East Forest Kenari Nuts Cacao Cinnamon received Gold at the Prix Épicures 2026 in Paris, winning in the Sweet Snacking category. The recognition adds another international award to the Kenari journey and highlights the product's growing presence in the premium fine-food market.
Read MoreEast Forest Kenari Nuts received a Gold Award for Innovation at Natexpo 2025 in the Sweet Grocery Products category for Cacao Cinnamon. The recognition highlighted the continued product development of Kenari and its potential to create distinctive organic food products rooted in an Indonesian ingredient.
Read MoreEast Forest expands its Kenari Nuts collection with Rosemary, combining Kenari with rosemary, garlic, sea salt and coconut oil. The new savory flavor continues East Forest's approach of developing Kenari around complementary ingredients while allowing the nut's distinctive character to remain at the center.
Read MoreIn 2024, East Forest Kenari Nuts became a finalist for Best New Organic Food at the Nordic Organic Food Fair in Malmö, Sweden. The recognition provided another opportunity to introduce Kenari to the Nordic organic market and highlighted the growing interest in the product beyond its original markets.
Read MoreAt Anuga 2023 in Cologne, East Forest Kenari Nuts received Top Innovation recognition at the Anuga Taste Innovation Show in the Fine Food category for the Unsalted variant. The recognition placed an Indonesian forest nut among products selected for innovation, creativity and market potential at one of the world's major food industry exhibitions.
Read MoreIn 2023, Kawanasi introduced Kenari Nuts to the North American market for the first time at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California. The event provided an opportunity to introduce the Indonesian forest nut to the natural and organic food community and explore its potential in one of the world's most dynamic markets for emerging food products.
Read MoreIn 2023, Kenari Nuts received the Best New Product Award at BIOFACH in the Grocery Products, Snacks & Sweets category. The recognition came at a significant point in Kenari's international development, following EU Novel Food approval and marking an important step in introducing this Indonesian forest nut to the European organic market.
Read MoreIn 2021, Kawanasi was invited to present Organic Kenari Nuts at BIOFACH Special, introducing the Indonesian forest nut, its origin, characteristics, nutritional profile, applications and development journey to the international organic community. The presentation also shared the progress of Kenari's Novel Food application and the development of East Forest.
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