Nougat Vital

Nougat Vital Belgiës best bewaarde geheim: de lekkerste nougat en bûche coco komt uit Deinze, sinds 1926. Nougat. At Nougat Vital we know the reason why.

First you like it, then you love it and finally... you become addicted. Nougat is our passion and we’re constantly working to preserve that unique taste experience becoming rare today. We’ve been at it since 1923, when Vital Gormez began his wonderful journey along all of the sources of European nougat. He ended up in Ghent, where he wrote his own nougat story – the one in front of you today. But

that story isn’t finished: new chapters are constantly being added. this is the story of Nougat Vital. When you study the history of the countries around the Mediterranean Sea, you'll soon discover how deeply-rooted nougat is in the Christian, Jewish and Arab cultures. The word nougat comes from the Latin 'nux gatum', which can be translated as nut cake. It travelled to Western Europe from Byzantium. In 1923, Vital Gormez, scion of a respected line of candy-makers, left his birthplace Constantinople (now Istanbul) to discover the secrets of nougat in all of its incarnations. His path brought him to Montélimar, Alicante and Verona, where he learned about French nougat, Spanish turròn and jijona, and the hard Italian torrone. He perfected his craft and discovered the benefits of the long shelf life of these traditional delicacies. His journey eventually led him to Belgium, where he would begin a new adventure in 1925. It was there, in Ghent, where Vital met the beautiful young Elsa Soens. They fell in love and decided to marry. By 1926 Vital and Elsa Gormez were proudly supporting themselves producing their own… Nougat Vital. Vital understood that the extremely sweet taste popular in the sunny South was not as appreciated in the cooler North. Without compromising the honest, impeccable character, he tempered the sweetness by keeping the amount of honey in his nougat to a discrete level. However, Vital placed a high priority on maintaining the top quality of the traditional recipe, using only the finest sugars and nuts, the purest honey and the most exotic vanillas. After many trials and experiments, he finally developed a perfectly balanced flavour that quickly became very popular. In 1936 he outgrew his shop in Ghent and decided to move to the picturesque village of Sint-Martens-Latem, where he installed a new workshop. He became a respected craftsman in the community of candy makers, and fairs and markets served as the ideal place to sell his unique products. He quickly discovered that the many Belgian chocolate makers considered his nougat to be an excellent complement to their selection. Vital and Elsa took their nougat to a number of trade fairs and salons, and in 1948 their efforts were rewarded with the Médaille d’Or at the Culinary Salon in Brussels. Vital and Elsa had three children, and in 1958 their son Maurice Gormez joined his father in the kitchen. Growing up near the steaming kettles of nougat, Maurice soon discovered that he had inherited his father’s nose for absolute quality. He also turned out to be a successful entrepreneur, and under his leadership the company began to grow dynamically. Eventually, this made Nougat vital the standard for nougat in the Benelux, and it became very popular among the better chocolate makers, candy shops and pastry bakeries. As the directors of 'Vital & Son' – by now a Limited Liability Company – Maurice Gormez and his wife Lydie Haerinck set their sights even further. In 1978 they moved the company to a larger facility in Nevele and in 1984 Nougat Vital was one of the first Belgian companies to participate at the Internationale SüsswarenMesse in Cologne, the world’s leading trade fair for sweets. This was the beginning of a successful export venture. Nougat can tolerate severe climate extremes, and with its long shelf life of 18 months and its lack of artificial additives it is ideally suited as an export product. In 1985, all of their hard work was rewarded with the Oscar for Export in Brussels, and in 1986 they won the International Food Trophy in Barcelona. That year, the trophy was exclusively dedicated to nougat, and Vital’s nougat was chosen amongst 200 candidates from more than 40 countries as the Best Nougat in the World. In 1990 Maurice Gormez and his team developed a new use for nougat in their laboratory. As granulates and cream, nougat became a premium ingredient in the chocolate, pastry, biscuit and ice cream industries in Europe and abroad. Today, these products represent about a third of the company’s volume. Starting in 1994, daughter Veronique Gormez and son-in-law Matthias Haeck became the third generation of Vital nougat-makers. They introduced the concept of marketing and the brand became a pioneer in the industry; often imitated but never equalled. This mix between tradition and modernity guarantees customers solid service, as exemplified each day by the many loyal business relations. In 2005, Vital took the next step in its development with the construction of an entirely new state-of-the-art production facility at the location in Nevele. The production process was redesigned, with the greatest respect for Grandfather Vital’s original recipes, but taking advantage of modern automatisation techniques. Purchasing, production, sales and logistics became a well-oiled organisation, in which product quality and safety are the top priorities. In 2009, Nougat Vital’s unique taste and texture were rewarded with the International Taste and Quality Institute’s Supreme Taste Award, the crown on the work of three generations of Maître-Nougatiers. In 2010, Matthias and Veronique decided to engage in the production of organic and fair trade certified nougat.

🍋 Limoncello Nougat neemt je mee naar de Italiaanse zon!Zachte amandelnougat met limoncellosmaak en frisse stukjes citro...
05/06/2025

🍋 Limoncello Nougat neemt je mee naar de Italiaanse zon!

