Balsu Gıda
Türkiye, empresa matriz y procesamiento.
Balsu Industries Chile lleva la tradición avellanera de Balsu a uno de los orígenes más prometedores del hemisferio sur, Maule.
Balsu has worked with hazelnuts for decades, sourcing, processing, and supplying international markets across four continents.
That heritage was built on a simple idea: handle the crop with discipline, understand the buyer’s specification, and earn the grower’s trust. Balsu Industries Chile applies the same principles in a new landscape.
We were incorporated in Chile in 2019 and chose Maule, in the Región del Maule, as our operational base, close to the orchards, the people, and the harvest we serve.
Hazelnut orchards in Chile expanded with encouragement from the global chocolate and confectionery sector, drawing on established agricultural models before adapting to Chilean conditions.
Hoy Chile is becoming a significant hazelnut origin in the southern hemisphere, helped by a Clima mediterráneo, generally lower pest pressure, available agricultural land, and a harvest that arrives counter-seasonally to Europe.
Historically, much of Chile’s crop has left the country in-shell, with value-added processing performed elsewhere. We help bring more of that capability closer to the origin, professionally, and at scale.
Balsu Industries Chile es parte de Balsu, un grupo avellanero con raíces en Türkiye desde 1979 y operaciones en cuatro continentes, que abastece a muchos de los principales fabricantes de chocolate y confitería del mundo.
Türkiye, empresa matriz y procesamiento.
Oficinas en Múnich, Portland y Hong Kong.
Operaciones agrícolas en Chile.
Nuestra operación de procesamiento en Maule.
La familia Zapsu comienza a importar avellanas turcas a Europa.
El grupo se funda en Türkiye y se convierte en una casa avellanera global.
Una empresa chilena legalmente constituida, con base en Maule.
Entra en operación la capacidad industrial de quebrado y calibrado.
Líneas de tostado, pasta y granulado, planificadas a continuación.
Un origen confiable y trazable, conectado a los mercados internacionales.
“Chile no es solo un nuevo origen. Es un compromiso de largo plazo.”
Read the leadership perspective on why we are building in Chile, and what we hope to create for growers and buyers alike.
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