Balsu facts for kids
| Traded as | Balsu Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. |
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| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | Cuneyd Zapsu |
| Headquarters | , |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Products | Hazelnuts |
Balsu Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. is a company that works with hazelnuts. They grow, prepare, and sell hazelnuts and products made from them. Their main office is in Istanbul, Turkey.
How Balsu Started
Balsu's story began in 1979. That's when its founder, Cuneyd Zapsu, started a business. This first company sold hazelnuts from Turkey to other countries.
The modern Balsu company was officially created in 1984. It started as a private business in Istanbul. Today, Balsu sells its hazelnuts all over the world. It does this through smaller companies, called affiliates. These affiliates are in Germany, the USA, and Hong Kong.
How Balsu Makes Hazelnuts
Balsu is one of the biggest hazelnut producers in Turkey. Their factory is in Sakarya. This factory can process about 55,000 tons of hazelnuts every year. That's a lot of hazelnuts!
Balsu also sells many hazelnuts to other countries. Some of their big customers are famous companies like Ritter Sport, Ferrero, and Nestlé.
Balsu also works with Nestlé and Olam International to help hazelnut farmers. They have a special program to make sure workers in the hazelnut industry are treated fairly. This helps improve working conditions for everyone.
