Noana

Noana is a Czech import and export wholesaler specialising in grains, nuts, seeds, pulses and dried foods. It operates as a productive cooperative (výrobní družstvo) and traces its institutional roots to a larger cooperative founded in 1918; the Noana productive cooperation itself was established in 1990 in Prague, Czech Republic, by separation from that larger body. Over more than three decades the company has built a worldwide network of trusted suppliers and a reputation as a reliable partner that applies high food-safety criteria. The company's product range covers grains, seeds, pulses, nuts and dried foods. Its nuts line includes walnuts (kernels and in-shell) and peanuts (in-shell, blanched kernels and red-skin kernels). Its seeds line includes pumpkin seeds (in-shell and GWS kernels), sunflower seeds (in-shell and shelled), linseeds (gold/white and brown), watermelon seeds, coriander seeds and mustard seeds. Products are offered in bulk packaging such as cartons, bags and pallets, and can also be supplied in retail packaging under private label or trademark arrangements. Noana's international footprint is notable. It maintains a back-office and more than 20 years of development in Shenyang, China, working with Chinese partners that own their own factories and form part of a state agricultural group of companies. It also holds strong positions in Russia, where it investigates and supports local farmers, particularly in Altay, an ecological region in Siberia. The company works with direct farmers and factories located in ecologically clean areas, and states that almost all of its products carry HACCP, BRS, HALAL or KOSHER certificates. Logistically, Noana delivers goods according to individual client requirements, from FOB sea port through to DDP Incoterms conditions, including customs clearance and all procedures for importing from third countries into Europe. Its philosophy centres on responding to the desire for a qualitatively different lifestyle and to new trends in the global food market. The company presents itself under the motto "We rise by lifting others."

Noana's history is tied to the Czech cooperative movement. According to the company, the larger cooperative from which it descends was founded in 1918. In 1990, in Prague, Czech Republic, Noana productive cooperation was created by separation from that bigger cooperative. This placed the new entity at the threshold of the post-communist transition, when Czech agricultural and trading organisations were reorganising into independent cooperatives and companies. Over the following decades Noana developed into an import and export wholesaler with expertise in the grain, nuts, seed, pulses and dried food industries. The company states that its history covers more than three decades and that this has earned it a worldwide network of trusted suppliers and a good reputation as a reliable partner imposing high food-safety criteria. A major axis of Noana's development has been China. The company reports a back-office and more than 20 years of development in Shenyang. Its Chinese partners own their own factories and are part of a state agricultural group of companies, which Noana describes as making the cooperation powerful and successful. This Chinese connection is reflected in its product listings: pumpkin seeds, for example, are documented with origin China and grades A, AA and AAA. Noana has also built powerful positions in Russia, where it investigates and supports local farmers, especially in Altay, an ecological region in Siberia. The company works with direct farmers and factories located in ecologically clean areas, and cites large areas of arable land and the ability to handle thousands of tons as strengths in the agricultural fields of grains, seeds and pulses. On quality and compliance, Noana states that almost all of its products have HACCP, BRS, HALAL or KOSHER certificates. Its logistics are tailored to individual client requirements, ranging from FOB sea port to DDP Incoterms conditions, including customs clearance and all procedures for importing from third countries into Europe. Packaging options include bulk formats such as cartons, bags and pallets, as well as retail packaging under private label or trademark. The company frames its philosophy around the desire for a qualitatively different lifestyle and the emergence of new trends in the global food market, and uses the motto "We rise by lifting others."

• 1990

  Noana productive cooperation is established in Prague, Czech Republic, by separation from the bigger cooperative.

• 1918

  The larger cooperative from which Noana descends is founded.

• Noana develops a back-office and more than 20 years of development in Shenyang, China, working with partners that own factories and belong to a state agricultural group.

• Noana builds powerful positions in Russia, supporting local farmers especially in Altay, Siberia.

Reliable import-export wholesale partner for grains, nuts, seeds, pulses and dried foods, emphasising high food-safety standards, direct farmer relationships and flexible logistics from FOB to DDP.

• Walnuts

• Peanuts

• Pumpkin seeds

• Sunflower seeds

• Linseeds

• Watermelon seeds

• Coriander seeds

• Mustard seeds

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2. 2About – Noananoana.eu
3. 3Nuts – Noananoana.eu
4. 4Seeds – Noananoana.eu
5. 5Noanawikidata.org