OLAM International

Name

OLAM International

Legal name

Olam Group Limited

Website

https://olamgroup.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Commodities and Food Ingredients

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225), Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Fats & Oils (2070), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Edible Oils & Fats Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Tropical Oils Processing (Avocado, Sesame, Peanut, Rice Bran, Grapeseed) (AFAKAEAE), Sweetener & Stimulant Specialty Crop Farming (Stevia, Guarana, Kola) (AFAGAGAM), Plant-Based Dairy-Alternative Ingredients & Bases Manufacturing (Emulsions, Fat Systems, Protein/Starch Bases for B2B) (AFAHAJAI)

Keywords

• Agricultural commodities trading
• Food ingredients supply
• Wheat milling operations
• Packaged consumer foods
• Animal feed production

Headquarters

HQ city

Pudong

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commodity Trading and Processing: Olam trades and processes agricultural commodities including cocoa, coffee, spices, nuts, grains, and edible oils across global markets. Revenue generated through the margin between sourcing and selling prices.
2. Food Ingredients: Sale of food ingredients including cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices to food and beverage manufacturers globally.
3. Packaged Consumer Goods: Manufacturing and marketing of branded packaged food products across African markets including tomato paste, instant noodles, biscuits, confectioneries, edible oil, pasta, and dairy through brands like Mama Gold Crown, Supreme Semolina, First Choice, and Bijou.
4. Supply Chain Services: Logistics, freight management, and risk management solutions supporting global agri-trade flows.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Olam Group is a Singapore-listed food and agri-business that trades, processes, and distributes agricultural commodities and food ingredients — including cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts, spices, grains, oilseeds, rice, edible oils, cotton, sugar, rubber, and animal feed — to food and beverage manufacturers, industrial users, millers, and retailers globally. Through its Packaged Foods Business it also manufactures and markets branded consumer products such as pasta, semolina, biscuits, noodles, and tomato paste primarily across West Africa, and operates FSC-certified forestry through its CIB subsidiary.

Product overview

OLAM International is a leading food and agri-business operating as a multi-segment platform with distinct business units. The company supplies food, ingredients, feed and fibre to customers globally. Its portfolio includes Packaged Foods Business (PFB) with consumer brands like Mama Gold Crown Premium Pasta, First Choice, Bijou, and Caraway products (biscuits, confectionery, snacks); Grains & Oilseeds covering wheat milling and pasta operations in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, and Senegal; Animal Feed & Protein with poultry feed mills and aqua feed operations in Nigeria and Vietnam; Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) focused on natural and sustainable food ingredients including cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices; and Olam Agri, a market-leading agri-business with operations across grains, rice, edible oils, cotton, wood products, rubber, sugar and biofuel. The company also operates Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB) for sustainable timber and forestry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• deZaan: Cocoa products brand
• Twenty Degrees
• Rusmolco
• Caraway
• Mama Gold Crown Premium Pasta
• Supreme Semolina
• First Choice
• Bijou

