PIEDMONT – Coldiretti Piedmont and the Novi Elah Dufour confectionery group they signed a framework agreement for the valorization of Piedmont hazelnuts. This is a supply chain project that allows us to enhance the entire Piedmontese hazelnut productionoffering a medium-term perspective to agricultural entrepreneurs.
The sector linked to the production of hazelnuts in Piedmont It has 8 thousand companies with 27 thousand hectares of surface area cultivated for one total production of approximately 200 thousand quintals and almost 80 million euros in turnover. As explained by Mauro Biancopresident of Coldiretti Alessandria and member of the board of Coldiretti Piemonte with territorial delegation to the hazelnut sector, “the Piedmont hazelnut sector is growing so much that in 10 years the cultivated area has increased by 80%. The quality of the Tonda Gentile Trilobata is absolute, its characteristics make it a valuable and sought-after product, our commitment must be to offer absolute excellence and this supply chain agreement goes precisely in that direction“.
“A framework agreement that establishes the union with the virtuous agro-industry, the one that wants to invest in the territory and wants to consolidate the link – they point out Cristina Brizzolaripresident of Coldiretti Piemonte, and Bruno Rivarossa, confederal delegate. Support for hazelnut farming and companies that believe in quality production, committing themselves with their work to preserving the territories“.
“Today we are renewing for another 5 years a real supply chain agreement, now extended throughout Piedmont“, was the comment of Guido Repetto, President of the Elah Dufour Novi Group. “Since we took over Novi in 1985, with the aim of transforming it into a leading company, we have always believed in bringing local hazelnut producers together for our products, and this is the thread that binds us to Coldiretti. For us the company must be an expression of the territory, of the people who represent it and of the raw materials it can offer: if we think of hazelnuts, therefore, we think of hazelnuts from Piedmont”.
The agreement was signed at the headquarters of Coldiretti Piemonte in Turin, Cristina Brizzolari, president of Coldiretti Piemonte, Mauro Bianco, president of Coldiretti Alessandria and member of the Coldiretti Piemonte board with territorial delegation to the hazelnut sector, Bruno Rivarossa, confederal delegate, the Dr. Guido Repetto, President of the Elah Dufour Novi Group, and Giovanni Brusasca, president of Monferrato Frutta, a cooperative that will act as a glue.
