We are a leading agri-business operating from seed to shelf in 70 countries, supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 16,200 customers worldwide. We grow, source, process, manufacture, transport, trade, and market 47 different agri-products. Our team of 62,500 full-time, seasonal, contract and temporary employees work to bring essential agricultural products to homes around the globe every day.

Established in 1989, trading cashew from Nigeria to India, today we have built a global leadership position in many of our businesses such as Edible Nuts, Cocoa, Spices and Vegetable Ingredients, Coffee and Cotton. 

Olam is committed to responsible growth. We ensure profitable growth is achieved in an ethical, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable manner. Only by ensuring this is an integral part of our business model can we deliver long-term value for all stakeholders. Olam is revolutionising seed to shelf supply chains through the Olam Sustainability Standard. Each step of Olam’s value chain is being examined to identify and implement measures to sustainably deliver products across all of its geographies by 2020.

Olam’s initiatives in rural communities are one aspect of this, and in 2010 The Olam Livelihood Charter (OLC) was launched to set a benchmark for projects that incorporate all 8 charter Principles of finance, improved yield, labour practices, market access, quality, traceability, social investment and environmental impact. Today we manage 36 OLC initiatives and another 160 beyond the programme, from rural electrification and water facilities to building health centres and schools.

Our business is today organised under 5 segments:

• Edible Nuts, Spices and Vegetable Ingredients;
• Confectionery and Beverage Ingredients;
• Food Staples and Packaged Foods;
• Industrial Raw Materials; and
• Commodity Financial Services