The Moléas’ family is present in the dried fruit sector from generations.

At first in the Black Sea in Turkey, where the Mr. Cleon Moléas’ forefathers – of Greek origins – had hazelnut orchards in Giresun and Ordù. The Moléas/Palassof settled in Italy in 1926, becoming part of the Gruppo Omero Pisani & Rickertsen of Hamburg – main importer of dried fruit in Europe.Cleon Moléas works from years in the dried fruit sector as a broker, as a technical and market consultant: sometimes his experience in this field leads him to import directly goods. Specialized in the almond trade, he deals with hazelnuts, sultanas, pistachio nuts, apricot kernels and walnuts too, extending also in the market of the biological nuts.

His foreign origins enables him to have good commercial relationships abroad and, in fact, the German, Greek, Turkish and Californian suppliers are his main clients-sellers: sometimes the work brings him to buy some products’ stocks abroad and then to sell them in Europe and vice versa. Cleon Moléas’ experience in the sector of dried fruit commercialization begins at once after his studies, working by important German and French importers: after entering in the family company, he becomes – for a period – the president of the “dried fruit” section by ANEIOA/Rome – the main Italian exporters’ agency – and thanks to his ability in this sector he takes part to international meetings as a sector expert.

In 1970 the Californian almonds become the prominent activity also thanks to the relation with Californian BLUE DIAMOND. At present, the agency’s activity is the base of the relationships; also the advice on nuts has growing towards both the Italian and the European industries. Several confectionaries use the “know how” of the agency to create new articles or to substitute them with new origins. Frequently buyers ask for advices on different products of the sector, in which the agency’s capacity on the markets of Italian, Greek and Turkish origins.  

Daily there are specialist market surveys even in other alimentary sectors.