all visitors for stopping by @virginnuts (stand 500). It was a pleasure meeting you all and showing you our products, like #absolutelydelicious #dryroastedseasonednuts, like our dry roasted BBQ chili cashews, dry roasted Italian almonds, dry roasted rosemary cashews and over at least 50 other different snack nuts and mixes.

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Caramelised ingredients for chocolate

One of life's best indulgences is celebrated on World Chocolate Day on July 7. Chocolate is an #absolutelydelicious product with ingredients from nature. Imagine that extra dimension if chocolate is enriched by caramelised nuts, like these #loveatfirstbite #caramelisedalmonds or #caramelisedhazelnuts.

Virgin Nuts is specialised in caramelising #chocolateingredients. Thanks to our artisanal coating, nuts, seeds and (puffed) cereals retain their crunchiness, whereas the caramelised coating prevents fat bloom and that makes every #chocolateproducer and #chocolatelover very happy.
Contact us, if you want to know more about our solutions for the chocolate industry. Happy #WorldChocolateDay.

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Virgin Nuts @ SNACKEX 2022

On 6 and 7 July next, we will exhibit at the 2022 edition of the #SNACKEX worldwide trade show for savoury snacks in the Hamburg Messe in Hamburg (Germany).

If you’re in the neighbourhood, don’t forget to stop by @virginnuts (stand 500) and taste our #absolutelydelicious #dryroastedseasonednuts, like our dry roasted BBQ chili cashews, dry roasted Italian almonds, dry roasted rosemary cashews and over at least 50 other different snack nuts and mixes.

After all: seeing is believing, but tasting is even better... 😉. Looking forward to seeing you @ #snackex2022.

Fair and sustainable

We know that it’s not only about providing the best #honeycoatednuts in the world. Besides sustainable production and packaging, Virgin Nuts values fair and sustainable trade.
We’re proud offer you a specialty line "Virgin Fair Nuts" with #FairTrade cashews from Nuts2. This line is a separate line next to our existing line with high quality cashews. The Fair Trade cashews are both grown and processed in Africa, generating employment and income for local workers. On top of this: centralised growing and processing results in a smaller carbon footprint, thus CO2-reduction.
Knowing this will make our sweet coated #virginfairnuts even more delicious and #loveatfirstbite.

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Virgin Nuts @ PLMA’s New Product Expo

We're honoured and pleased that the #PLMA committee selected three Virgin Nuts products to be displayed in the #NewProductExpo during #PLMA2022.

Seeing is believing, but tasting is even better... therefore we welcome you to visit us in Europa Complex / Hall 7, stand F-7355 and taste our delicious Caramelised cacao nut mix, Caramelised liquorice almonds and Caramelised speculoos almonds.

Looking forward to seeing you on 31 May or 1 June next at the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam (NL).

#WorldBeeDay 2022: We need bees

Virgin Nuts is well-known for #absolutelydelicious #honeycoated nuts, seeds and cereals. We owe the sweet, syrup-like food substance, produced from the nectar of flowering plants, to very important and hard-working little pollinators: #bees.

To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the United Nations designated 20 May as #WorldBeeDay.

Without bees, our food security, biodiversity and ecosystems are at risk. So not only for the honey, but for our whole livelihood: we need bees!

Chunky peanut butter almonds

Yeah, we have something new again! Besides producing crunchy caramelised diced peanuts and almonds as an ingredient for peanut butter, we have recently developed a similar but still surprisingly different product: caramelised almonds covered in creamy peanut butter... Simply #loveatfirstbite!

This addictive and super tasty new snack is produced in our main building of course, because obviously we have a zero tolerance for peanuts and derivatives in our #peanutfree facility.

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Did you know...

that all our products are vegetarian and – as long as you do not choose #honeycoatednutsseedsandcereals – our products are vegan too? Well, now you know 😉

So, if you want to serve all your customers, including the growing population that prefers a #vegetarian #vegan #flexitarian #kosher diet, contact us for more information on our #absolutelydelicious #loveatfirstbite caramelised and dry roasted seasoned nuts.

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Let's Celebrate

On the 27th of April it’s #KingsDay in The Netherlands. It’s the biggest and best national event of the year with huge celebrations in orange coloured streets, music festivals, bulging bars and terraces. And after 2 years of celebrating at home, we will make it extra cozy – typically Dutch 'gezellig' – this year.

It promises to be a sunny day, so let's light the BBQ. No (time to) BBQ? Enjoy your drinks while snacking Virgin Nuts dry roasted BBQ chili nuts, especially today a typical Dutch snack thanks to the #orange colour (and we know you can buy them at various well-known places 😉). Happy King's Day!

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Happy Earth Day

April 22 is #EarthDay. The day to honour our beautiful earth. Activities and campaigns are organized worldwide to do something good for our planet. Like the Trees for All initiative to donate trees. With this gift you contribute to a better climate, more biodiversity and healthy living conditions for everyone.

