A traditional cashew nut producer, processor, and exporter located in Fortaleza/CE, Companhia Industrial de Óleos do Nordeste – CIONE operates in the cashew-related business sector (planting, harvesting, processing, and marketing of cashew nuts and CNSL).

The company was founded in 1962 when its founder, Jaime Tomaz de Aquino, then a simple truck driver, saw some cakes filled with cashew nuts in a shop window while visiting a friend in São Paulo. He then realized there was an excellent and promising market, since at that time the national production and marketing of the product was restricted to one company, Brasil Oiticica, under the Iracema brand.

With the loyalty of some clients, the company was then opened, initially serving small businesses (confectioneries, bakeries, snack bars, etc.) and, before long, expanding to serve chocolate factories and eventually international clients.

It is the oldest cashew nut processing industry in Brazil and among the largest in the state. Currently, the organization is increasingly investing in its employees, equipment, quality, and modernization of its production process, and ultimately in the continuous improvement of its products. The company also invests in the quality and safety of the food produced and, to that end, holds the following certifications: FSSC 22000, Organic Certification (BR, NOP and EOS), and Kosher Certification. CIONE uses processes that preserve the environment, ensuring biodiversity and expanding the capacity of local ecosystems, contributing to local sustainability.