Alphonsa Cashew Industries has been distinguished with the Commendation Certificate for Strong Commitment to Sector Specific Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) at the 14th CII Food Safety Awards 2023, underlining its steadfast dedication to exceptional food safety standards within the Nuts and Seeds category.

Alphonsa Cashew Industries, a leading player in the Indian cashew industry, has set a new precedent by achieving the esteemed AEO T3, the highest tier of the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program. This milestone marks Alphonsa as one of the first food producers in India, and the very first in Kerala, to earn this significant accolade.

Alphonsa Cashew Industries received its Halal certification from Halal India, one of India’s most discerning organisations dedicated to upholding halal practices.

Alphonsa Cashew Industries has released its 2020 Sustainability Report showcasing significant progress and performance indicators across the sustainability pillars and reaffirming the company’s commitment to build a sustainable and responsible cashew value chain.

With the rapid rise of food safety requirements around the world, Alphonsa is investing in a new Pasteurisation and Packing Complex to stay ahead of the regulations and its customer’s aspirations. Construction of the complex has already begun and is scheduled to be functional by January 2021.

As part of Alphonsa’s commitment to resource conservation, we worked with our paper and packaging suppliers to address the impact of our use of paper for packaging. As a result of our commitment, 100% percent of the paper used in Alphonsa’s paper packaging now comes from FSC Chain-of-Custody Certified Suppliers.

Government of Kerala has marked regions where our Processing Facilities are located as Red Zone thereby prohibiting all factory activities until further notice. Therefore, we are shutting down all factories in Kerala with immediate effect to help contain the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and in the interest of the safety and wellbeing of our people.

Alphonsa Cashew Industries reaffirms its commitment to sustainability by partnering with Sustainable Nut Initiative (SNI) to promote a sustainable and responsible cashew value chain.

The entire cashew chain is increasingly becoming the primary source of pesticide contamination, putting the health and safety of consumers at risk. To prevent the usage of harmful pesticides and possible contamination, there needs to be complete visibility of the origination and procurement stage resulting in a transparent, traceable and responsible cashew value chain.

By 2025 we aim to bring all our farmer suppliers from 6 origins under our Farmer Management System (FMS).

The 100-year old Indian Cashew Industry is in an interesting phase of its life – much to look back on, facing a challenging situation and at same time, much to look forward to.

Alphonsa Cashew Industries has been awarded Authorised Economic Operator Tier 2 Status on 16 March 2020 by the Directorate of International Customs, Government of India. Alphonsa Cashew is the first company from the Indian cashew industry to be awarded the Tier 2 Status.

Alphonsa Cashew is the first company in the cashew industry to be certified with ISO 14001. The certification is an international standard that specifies requirements for an effective Environmental Management System (EMS), which provides an operational tool for measuring and managing environmental goals.

Alphonsa Cashew takes a leadership position in our sector by making this commitment as we are the first to join UN Global Compact from the cashew industry and amongst the handful who have joined from india under the Food Producers category.