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Who is Cashew Coast?

Cashew Coast offers exceptionally flavorful cashews with a minimal carbon footprint. Sourced directly from Côte d'Ivoire farmers and processed to high standards, we prioritize freshness and ethics. Taste responsibility in every bite.

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19,000t

Installed
Capacity

700
+

Employees

7000

Farmers

100
+

Villages

Experience the Great Taste of 

Responsible Business

We directly source our cashews from local farmers, processing them right here in Côte d'Ivoire in adherence to the highest food standards. While this approach might appear simple, it's often overlooked by many companies, leading to stale and untraceable cashews upon arrival. Our method ensures superior quality and food safe cashews for you while providing a crucial sustainability boost to our planet.

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Better Business Makes Better Cashews

We connect farmers to consumers in a profitable and sustainable value chain

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Nurturing Farmers for Success

Boosting smallholder farmers' productivity through integrated value chains, innovative intercropping, and digital payments, ensuring living wages and prosperity.

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Farming Fortitude: Empowering Our Growers

We equip our cashew farmers with resilient cashew plants that can withstand climate change, securing their livelihoods and ensuring a continuous supply of our beloved cashews.

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The Transparency Trail: Tracking Every Step

We lead cashew processing, offering unparalleled transparency and 100% traceability to farmers through advanced digital solutions, showcasing our industry expertise.

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Full Circle Cashews: Embracing Sustainability

As proponents of a circular economy, we recycle all cashew by-products into valuable resources, with the help of our different partners.

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Women at the Helm: Powering Progress

We empower women by providing them with permanent contracts, not daily subcontracting, and proudly have 43% of our senior leadership roles filled by women, enabling them to significantly contribute to their families.

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Unveiling Our Local Gem: A Healthy Journey

Promoting the consumption of locally grown, protein-rich cashews, we aim to lessen dependency on imported goods while enriching local diets with cashews' health benefits.

Factory #1

Bouaké: Local Shelling for Reduced Carbon Footprint

Our state-of-the-art factory, situated in Bouaké, serves as the epicentre for our cashew shelling and advanced mechanized processing, with a capacity to process 19,000 tons of cashews annually. A regional leader in cashew production, where modern technology meets skilled craftsmanship to convert raw cashews into premium kernels.

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Factory #2

Azaguié: Centralized Manual Peeling for Efficiency and Growth

Azaguié boasts the country's sole A+ BRC certified cashew processing site, setting high standards for quality and safety. Our productive workforce achieves 13 kilograms per woman per day, one of the country's highest productivity yields.

Factory #2

Azaguié: Centralized Manual Peeling for Efficiency and Growth

Azaguié boasts the country's sole A+ BRC certified cashew processing site, setting high standards for quality and safety. Our productive workforce achieves 13 kilograms per woman per day, one of the country's highest productivity yields.

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Our Team

The Amazing Team Behind Cashew Coast

Our success stems from nurturing local talent, promoting gender diversity, and striving for excellence in a challenging environment. We're like a family, working to industrialize Africa and make a meaningful impact on the continent.

Salma Seetaroo
CEO
Abou Gbane
Deputy CFO
Jessika Ndri
Legal & HR Manager
Jay Hosanee
CFO

Our Team

The Amazing Team Behind Cashew Coast

Our success stems from nurturing local talent, promoting gender diversity, and striving for excellence in a challenging environment. We're like a family, working to industrialize Africa and make a meaningful impact on the continent.

Salma Seetaroo

Salma Seetaroo

CEO & Co-Founder

Jay Hosanee

Jay Hosanee

CFO/COO & Co-Founder

Jessika Ndri

Jessika Ndri

HR Director

Philippe Krou

Philippe Krou

Sales Director

What do you get when you work with Cashew Coast

We work with a network of over 7000 farmers and we know everyone's name. We visit communities, we check in, and we invest for the long term.

Unparalleled Quality
Our cashews, processed at the source with the highest ethical standards, come to you exceptionally well-certified, ensuring top-notch quality, freshness, and faster delivery.
Unwavering Reliability

With a capacity to process 19,000 tonnes of raw cashew nuts annually, we're a reliable partner. Our proven record includes supplying internationally recognized ingredient users and supermarkets with 2,000 tonnes of kernels yearly.

Impactful Collaboration

Be part of a sustainable and innovative company that contributes to creating jobs, reducing carbon emissions, and making a positive impact on African communities through local investments.

 

What do you get when you work with Cashew Coast

We work with a network of over 7000 farmers and we know everyone's name. We visit communities, we check in, and we invest for the long term.

Unparalleled Quality

Unparalleled Quality

Our cashews, processed at the source with the highest ethical standards, come to you exceptionally well-certified, ensuring top-notch quality, freshness, and faster delivery.

Unwavering Reliability

Unwavering Reliability

With a capacity to process 19,000 tonnes of raw cashew nuts annually, we're a reliable partner. Our proven record includes supplying internationally recognized ingredient users and supermarkets with 2,000 tonnes of kernels yearly.

Impactful Collaboration

Impactful Collaboration

Be part of a sustainable and innovative company that contributes to creating jobs, reducing carbon emissions, and making a positive impact on African communities through local investments.