Roasting and refining of nuts using traditional craftsmanship since 1904
Hans Nobs & Cie AG
Bahnhofstrasse 4, 3053 Münchenbuchsee (CH)New on Amplifa
About Nobs
Hans Nobs & Cie AG is a Swiss family business founded in 1904 by Hans Nobs and headquartered in Münchenbuchsee near Bern. The company processes nuts, including hazelnuts from Piedmont, into hand-roasted products. The nuts are selected directly from the producers, shelled, slowly roasted without oil, and then manually sorted. The heart of production is a nearly hundred-year-old, 17-metre-long roasting oven in which the nuts are roasted on large metal swinging trays. Nuts sorted out during hand selection are further processed into nut oil, nut mouture and nut paste. Production takes place in the company's own over-hundred-year-old periodic building in Münchenbuchsee using a traditional, artisanal process without colourings, artificial flavours or preservatives.
- Site
- Münchenbuchsee
- Processes
- Torréfaction lente et à sec (roasting without oil), Tri à la main (manual sorting/selection), Émondage (shelling of the nuts), Production of nut oil, nut mouture and nut paste from by-products, Roasting of nuts without oil, Hand selection of the nuts, Refining (oil, milled product, paste from sorted-out nuts)
- Materials
- Noisettes (hazelnuts from Piedmont), Noix (nuts), Hazelnuts from Piedmont, Nuts, Slow dry roasting, Hand selection
- Founded
- 1904
- Industries
- Food, Nut processing / Snacks
- 01
Selection of nuts directly from the producer
- 02
Shelling of the nuts
- 03
Slow dry roasting without oil
- 04
Hand selection
- 05
Refining (oil, milling, paste)
Raw Materials & Processes
Hazelnuts from Piedmont
Are selected directly from the long-standing producer in Piedmont and roasted in Switzerland.
Nuts
Are shelled, roasted without oil and sorted by hand.
Slow dry roasting
Traditional roasting process without oil that gives the products their characteristic bite.
Hand selection
Manual sorting of every single nut to ensure product quality.
Locations
Münchenbuchsee
CHProduction / Headquarters
- Materials
- Hazelnuts, nuts
- Nut roasting oven (Four de torréfaction), almost 100 years old, 17 m long
- Large metal swinging trays/plates for roasting
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torréfaction lente et à sec (roasting without oil)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Noisettes (hazelnuts), Noix (nuts) |
| Tri à la main (manual sorting/selection)Testing | – | – | – | – | Noisettes (hazelnuts) |
| Émondage (shelling of the nuts)Surface | – | – | – | – | Noix (nuts) |
| Production of nut oil, nut mouture and nut paste from by-productsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Noisettes (hazelnuts) |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nut roasting oven (Four de torréfaction), almost 100 years old | – | 1 | 17 m long | – | Münchenbuchsee |
| Plaques métalliques (large metal swinging trays/plates for roasting) | – | – | – | – | Münchenbuchsee |
Additional services
History
- 1904
Founded by Hans Nobs; family business with traditional artisanal production
- 2024
120 years of history of Hans Nobs & Cie AG