Tradition on a mission

OUR heritage

Our story started in 1877, when Hossein Rahmani established a dried fruits and nuts business in Northern Persia, famous for its agricultural richness. Over 100 years later, his grandson Abouzar spent most of his childhood and adolescence on the farms and in the factories of the family business, which grew into the largest agro food business of the region in the mid-1990s. There he became a connoisseur of ingredient origins, quality and an expert in processing methods. During his university studies in Brussels, Belgium in 2004, Abouzar noticed a gap in the market: premium quality nut and dried fruit snacks are not available in convenient formats and locations. As a result, Mani - from the surname Rahmani - was born.

OUR STORY

The Mani brand was successfully commercialised in the Middle East in 2009 and after a partial exit of the business in 2012, Abouzar brought the brand to Europe, and started selling Mani's 100% natural "on the go" nut, dried fruit and seed mixes in the Benelux countries in 2015. Along the way, he was joined by his niece Funda and his wife Julia. In 2019, Mani moved its production to Rancate (Mendrisio), Switzerland, and its coverage in Europe has grown to 6+ countries, with the products placed in the checkouts of 30+ large retail groups, at over 5'000 points of sale. And this is just the beginning...