Kenari Nuts Are Coming to SIAL Paris 2026
FROM EASTERN INDONESIA TO PARIS
There are foods that become famous because the world already knows them. And then there are foods that deserve to be discovered. Kenari Nuts are one of them.
Kenari Nuts (Canarium indicum L., synonymous with Canarium amboinense Hoch.) are a distinctive forest nut native to Eastern Indonesia. They have a naturally creamy, buttery character and a texture that often surprises people experiencing them for the first time.
For generations, Kenari Nuts have been part of food traditions in Eastern Indonesia. But outside their home region, relatively few people have had the opportunity to discover them.
That is beginning to change. At Kawanasi, we have spent years working across the Kenari Nuts journey — from forest origin and sourcing, through processing and product development, to organic certification and international market development. And now, Kenari Nuts are coming to Paris.
WHY SIAL PARIS?
SIAL Paris brings together food professionals from around the world, creating a meeting point for food brands, manufacturers, ingredient specialists, distributors, buyers and innovators.
For us, SIAL is more than another exhibition. It is an opportunity to introduce people to something they may never have encountered before.
Kenari Nuts — a food from a part of the world whose biodiversity still has many stories to tell.
A NUT WITH A JOURNEY BEHIND IT
In 2020, Kawanasi submitted a notification for dried Kenari Nuts to the European Commission as a traditional food from a third country.
In 2023, dried Kenari Nuts were authorized for placement on the EU market as a traditional food from a third country.
That milestone opened an important door. But regulatory access is only one part of bringing an ingredient into the world.
The next challenge is much more human:
Will people want to discover it?
Will they enjoy it?
Will food makers see what it can become?
Will consumers feel that choosing it means something?
That is the journey we and our partners are continuing.
A Warm Welcome - Introducing East Forest Kenari Nuts
EXPERIENCE KENARI NUTS THROUGH EAST FOREST
East Forest is our award-winning organic Kenari Nuts brand.
It was created to give people a direct way to experience Kenari Nuts — not simply as an unfamiliar ingredient, but as something delicious, distinctive and worth discovering.
From pure Unsalted Kenari Nuts to combinations such as Cacao Cinnamon, Sea Salt, Rosemary and Spicy Salted Caramel, East Forest explores different ways to experience the naturally creamy and buttery character of Kenari Nuts.
Because ultimately, a great ingredient needs to do more than tell a good story. It needs to taste great. And we believe Kenari Nuts do.
RECOGNIZED BEYOND ITS ORIGIN
Kenari Nuts may still be unfamiliar to many people outside Eastern Indonesia. But East Forest has already received recognition on some of the international food industry's leading stages.
BIOFACH 2023
Best New Product — Grocery, Snacks & Sweets
ANUGA 2023
Top Innovation — Fine Food
Nordic Natural & Organic 2024
Finalist — Best New Organic Food
NATEXPO 2025
Gold Award for Innovation — Sweet Grocery
PRIX ÉPICURES 2026
Gold Award — Sweet Snacking
These awards matter to us for a simple reason. Kenari Nuts may still be unfamiliar to many people. But the product does not need to rely on unfamiliarity to create interest.
It can stand on its own — through its taste, texture, quality and the products we create with it. And when people discover that something they have never heard of has already received recognition on international food stages, the discovery becomes even more meaningful.
MORE THAN AN UNDISCOVERED NUT
There is another reason we want people to discover Kenari Nuts. It is not only about what is inside the package.
Behind Kenari Nuts are:
people,
forests,
food traditions,
knowledge and
possibilities for the future.
Kenari Nuts grow naturally in the forests of Eastern Indonesia, and working with them means engaging with an ingredient whose story is connected to its place of origin.
For us, developing Kenari Nuts is therefore not simply about creating another product. It is about asking a bigger question:
Can an under-discovered ingredient create new value while keeping its connection to the people, places and natural systems from which it comes?
We believe it is an opportunity worth exploring. That is why we continue to work with Kenari Nuts not only as a food, but as an ingredient, a product opportunity and a source of value.
Through #SignifiKenari, we explore that wider meaning across: People, Forests, Nutrition and the Future.
Because we want someone discovering East Forest to feel more than:
“This tastes good.”
We want them to be able to think:
“This is something genuinely special. I'm glad I discovered it.”
And perhaps even:
“I'm proud to choose it.”
MEET KENARI NUTS IN PARIS
At SIAL Paris 2026, visitors can discover Kenari Nuts and experience East Forest with our European partner:
NUNGESSER AG
17–21 October 2026
Paris Nord Villepinte
Hall 7 · Stand 7 M365
The stand is organized by NUNGESSER AG, our partner in Europe and the exhibitor presenting East Forest Kenari Nuts at SIAL Paris.
DISCOVER. TASTE. IMAGINE.
Perhaps you will discover Kenari Nuts for the first time.
Perhaps you will taste them and recognize their distinctive creamy, buttery character.
Or perhaps you will look at them differently:
What could you create with Kenari Nuts?
A snack.
A chocolate.
A bakery product.
An ice cream.
A dessert.
A new ingredient application.
Or something that nobody has thought of yet.
That is one of the reasons we are going to SIAL. Not simply to show people Kenari Nuts. But to see what happens when more people discover them.
COME DISCOVER KENARI NUTS AT SIAL PARIS 2026
17–21 October 2026
Paris Nord Villepinte
Hall 7 · Stand 7 M365
NUNGESSER AG
Come taste Kenari Nuts!
Experience Kenari Nuts with East Forest!
Talk to us about what Kenari Nuts could become.
ABOUT KAWANASI
Kawanasi is an Indonesian food company working across sourcing, processing, product development and international market development.
Our work with Kenari Nuts began with a simple question:
What if one of Indonesia's under-discovered forest foods could find a place in the wider world?
Today, we continue exploring that possibility — from the forests of Eastern Indonesia to markets, products and people around the world.