Products and services

• Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) Supply of natural and sustainable food ingredients — including cocoa, coffee, hazelnuts, dairy, and spices — to food and beverage manufacturers globally, with origin presence and integrated supply chain.
• Olam Agri Market-leading differentiated food, feed and fibre agri-business with global origination and processing across grains and oilseeds, wheat milling and pasta, rice, edible oils, animal feed and protein, cotton, wood products, rubber, sugar and biofuel, plus freight management and risk management solutions.
• Packaged Foods Business (PFB) Manufactures and markets branded packaged food products across African markets including tomato paste, instant noodles, instant beverages, biscuits, confectioneries, edible oil, pasta, and dairy.
• Grains and Oilseeds — Wheat Milling Processing and value-addition operations producing flour, semolina, and pasta for bread, baguettes, biscuits and confectionery, with manufacturing facilities in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Senegal that help reduce import costs of refined wheat.
• Animal Feed and Protein Production of animal feed including poultry feed, day-old chicks, and aqua feed under brands such as Ecotra, Song Fish, Redcrown, and Royalgrow, with facilities in Nigeria and Vietnam.
• Sustainable Forestry and Timber (CIB — Congolaise Industrielle des Bois) Sustainable wood and forestry operations across four FSC-certified Forest Management Units covering approximately 2.2 million hectares in the Republic of Congo.
• Mama Gold Crown Premium Pasta Premium pasta brand for Nigerian consumers, producing pasta and semolina for bread, baguettes, and confectionery, GFSI and ISO compliant.
• Supreme Semolina Premium semolina brand in Nigeria, supplying semolina for traditional and baked goods with GFSI and ISO compliance.
• First Choice Wheat flour and pasta brand distributed in Ghana and Senegal markets.
• Bijou Wheat flour and pasta brand distributed in Cameroon markets with GFSI and ISO standards compliance.
• Caraway West African packaged food brand producing biscuits, confectionery, snacks, tomato paste, seasonings, instant noodles, beverages, and sweets/candies across 7 Nigerian manufacturing plants.
• deZaan Cocoa Products Cocoa products brand under Olam Food Ingredients, supplying cocoa powders, butters, and chocolate products to food and beverage manufacturers.
• Twenty Degrees Cacao Cocoa sourcing and trading brand operated as part of Olam Food Ingredients.
• Supply Chain Services (Logistics, Freight and Risk Management) Logistics, freight management, and risk management solutions supporting Olam's global agri-trade flows across food, feed and fibre supply chains.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sourcing network of 5 million farmers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2021Renewed partnership agreement with WCS and Republic of Congo Ministry of Forest Economy to protect wildlife around Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. CIB, Olam's wood subsidiary, has collaborated with WCS since 1999 through the PROGEPP project protecting biodiversity and combatting poaching in forestry concessions.
• Republic of Congo Ministry of Forest EconomycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2021Tripartite agreement with WCS and CIB to protect wildlife and biodiversity around Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB)coreOthersCIB is Olam's wood and forestry subsidiary operating in Congo since 1968 with over 1,000 permanent employees. Works across 4 FSC-certified Forest Management Units covering approximately 2.2 million hectares.
• AirX CarbonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOlam is piloting AirX Carbon's carbon-negative NetZero Pallet made from agricultural waste including coconut and coffee husk. Partnership for sustainable supply chain solutions.
• AlumichemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish water-tech firm partnered with Nutrifoods Ghana Limited (Olam subsidiary) to design advanced wastewater treatment plant capable of treating 8,000 liters daily for reuse.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cargill: Largest privately held US agri-business with parallel diversified footprint in cocoa, coffee, grains, oilseeds, animal nutrition, and food ingredients across 70+ countries. Closest comparable to Olam by scale, business model, and global origination network.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): US-listed global agricultural processor and food ingredient provider operating oilseed crushing, grain origination, and nutrition segments. Directly comparable to Olam Agri and ofi across the corn/soybean/cocoa/wheat value chains.
• Bunge Global: Global agribusiness and food company with leading positions in oilseed processing, grain origination, and edible oils. Closely mirrors Olam Agri's grains & oilseeds and edible oils trading and processing model.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Privately held global merchant and processor of agricultural commodities including coffee, cotton, grains, oilseeds, sugar, and rice. Operates a similar vertically integrated origination-to-processing model across emerging and developed markets.
• Wilmar International: Asia-listed agri-business leader in edible oils, oil palm plantations, and packaged consumer foods (especially in Africa and Asia). Comparable to Olam in edible oils processing, palm oil sourcing, and African packaged foods expansion.
• Viterra (formerly Glencore Agriculture): Global agricultural commodity network handling grains, oilseeds, cotton, and sugar across major origins and destinations. Direct competitor in grain origination, oilseed processing, and bulk logistics.
• IOI Corporation: Malaysia-based integrated palm oil producer with refining and specialty fats businesses. Comparable to Olam's edible oils and specialty tropical oils processing operations, particularly for food manufacturer customers.
• Golden Agri-Resources: Singapore-listed palm oil plantation and edible oils company with downstream consumer products. SGX-listed peer that overlaps with Olam in edible oils trading and African packaged foods exposure.
• Sime Darby Plantation: Malaysia-listed major palm oil and agri-business with vertically integrated plantations and downstream operations. Overlaps with Olam's palm oil, edible oils, and downstream food ingredient activities.

Broad incumbents

• Associated British Foods: Diversified food and ingredients conglomerate with grocery, sugar, agriculture, and ingredients businesses. Comparable to Olam in agricultural commodity trading and packaged consumer foods, though broader in scope and more focused on developed markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Olam
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRJ-bY1U26dMaKbh_hkQMaA
• Facebookfacebook.com/OlamInternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/olam-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/olam_international/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds10 records

Investors7 records

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M&A25 records

Investments

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