More than half of the world's hazelnut crop goes to a single sector: chocolate. Hazelnut tablets, praline fillings, gianduja and cocoa-hazelnut creams are the main engine of global demand — which is why crop forecasts on the Black Sea directly shape production planning at Europe's chocolate giants.
From gianduja to the modern era
The hazelnut-chocolate partnership traces back to 19th-century Turin: when cocoa grew expensive, Italian masters blended it with roasted hazelnuts and created gianduja. Today's global cocoa-hazelnut creams are the industrial descendants of that invention.
The industry uses hazelnuts in three main forms: whole kernels (in tablets), chopped and sliced (fillings and decoration), and paste/purée (filling and cream bases). Each form carries its own specifications for calibre, roast colour and oil release.
What the industrial buyer expects
For large-scale buyers, continuity matters as much as flavour: low batch variance, aflatoxin and moisture assurance, on-time shipment and lot traceability. Koralla's industrial portfolio is built to meet those expectations with laboratory verification and standard operating procedures.
