deZaan

Engineered for excellence, deZaan has been making waves in cocoa ingredients since 1911.

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Our deZaan brand offers premium cocoa ingredients and innovative cocoa solutions, tailored to customer requirements.

A historic, Europe-based cocoa processing operation, our flagship deZaan label has been the go-to solution for manufacturers and consumers around the world since 1911. Starting with carefully selected cocoa beans from origin and harnessing proprietary processing techniques supported by innovation expertise, we craft the world’s most consistent cocoa products.

deZaan cocoa powders are renowned for their unsurpassed flavor and color diversity. Flavor profiles range from fruity to bitter cocoa, while the colors extend from vibrant reds to dark brown through to black with a variety of taste profiles and intensities. deZaan cocoa powders are available with fat contents of 10-12, 20-22 and 22-24%, as well as a very low fat version of the iconic ZR powder. Natural and Dutched options are also available across the full pH range.

The superior performance capabilities of deZaan cocoa ingredients are legendary for their ability to provide rich, full flavor and color impact in applications. With premium deZaan cocoa powders, cocoa liquors and cocoa butters, the possibilities for creating unique products are endless.

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Ingredients for kitchen professionals, foodservice and caterers

Our deZaan for professionals ingredient range provides chefs, artisans, bakers, and pâtissiers with a focused range to elevate their recipes and discover the true possibilities of what can be created with cocoa.

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Press Release Nov 20, 2024

From agronomy to AI: ofi accelerates sustainability impact across global nuts supply chains

Powering beehives with AI in California, and empowering cashew farmers across Africa and Asia are just two highlights published by global ingredients leader ofi, in its latest sustainability report for its nuts business.

The annual ‘Nut Trails’ impact report¹ details progress delivered by ofi’s origin teams of agronomists and social workers, together with partners across its global almond, cashew and hazelnut operations in 2023. Notable initiatives include the KIND Almond Acres Initiative, testing regenerative agriculture practices across 500 acres in California, and expanding the deployment of AI-powered BeeHome™ technology2 to protect pollinators.

Press Release Nov 20, 2024

AtSource receives equivalence under the SAI Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment – FSA 3.0.

Two tiers of ofi’s sustainability management system AtSource – AtSourceV and AtSource+ – have been recognized as equivalent schemes against the Sustainability Farm Assessment FSA 3.0 from the SAI platform, obtaining the gold and silver equivalence levels respectively for its spices, cocoa, coffee, and nuts products. This achievement reiterates ofi’s commitment to sustainability and to customers in their journey towards meeting their commitments.

We are pleased to announce that AtSource+ and AtSourceV have been benchmarked as equivalent schemes against the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment scheme – FSA Version 3.0, obtaining the highest-level equivalence for the AtSource+ tier¹.

The SAI Platform's Farm Sustainability Assessment FSA 3.0 provides a widely recognized framework to assess, improve, and validate on-farm sustainability in agricultural supply chains.

Following the benchmarking results, the AtSource system has achieved:

FSA Gold level equivalent for the AtSource+ tier, being the highest-level recognition and confirming best-in-class sustainable practices for farms in AtSource+ supply chains, and their commitment to high environmental and social responsibility standards.
FSA Silver level equivalent for the AtSourceV tier, confirming farms are meeting a well-defined standard of responsible agricultural practices. This includes good environmental stewardship, respect for labor rights, and safe working conditions.

Articles Nov 14, 2024

Rishi Kalra, Executive Director and Group CFO at ofi quoted in Financial Times curtain raiser article ahead of COP 16

For Olam Food Ingredients, one of the world’s biggest suppliers of food and drink ingredients, the alarm rang with the bees.

As one of the world’s largest almond growers, OFI says it spends between $8mn and $11mn a year on honeybees needed to pollinate almond trees. Despite this, productivity on the farms started to decline “because the bees were stressed by their industrialised environment”, says Rishi Kalra, executive director and group chief financial officer. “So, we worked with partners to create natural habitats for bees on our farms and reduce their exposure to agrichemicals. What we saw was that productivity steadily increased.”