OUR STORY

HOW IT ALL BEGAN…

Palace Culture got its start in the Parmigiani family kitchen in Crystal Palace. Due to his 4-year-old son’s dairy intolerance, Mirko Parmigiani made it his mission to create a delicious dairy-free cheese for the family to enjoy. Combining his love for flavour with a deep passion for health and sustainability, he began making nut-based cheeses using raw and local ingredients. The resulting product was a huge success! And soon enough word of these cashew cheeses quickly spread throughout Crystal Palace. This led to Palace Culture’s first stall at Crystal Palace farmers’ market.

As the business grew to additional shops and markets, Mirko recognized that nuts could not be fermented all throughout his family's flat. So he took production out of his home to a railway arch in the food hub of Bermondsey. This is where Palace Culture creates our cheeses today, which we then distribute all throughout the UK!

THE PRODUCT

Using organic cashews and almonds, we soak our nuts in filtered water before fermenting them with live cultures. This gut-healthy base is combined with sea salt and a mix of herbs and spices to create a flavor-packed product. From tasty cream cheese spreads to soft and hard cheeses that have been aged over months, we have products for every charcuterie board.

OUR ORGANIC GOAN CASHEWS

What makes Goan Cashew Nuts different (tasty and crunchy) from the rest?

Goa is the only place where every nut is handpicked from the cashew fruit. Harvesting occurs only when the fruit has fully ripened and naturally fallen to the ground, thus enhancing the taste of the nuts. This contrasts with harvesting practices in other Indian states, where the fruit is often picked prematurely and sun-drying is required to obtain the nut.

Clear link to the Goan community - sourcing from processors with full transparency and control across the whole chain.

OUR ORGANIC ALMONDS

Using regenerative farming practices, 250 different farmers in Spain sustainably produce almonds for the Almendrehesa Association. The association then supplies these almonds to Food and Forest, a Borough Market social enterprise, where we purchase our supply from. Food and Forest aim to not only generate demand for agroforestry produce but also work to reduce the amount of soil erosion in the UK through nut tree planting.

You can watch this video on Spanish TV for an insight into their work.

We proudly use Food and Forest Almonds from the
Almendrehesa Association.

VALUES

KEEP IT GREEN

SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainably sourced and organic ingredients, earth-friendly packaging, and minimal production waste.

ANIMAL ETHICS
We care for the animals - our products are 100% vegan.

KEEP IT HEALTHY

REAL INGREDIENTS
No artificial flavours, colors, preservatives, or sweeteners.

WELLBEING
We believe in healthy, balanced lifestyles.

KEEP IT REAL

TRANSPARENCY
We aspire to educate people about the natural processes and nutrition of our products.

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
We care about our customers and want to make sure they get the best quality experience.

ETHOS

SIMPLE GOODNESS

IT’S GOOD FOR YOU
Almonds and Cashews both contain heart healthy unsaturated fats, with added benefits for your gut and brain. And our products taste just like traditional cheese.

IT’S GOOD FOR ANIMALS
We believe it's the right of all to live cruelty and abuse free, all our products are 100% vegan.

IT’S GOOD FOR THE PLANET
A plant and grain based diet reduces carbon emissions and optimises better use of land and water improving sustainability for all.