W240
White Whole 240
Large white whole kernels with a uniform ivory colour and premium visual presentation.
Specification →
Cashew processor and exporter · Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Cashew kernels, shelled and graded.
Bissau Kernel Co. supplies W240, W320, W450, splits and pieces to supermarkets, ingredient manufacturers, roasters and importers. Container-load quantities, shipped from the Port of Bissau on FOB or CIF terms with documentation on every lot.
The operation at a glance
A plant sized for programme supply rather than one-off parcels.
Throughput, yield and workforce set the volume we can commit to a buyer over a twelve-month calendar. These are the numbers we quote against.
- 15,000
- TONNESAnnual RCN throughput
- 23%
- KORKernel outturn ratio
- 650
- PEOPLEDirect workforce
- 5
- GRADESKernel specifications supplied
Guinea-Bissau grows one of the world's most significant raw cashew crops, and for decades has exported almost all of it unshelled. Bissau Kernel Co. exists to change the last step of that journey: we buy the raw nut locally, shell and grade it in our own facility in Bissau, and export the finished kernel.
For buyers, the practical benefit is a shorter chain. One origin, one processing line, one set of records. When a quality team asks where a lot came from or how it was graded, the answer comes from the people who did the work rather than from a broker two steps removed.
We supply on annual programmes, multi-shipment contracts and single container loads, and most relationships begin with a sample and a trial shipment.
Grades
Five specifications, each with its own buyer.
Grade describes size and integrity, not quality. A retail gifting pack needs W240; a protein bar needs pieces. Both come off the same line.
W320
White Whole 320
The benchmark whole-kernel export grade, balancing size, appearance and yield.
Specification →W450
White Whole 450
Smaller whole kernels that keep whole-piece appearance at a lower unit cost.
Specification →Splits
White Splits
Kernels separated along their natural seam, with full flavour and no whole-piece premium.
Specification →Pieces
Butts, Pieces and Small Pieces
Graded kernel fragments across butts, large pieces and small pieces.
Specification →Who we supply
Retail, manufacturing, roasting and distribution.
Supermarkets and retail groups
Own-label whole kernel programmes with fixed specifications, agreed shipment calendars and lot-level traceability back to origin.
Ingredient manufacturers
Splits and pieces for butters, pastes, bars, cereals, bakery and confectionery, supplied against repeatable technical specifications.
Roasters and packers
Whole kernels in W240, W320 and W450 for salting, roasting, flavouring and retail packing operations.
Importers and distributors
Container-load supply into Europe, the Gulf, North America and West African regional markets on FOB or CIF terms.
How to order
Three steps from enquiry to shipment.
No portal, no account to open. Send the requirement and a member of the commercial team replies within two working days.
Step 01
Tell us what you need
Send the grade, annual or spot volume, packing format and destination port. A response follows within two working days.
Step 02
Specification and sample
We confirm the technical specification, indicative pricing and shipment window, and arrange samples for your quality team.
Step 03
Contract and shipment
Terms are agreed in writing, the lot is processed and inspected, and documentation travels with the container.
How we work
Origin integrity, consistent grading and contract supply.
Single origin
Every kernel comes from Bissau-Guinean raw nuts bought through documented cooperative and aggregator channels, with lot traceability from intake to shipment.
Consistent grading
A semi-automated plant built for repeatable shelling, peeling, grading and packing against the size and colour conventions used in international kernel trade.
Contract supply
We work on annual and multi-shipment contracts rather than opportunistic spot sales, so buyers can plan volume and specification with confidence.
Facilities and logistics
Plant operations, shipment preparation and export handling.
Insights
Notes on grading, procurement and origin processing.
August 2026
Shipping cashew kernels from West Africa: what actually governs transit
Container loading, moisture control and a complete document set decide whether a cashew shipment from West Africa arrives in specification.
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What a supermarket own-label programme asks of a cashew kernel supplier
Own-label retail supply is a compliance relationship as much as a trading one. Here is what a European buyer expects from an origin supplier.
Read more →June 2026
How bulk cashew nut prices are quoted, and what moves them
FOB and CIF are not two versions of the same number. Understanding what sits inside a bulk cashew quotation makes comparison possible.
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Community partnership
Proudly supporting Fundação Abi Djaló — Nó Limpa Guiné
Bissau Kernel Co. directs a meaningful share of its annual operating proceeds, alongside in-kind support, to the Fundação Abi Djaló — a legally registered public-interest foundation in Guinea-Bissau dedicated to helping children, fighting poverty, and promoting education, social justice, and community development.
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