Zachte amandelnougat met limoncellosmaak en frisse stukjes citroen.

Een zonnige zoetigheid om van te genieten! ☀️

🍗 Afgelopen vrijdag genoten we met het hele team van een heerlijke BBQ-namiddag in onze tuin. Zon, lekker eten, een dran...
23/05/2025

🍗 Afgelopen vrijdag genoten we met het hele team van een heerlijke BBQ-namiddag in onze tuin.
Zon, lekker eten, een drankje en gezellige babbels.

Bedankt voor jullie inzet!

🍊 Heb je onze 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗮𝘀 al geproefd?Gemaakt met 100% pure, 𝗴𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗷𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗷𝗳𝗷𝗲𝘀 uit Spanje en ...
21/05/2025

🍊 Heb je onze 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗮𝘀 al geproefd?

Gemaakt met 100% pure, 𝗴𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗷𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗷𝗳𝗷𝗲𝘀 uit Spanje en volledig vrij van kleurstoffen. De zoete schijfjes sinaas combineren perfect met onze zachte nougat.

Een smaakexplosie van jewelste!

Mama verdient het allerbeste! 💝Verwen haar met een cadeaudoos van Nougat Vital. Bestel eenvoudig via onze webshop en kie...
05/05/2025

Mama verdient het allerbeste! 💝

Verwen haar met een cadeaudoos van Nougat Vital.

Bestel eenvoudig via onze webshop en kies voor levering aan huis of ophalen bij Vital in Deinze.

☕️ Een kopje koffie met nougat tovert altijd een glimlach op je gezicht. 😁
11/04/2025

☕️ Een kopje koffie met nougat tovert altijd een glimlach op je gezicht. 😁

🍫 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲⁣⁣Een heerlijke twist op de klassieke brownie, met de zoetheid van nougat en het friss...
09/04/2025

🍫 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲⁣
⁣Een heerlijke twist op de klassieke brownie, met de zoetheid van nougat en het frisse van cranberries:

𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢ë𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧:⁣
- 200g pure chocolade⁣
- 150g boter⁣
- 200g suiker⁣
- 3 eieren⁣
- 100g bloem⁣
- 1 theelepel vanille-extract⁣
- 1 snufje zout⁣
- 100g Vital Nougat (met cranberry)⁣
- 50g gedroogde cranberries

𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐣𝐳𝐞:⁣
1. Verwarm de oven voor op 180°C ⁣
2. Smelt de chocolade en boter samen in een pan op laag vuur. Roer goed door tot het geheel glad is.⁣
3. Klop de eieren en suiker in een kom tot een luchtig mengsel.⁣
4. Voeg de gesmolten chocolade en vanille-extract toe en meng goed.⁣
5. Zeef de bloem en zout boven het mengsel en spatel ze erdoor.⁣
6. Snijd de nougat in kleine stukjes en voeg deze samen met de gedroogde cranberries toe aan het beslag.⁣
7. Giet het beslag in de bakvorm en leg nog wat stukjes nougat bovenop het beslag. ⁣
8. Bak de brownies 20-25 minuten, totdat een tandenstoker er schoon uitkomt.⁣
9. Laat afkoelen, snijd in stukken en geniet van de heerlijke combinatie van nougat, chocolade en cranberry! 😋⁣

De winnares van onze winactie kwam haar luxe Nougat Vital-pakket ophalen. Een pakket vol lekkers waar ze wel eventjes aa...
02/04/2025

De winnares van onze winactie kwam haar luxe Nougat Vital-pakket ophalen. Een pakket vol lekkers waar ze wel eventjes aan zal bezig zijn. 😉

Laat het smaken!

👉 17 april is het Dag van de Medewerker - verwen je team met wat lekkers! Bestel onze ‘Bedankt'-zakjes eenvoudig via onz...
02/04/2025

👉 17 april is het Dag van de Medewerker - verwen je team met wat lekkers!

Bestel onze ‘Bedankt'-zakjes eenvoudig via onze webshop of neem contact met ons op via [email protected]

Het is Vette Dinsdag! 🎉De ideale smoes om jezelf extra te verwennen met iets heerlijks zoet 😉
04/03/2025

Het is Vette Dinsdag! 🎉
De ideale smoes om jezelf extra te verwennen met iets heerlijks zoet 😉

Enkele weken geleden waren we aanwezig op de ISM-beurs in Keulen! Bedankt aan iedereen die onze stand bezocht en genoten...
20/02/2025

Enkele weken geleden waren we aanwezig op de ISM-beurs in Keulen! Bedankt aan iedereen die onze stand bezocht en genoten heeft van onze ambachtelijke nougat

Tot volgend jaar, voor een speciale editie! 😉

Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️☕
14/02/2025

Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️☕

Love is sweet… Verras daarom je Valentijn met een zoet stukje nougat! 💝
13/02/2025

Love is sweet… Verras daarom je Valentijn met een zoet stukje nougat! 💝

Adres

Vaart Links 61
Nevele
9850

Openingstijden

Maandag 08:00 - 17:00
Dinsdag 08:00 - 17:00
Woensdag 08:00 - 17:00
Donderdag 08:00 - 17:00
Vrijdag 08:00 - 12:00

Meldingen

Wees de eerste die het weet en laat ons u een e-mail sturen wanneer Nougat Vital nieuws en promoties plaatst. Uw e-mailadres wordt niet voor andere doeleinden gebruikt en u kunt zich op elk gewenst moment afmelden.

