Compañia de Galletas Noel S.A.S.
Colombia's iconic biscuit and confectionery manufacturer, maker of Saltinas crackers since 1916.
Compañia de Galletas Noel is Colombia's largest biscuit and confectionery manufacturer, producing the beloved Saltinas saltine cracker, Festival biscuits, and Tosh granola bars. Part of Grupo Nutresa, Noel exports to the United States and Latin America, employing over 4,000 people across three production facilities.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Medellin, Colombia
- Founded
- 1916
- Website
- noel.com.co
- Categories
- Confectionery & Snacks, Pantry & Dry Goods
- Markets
- Colombia, United States, Ecuador, Venezuela, Panama
Verified facts
- market-access-eu (green), checked 2026-08-22 TRACES NT, European Commission register of approved establishments (DG SANTE)
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- registry-id-verified (green), checked 2026-08-16 RUES, Registro Único Empresarial y Social (Confecámaras)
- registered-since (green), checked 2026-08-16 RUES, Registro Único Empresarial y Social (Confecámaras)
- leadership-on-record (green), checked 2026-08-16 RUES, Registro Único Empresarial y Social (Confecámaras)
- registered-manufacturer (green), checked 2026-08-16 RUES, Registro Único Empresarial y Social (Confecámaras)
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch
- HACCP
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA