How do you get incredibly fresh, sweet, rich cashews to North America from Indonesia?

How do you get a cashew nut from Bali to the shores of the U.S.?  One BIG shipping container on one BIG boat. Our goal is to get you cashews via the most efficient way possible at a price at or below what you are currently paying. Right now we buy direct from farmers and process directly in the village. This is unlike the vast majority of the world's cashews that are shipped thousands of miles to a processing factory along the way passing through 4-5 traders.

We want to then ship our locally processed cashews directly to an Amazon Fulfillment warehouse and from there they will be shipped right to your door. Usually most cashews that are sold have passed through another 3-4 companies after the large factories have processed them.

So we want to go from Farmer > Our factory > Amazon warehouse > You.

Right now it goes Farmer > Trader > Purchaser > Exporter > Importer > Trader > Processor > Exporter > Importer > Distributor > Warehouse > Store > You.

Our cashews will be the freshest cashews you have ever tasted. Why? Because they will come right to you from our farms.

Our Story 

East Bali Cashews is an innovative food production business based in Bali, Indonesia. We combine sustainable, eco-friendly business practices with our mission of community improvement and women's empowerment. Located in dry and impoverished Northeast Bali, we buy the few agricultural products that flourish in this climate directly from farmers and process them at international quality standards. During our first year of operation, we have created over 100 desperately needed jobs, employing and empowering an almost entirely female workforce. 

95% of our employees are women

Our Philosophy 

Social enterprise: We believe that sustainable improvements in community development rarely happen through hand-outs and free aid. True empowerment starts with creating jobs to engage the community in their own improvement trajectory, then providing training to motivate emerging leaders and education to expand opportunities. 

Focus on women: Study after study shows that in developing countries, when women earn money they are more likely to spend it on education and health than men. In Northeastern Bali, there are almost no employment opportunities for women. This is a region with rampant alcoholism and gambling, but poor school attendance and numerous poverty-related health problems. We hope to change this trend of misspending and improve life for the next generation by providing jobs for women and opportunities for success.

Innovation: What do to with over 100 tons of cashew shells per year? Create a shell-fueled gassifier that powers the steaming and drying machines. Produce carbon-rich biochar, an organic super-fertilizer for the cashew and fruit trees. 

Cashew shell gassifier

Keep it local: Over 90% of Bali and Indonesia's cashews are exported to India or Vietnam for processing. However, cashew-growing communities are some of the poorest in the country, with poor soil and lack of employment opportunities. Seems like a simple solution, right? East Bali Cashews is the first large-scale cashew processing facility in Bali and one of the first village-based facilities in Southeast Asia. 

Our Vision 

We have big dreams at East Bali Cashews: helping farmers certify organic, cultivating a demonstration farm to introduce new dry-climate crops, offering health and finance workshops, and starting the first preschool in the village.

This year our team has processed over 50 tons of excellent quality cashews, using the cashew shells to fuel our production machines. Over the next year, we hope to expand our product line and start exporting internationally. We have big dreams at East Bali Cashews: helping farmers certify organic cultivating a demonstration farm to introduce new dry-climate crops offering health and finance workshops, and starting the first preschool in the village.Help us improve the livelihoods of thousands of families in Northeast Bali by purchasing our delicious products and spreading the word!

Balinese Sea Salt, handmade

Balinese Palm sugar, handmade