While producing our #absolutelydelicious #sweetcoatednuts and #dryroastedseasonednuts, #seeds and #cereals, unavoidably CO2 is emitted. To fulfil our mission to contribute to a green and healthier earth, we reduce our CO2-emissions to the max. By supporting Trees for All sustainable forestry projects in NL and abroad, we aim to offset for the rest.

Join us in celebrating Earth Day and donate trees to the earth.

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Delicious sweet coated pecans

14 April = #NationalPecanDay, a day to honour the only nut tree native to North America. And how we are grateful for this tree, for it delivers one of the most delicious nuts in the world. With our #100%natural and famous #sweetcoating, we make these nuts (in fact, pecans are a fruit rather than a nut) even more #loveatfirstbite.

With their sweet nutty flavour and buttery touch, pecans combine deliciously with sweet and fragrant flavours. Think honey lavender pecans, gingerbread pecans, cinnamon sea salt pecans, maple pecans (oh, how this is a #matchmadeinheaven), etc.

We produce pecans as #snacknuts, but – in pieces – also as an #ingredient for the #foodindustry, like #chocolate, #icecream, #bakery products, breakfast #cereals, etc. Contact us for more information about the endless possibilities.

BRCGS Food Safety AA-level certified

Yesss! For the 14th year in a row, we’ve passed our annual BRCGS Food Safety audit with glance and again the highest AA-level is achieved.

Our BRCGS certificate, a leading recognition, shows that the Virgin Nuts production facilities (including our peanut free facility) meet all food safety (incl. food defense and food fraud prevention) requirements set by the British Retail Consortium (BRCGS).

The BRCGS certificate is recognized by the GFSI, the worldwide partnership of retailers.

Spring holidays 2022

During the upcoming holidays, our office and factories will be closed on:

• 15 April: Good Friday
• 18 April: Easter Monday
• 27 April: King's Day
• 26 May: Ascension Day (27 May: Factories closed)
• 6 June: Whit Monday

Contact us for more information about our production scheduling during the upcoming spring holidays. We wish you happy days!

Skal (organic) certificate prolonged

We're proud and pleased to share that we've passed the periodic control and that our organic certificate from Skal Biocontrole has been prolonged.

During this year more and more of our conventional products will also be available as organic. At this moment, our #biocertificate is especially interesting for the food industry (#organicchocolate, #organicicecream, #organiccereals, etc.).

Curious about the possibilities? Contact us for more information.

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Let us contribute to your success

Virgin Nuts is a producer of #loveatfirstbite caramelised nuts, seeds and cereals and dry roasted seasoned nuts. In our production process, we only work with 100% natural ingredients, so no artificial colouring nor flavouring, no E-numbers, no emulsifiers and no aromas.

Check out this animation and let us tell you more about our products and possibilities. Most important is that there are always more possibilities than you think. Together with you, we gladly produce striking new and out-of-the-box products for you to create new chances and to extend your portfolio.

Contact us for more information and let us contribute to your success.

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It takes just a few steps

It takes just a few steps to create the perfect snack (mix) for your customers. Before we guide you through the steps, it’s important to know that we only work with #100%natural ingredients.

Here it goes: of course it starts with the selection of nuts, seeds and/or cereals and if you want a sweet caramelised or savoury dry roasted product.

Go sweet? We can combine the sugar coating with a delicious base flavour and/or herbs/spices. Think #loveatfirstbite combinations like honey rosemary almonds, maple sea salt pecans, caramelised chili cashews, etc.

Prefer savoury over sweet? Make your selection of herbs/spices and we create #absolutelydelicious dry roasted (so, no added oils 😊) snacks for you. For instance dry roasted BBQ chili cashews, dry roasted wasabi peanuts, etc.

Last but not least, we can mix our produced products with dried fruit or other ingredients of your choice to create the perfect snack mix for your customers.

Picture this...

Crunchy sprouted roasted sunflower kernels and pumpkin seeds with a dash of sugar and a splash of tangy vinegar topped with the best sea salt. If that doesn’t make an uplifting offering for your customers’ salads and greens... 😋

The combination of classic and inseparable flavours of sea salt and vinegar is many people’s favourite. We offer #highfiber and #sourceofprotein seed mixes in various #100%natural flavours for snacking, lunchboxes, salad toppings, etc., like #honeychili, #honeycinnamon, #seasaltcoconut, etc. This classic simple seasoning of #saltandvinegar is our absolutely favourite on a green salad or mixed with blanched haricots verts.

So, no more valid excuses for I don’t like vegetables 😉. Everyone loves vegetables, especially if they’re enriched with our #absolutelydelicious crunchy #seedmixes. And that also benefits the sale of salads and greens... Picture that.

What we do and for who

Virgin Nuts is a producer of artisanal caramelised nuts, seeds and cereals and dry roasted seasoned nuts, as a #snack for wholesale/distribution, re-packers, retail/webshops or - for the food industry - as an ingredients for applications like #chocolate, #icecream, breakfast #cereals, etc.
Our products contain 100% natural ingredients, so no artificial colouring nor flavouring.

Check out this animation to see what we do and for which industries we produce the best artisanal coated nuts, seeds and cereals. Together with you, we like to think and work along, to create a matching product that fulfils your wishes and requirements.

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