Contact

Stuur een bericht naar Nougat Vital:

Delen

Our Story

Nougat. First you like it, then you love it and finally... you’re addicted? :-) At Nougat Vital we know the reason why. Nougat is our passion and we’re constantly working to preserve that unique taste becoming rare today. We’ve been at it since 1923, when Vital Gormez began his wonderful journey along all of the sources of European nougat. He ended up in Ghent, where he wrote his own nougat story – the one in front of you today. But that story isn’t finished: new chapters are constantly being added. This is the story of Nougat Vital. When you study the history of the countries around the Mediterranean Sea, you'll soon discover how deeply-rooted nougat is in the Christian, Jewish and Arab cultures. The word nougat comes from the Latin ‘nux gatum', which can be translated as nut cake. It travelled to Western Europe from Byzantium. In 1923, Vital Gormez, scion of a respected line of candy-makers, left his birthplace Constantinople (now Istanbul) to discover the secrets of nougat in all of its incarnations. His path brought him to Montélimar, Alicante and Verona, where he learned about French nougat, Spanish turròn and jijona, and the hard Italian torrone. He perfected his craft and discovered the benefits of the long shelf life of these traditional delicacies. His journey eventually led him to Belgium, where he would begin a new adventure in 1925. It was there, in Ghent, where Vital met the beautiful young Elsa Soens. They fell in love and decided to marry. By 1926, Vital and Elsa Gormez were proudly supporting themselves producing their own… Nougat Vital. Vital understood that the extremely sweet taste popular in the sunny South was not as appreciated in the cooler North. Without compromising the honest, impeccable character, he tempered the sweetness by keeping the amount of honey in his nougat to a discrete level. However, Vital placed a high priority on maintaining the top quality of the traditional recipe, using only the finest sugars and nuts, the purest honey and the most exotic vanillas. After many trials and experiments, he finally developed a perfectly balanced flavour that quickly became popular. In 1936 he outgrew his shop in Ghent and decided to move to the picturesque village of Sint-Martens-Latem, where he installed a workshop. He became a respected craftsman in the community of candy makers. Fancy fairs and markets served as the ideal place to sell his unique products. He quickly discovered that the many Belgian chocolate makers considered his nougat to be an excellent complement to their selection. Vital and Elsa took their nougat to a number of trade fairs and salons, and in 1948 their efforts were rewarded with the Médaille d’Or at the Culinary Salon in Brussels. Vital and Elsa had three children, and in 1958 their son Maurice Gormez joined his father in the kitchen. Growing up near the steaming kettles of nougat, Maurice soon discovered that he had inherited his father’s nose for absolute quality. He also turned out to be a successful entrepreneur, and under his leadership the company began to grow dynamically. Eventually, this made Nougat Vital the standard for nougat in the Benelux, and it became very popular among the better chocolate makers, candy shops and bakeries. As the directors of 'Vital & Son' – by now a Limited Liability Company – Maurice Gormez and his wife Lydie Haerinck set their sights even further. In 1978 they moved the company to a larger facility in Nevele and in 1984 Nougat Vital was one of the first Belgian companies to participate at the Internationale SüsswarenMesse in Cologne, the world’s leading trade fair for sweets. This was the beginning of a successful export venture. Nougat can tolerate severe climate extremes, and with its long shelf life of 18 months and its lack of artificial additives it is ideally suited as an export product. In 1985, all of their hard work was rewarded with the Oscar for Export in Brussels, and in 1986 they won the International Food Trophy in Barcelona. That year, the trophy was exclusively dedicated to nougat, and Vital’s nougat was chosen amongst 200 candidates from more than 40 countries as the Best Nougat in the World. Starting in 1994, daughter Veronique Gormez and son-in-law Matthias Haeck became the third generation of Vital nougat-makers. They introduced the concept of marketing and the brand became a pioneer in the industry; often imitated but never equalled. This mix between tradition and modernity guarantees customers solid service, as exemplified each day by the many loyal business relations. In 2005, Vital took the next step in its development with the construction of an entirely new state-of-the-art production facility at the location in Nevele. The production process was redesigned, with the greatest respect for Grandfather Vital’s original recipes, but taking advantage of modern automatisation techniques. Purchasing, production, sales and logistics became a well-oiled organisation, in which product quality and safety are the top priorities. In 2009, Nougat Vital’s unique taste and texture were rewarded with the International Taste and Quality Institute’s Supreme Taste Award, the crown on the work of three generations of Maître-Nougatiers. In 2010, Matthias and Veronique decided to engage in the production of Organic Fair trade certified nougat.

Today, the company is FAVV validated, UTZ certified and IFS Food 6.1 Higher Level.

We do not compromise. We will serve you one of the best nougats you've ever tasted. Welcome!