Leading food ingredients supplier of what matters
Our cocoa, coffee, dairy, nut and spice ingredients are heaped with sensory and functional features – while we’re also able to offer products that are traceable, sustainable and transparent. We can help you develop winning consumer products in bakery, beverages, dairy, culinary, savory, snacking and sports nutrition categories with ease, scale and integrity.
We’re a super specialist in all things cocoa – beans, powders, butters and beyond. In fact, we have a leading presence in 10 key producing countries across Africa, Asia and South America. In our direct sourcing, our traceability from the farm to the factory allows us to drive sustainable practices across the cocoa supply chain.
As a leading global supplier of green coffee, with a significant specialty and soluble coffee offering, we’re buzzing with know-how. Our year-round presence in 18 major origins means we can offer you the responsible, traceable supply consumers want – and the rare roasts you need to differentiate your brand.
Dairy products have a key place in many consumers’ lives. It’s there in a cup of tea, slice of cheese, or spoonful of cream. Whether it’s a specific beverage blend or an exacting protein isolate or concentrate, we can help you deliver the tastes, textures and nutrition people love.
We’re one of the world’s leading suppliers with integrated supply chains across six continents. Almonds to hazelnuts, macadamias to pistachios – just name your nut. Many consumers look to nuts for their health-halo effects, making them a winning ingredient in a range of categories.
We’re one of the world largest global suppliers of spices and herbs, sourcing from all the primary growing regions and offering everything from onion, garlic and chiles to pepper, parsley and tropical spices. Work with us to make sure that provenance, taste, quality, color and texture tick all the right boxes.
Partnering at every step from raw materials to value added ingredients
This is how ofi as a food ingredients company delivers value to customers. We co-create to delight consumers, grow your business and create real change for people and planet.
Our journey so far
We are privileged to carry with us the 30-year legacy and rich heritage of Olam, and that DNA of ambition and growth will continue to drive us in the future as a food ingredients company.
Olam International began back in 1989 by exporting raw cashews from Nigeria to India. Then came cocoa in 1992, followed by coffee in 1996, spices in 2002, and dairy in 2005. Olam continued to grow, investing in the breadth and depth of its portfolio and establishing global leaders for each business.
In January 2020, Olam reorganized into three groups: Olam Group and two operating groups: Olam Agri and olam food ingredients (ofi). ofi operates in 49 countries serving over 8,000 valued customers globally, leveraging its complementary and differentiated portfolio of ‘on-trend’ food products, to co-create solutions that meet changing consumer preferences.
Sourcing nuts, cocoa beans, coffee spices and dairy ingredients at scale is just the start. Our focus is on innovating in all areas of supply chains and taking care of our ingredients from plant to palate. Whether it’s introducing digital tech to improve traceability and reliability of supply, or helping spot trends and responding to them with new plant-based tastes and textures.
As a leading food ingredient supplier, sustainability has been core to Olam's identity from the start, supporting Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals. Award-winning farmer support programs and the launch of the AtSource platform in 2018 have furthered this commitment.
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