All Gold Imports

What All Gold Imports does

All Gold Imports is a Canadian-headquartered importer and distributor of specialty food ingredients serving industrial food manufacturers and snack re-packers across North America and Oceania. The company sources nuts, seeds, dried fruits, cocoa products, coconut, and frozen fruits and purees from growers and processors in over 30 countries, then delivers them either as full containers direct to customer facilities or as JIT pallets drawn from a network of 16 temperature-controlled warehouses in Canada (7), the United States (5), and Australia (4). The technology stack is conventional for an industrial B2B distributor and is anchored by a Global Food Safety Program managed by a dedicated quality assurance team, which governs the company's own operations, supplier compliance, and 3PL warehouse management. The business is SQF-certified, and suppliers typically hold independent third-party certifications (many GFSI-rated), with public 3PL warehouses operating under HACCP protocols.

The business model is asset-light specialty distribution: revenue is generated through transactional product sales at likely quote-based pricing for full-container and JIT pallet orders, sold via relationship-driven direct B2B sales to industrial buyers in use cases including snack food repacking, commercial bakery production, and nutrition bar manufacturing. All Gold operates as the parent of three entities consolidated in 2025 under the Kos Ingredients unified brand — All Gold Imports Inc. (Canada), The Hemisphere Group, Inc. (US, acquired December 2021 and integrated into Toronto in 2023), and Commodity Imports Australia Pty Ltd. (Australia). The company has been PE-owned since December 2016 by Regimen Equity Partners and reports 11-50 employees. Its five-generation family heritage dating to 1899 in South Africa is a central element of its brand positioning around food safety and trust.

Name

All Gold Imports

Legal name

All Gold Imports Inc.

Website

https://allgold.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

All Gold Imports is a Canadian importer and distributor of specialty food ingredients — including nuts, seeds, dried fruits, cocoa, coconut, and frozen fruits — serving industrial food manufacturers and snack re-packers across North America and Australia via 16 temperature-controlled warehouses and full-container or JIT pallet delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Food Ingredients Distribution

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Nuts, Seeds & Dried Fruit Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Imported Foods Wholesale (AFAIAIAH), Organic & Natural Foods Import/Export & Global Trading (AFAIAJAK)

Keywords

• Specialty food ingredients
• Food ingredient distribution
• Nuts and seeds import
• Dried fruit supply
• Cocoa products distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Markham

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Specialty Food Ingredient Distribution: Importing and distributing specialty food ingredients (nuts, seeds, dried fruits, cocoa products, coconut, frozen fruits) to industrial food manufacturers and snack re-packers. Revenue generated through product sales with full container deliveries and JIT pallet orders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

All Gold Imports is an importer and distributor of specialty food ingredients serving industrial food manufacturers and snack re-packers across North America. The company sources nuts, seeds, dried fruits, cocoa products, coconut, frozen fruits and purees, and organic ingredients from suppliers in 30+ countries, then manages the full chain from ocean transport and customs clearance through temperature-controlled warehousing to delivery as full containers or JIT pallets.

Product overview

All Gold Imports is a specialty food ingredient importer and distributor serving industrial food manufacturers and snack re-packers in North America. The company offers a diverse portfolio of products including seeds (caraway, flax, millet, poppy, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower), dried fruits (raisins, dried berries, dried tree fruit), nuts, coconut, cocoa products (natural, alkalized, black cocoa powders), frozen fruits and purees, and organic products. The company sources from suppliers in over 30 countries and maintains operations in Canada, the USA, and Australia. In 2025, the company launched Kos Ingredients as a unified brand bringing All Gold Imports, Commodity Imports Australia, and The Hemisphere Group together under one banner, offering over 100 products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kos Ingredients: Unified brand bringing together All Gold Imports, Commodity Imports Australia, and The Hemisphere Group under one banner.

Products and services

• Seeds A seed product line including caraway (whole and ground), flax (brown and golden, whole and milled), millet (hulled), poppy (Baker's Gold, Blue Seal), pumpkin seeds/pepitas (treated AA or A/AA), sesame (hulled, toasted, natural, black, and organic varieties), and sunflower seeds (bakery kernel and large kernel), sourced from Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, the EU, India, Nigeria, and the USA. Sold to industrial food manufacturers and snack re-packers.
• Raisins Raisins offered as part of the dried fruit portfolio to industrial food manufacturers and snack re-packers.
• Dried Berries Dried berries offered as a specialty food ingredient to industrial food manufacturers and snack re-packers.
• Dried Tree Fruit Dried tree fruit offered as a specialty food ingredient to industrial food manufacturers and snack re-packers.
• Nuts Nuts offered as specialty food ingredients to industrial food manufacturers and snack re-packers.
• Coconut Coconut products offered as specialty food ingredients to industrial food manufacturers and snack re-packers.
• Cocoa Products Cocoa powder products sourced from Europe, including Natural Cocoa Powder 10/12, Alkalized Cocoa Powder 10/12, Black Cocoa Powder, and Cocoa Powder 22/24, offered to industrial food manufacturers.
• Frozen Fruits and Purees Frozen fruits and purees offered as specialty food ingredients to industrial food manufacturers.
• Organic Products Organic specialty food ingredients including organic sesame seeds, offered to industrial food manufacturers and snack re-packers.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Batory Foods: US-based specialty ingredient distributor serving food and beverage manufacturers with nuts, seeds, dried fruits, grains, and related commodities. Closest comparable to All Gold in customer base (industrial food manufacturers), product mix, and B2B specialty distribution model.
• SunOpta: Specialty ingredient company focused on plant-based and organic ingredients (fruits, seeds, grains) for food and beverage manufacturers. Comparable in organic specialty sourcing and industrial customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Olam Food Ingredients (ofi): Global ingredient supplier (cocoa, coffee, nuts, dairy, spices) serving industrial food manufacturers worldwide. Overlaps with All Gold in nuts, cocoa, and specialty sourcing but at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Cargill: One of the world's largest agricultural commodity and food ingredient suppliers, offering cocoa, grains, oils, and specialty ingredients to industrial food manufacturers. Overlaps with All Gold across multiple product categories but operates at global mega-scale.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global nutrition and agricultural origination company with extensive specialty ingredient offerings to food and beverage manufacturers. Comparable customer base and product overlap in cocoa, nuts, and grain-based ingredients.
• Ingredion: Major global ingredient solutions provider serving food, beverage, and nutrition manufacturers. Adjacent peer sharing industrial B2B customer base, though more focused on starches/sweeteners/texturants than All Gold's nut/seed/dried-fruit specialty mix.
• John B. Sanfilippo & Son: US public company (JBSS) that processes and distributes nuts and snack foods under private-label and branded programs to industrial, retail, and foodservice customers. Comparable in nut-focused ingredient distribution and snack-repacker customer overlap.
• TreeHouse Foods: US public private-label food manufacturer sourcing ingredients and packaging for retail and foodservice customers. Adjacent peer with overlapping industrial customer base, though operating as a manufacturer rather than pure distributor.

Emerging players

• Diamond Foods: US-focused nut and culinary ingredient company (pecans, walnuts, almonds, popcorn, seeds) supplying both retail and foodservice/food-manufacturer customers. Overlaps with All Gold in nut sourcing and foodservice ingredients.

Regional players

• Sethness Products: Family-owned US-based global supplier of caramel color and natural specialty ingredients to food and beverage manufacturers. Comparable as a family-owned specialty ingredient importer with industrial B2B customers, overlapping in cocoa-adjacent product categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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