What La Mexicana does

Lamex Food Group Limited is a privately owned frozen and chilled food importer and exporter headquartered in Turnford, United Kingdom, and registered in England under company number 05646718. The group operates 23 offices across 21 countries, employs more than 300 representatives, and runs a dedicated trading desk of 72 trading specialists. Its commercial activity spans seven product sectors: Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Fruits and Vegetables, Honey, Juices and Purees, and Dairy.

The company operates a B2B commodity trading model, sourcing food products internationally and supplying manufacturers, retailers and foodservice operators through its global office network. A Seafood division was added in 2009, extending the original protein-led base (meat and poultry) into non-protein categories such as honey, juices and purees, and dairy. Internal Logistics and Technical Assurance functions are operated alongside the trading business, allowing Lamex to control cold-chain execution and product quality rather than outsourcing these capabilities.

The company reports annual sales in excess of $1.94 billion. Revenue is generated through trading margins on the import, export and distribution of frozen and chilled food commodities across multiple geographies. No equity funding rounds, acquisitions, or public market activity are disclosed in the available source material, consistent with its privately held status.

Name

La Mexicana

Legal name

Lamex Food Group Limited

Website

https://lamexfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lamex Food Group Limited is a privately owned UK-headquartered importer and exporter of frozen and chilled food commodities, operating 23 offices across 21 countries with 72 trading specialists across meat, poultry, seafood, produce, honey, juices and dairy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Import/Export Trading

NAICS

Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIAHAF)

Keywords

• Frozen food trading
• Chilled food import export
• Commodity food distribution
• Bulk food sourcing
• Food trade intermediation

Headquarters

HQ city

South Gate

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Frozen and Chilled Food Import/Export: Lamex Food Group operates as a global importer and exporter of frozen and chilled food products. The company sources products from major production centers worldwide and supplies to customers across different regions, earning margins on the trade of commodities including meat, poultry, seafood, fruits & vegetables, honey, juices & purees, and dairy products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Lamex Food Group is a global B2B trader of frozen and chilled food commodities, sourcing meat, poultry, seafood, fruits & vegetables, honey, juices & purees, and dairy from major production centers worldwide and supplying them to food industry buyers across regions. The company operates 23 offices in 21 countries with 300+ representatives and 72 trading specialists, providing 24-hour global coverage, audited supplier networks, integrated logistics support, and technical quality assurance as part of its trading service.

Product overview

Lamex Food Group operates as a unified platform for frozen and chilled food trading, combining seven core product verticals (Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Fruits & Vegetables, Honey, Juices & Purees, and Dairy) with two expert support service modules (Logistics and Technical Assurance). The company functions as a food trading intermediary with 23 offices worldwide, providing procurement and supply chain solutions for global food products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Meat Trading Global sourcing and supply of meat products from the world's major meat production centres, serving food industry buyers in a fast-changing sector where total consumption continues to rise rapidly.
• Poultry Trading Global poultry sourcing, including imports into the EU from lower cost origins such as Brazil and Thailand and exports to high-volume consumers such as China and Vietnam from Brazil and the USA.
• Seafood Trading Global seafood supply and customer base established through a dedicated seafood division created in 2009, offering products ranging from shrimps from India to cod from China.
• Fruits & Vegetables Trading Procurement of fruits and vegetables that follows the sun to maximize crop opportunities across global growing regions, with every plant with which the company works audited for quality assurance.
• Honey Trading One of the world's largest buyers of bulk honey, sourcing more than 20,000 tons annually from countries including Brazil, Argentina, China, and Vietnam.
• Juices & Purees Trading Sourcing of juices, purees, and concentrates from origins worldwide for major brands, ranging from exotic juices in South America to red fruit juices in Europe to apple and pear juice from China.
• Dairy Trading Supply of dairy products and solutions to the dairy industry through Lamex Foods Europe, with a product range covering milk powders, butter fats, and cheeses.
• Logistics Services Expert support service providing world-class logistics solutions as part of the company's comprehensive customer service offering for frozen and chilled food trade.
• Technical Assurance Services Expert support service providing technical quality assurance to ensure product standards and compliance across all food sectors.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sucres & Denrées (Sucden):
• Olam Agri: Olam Agri is a market-leading, differentiated food, feed and fibre agri-business operating across multiple origination and processing geographies. Its business model of global origination, supply chain management, and multi-category B2B trading directly mirrors Lamex's frozen and chilled food intermediary model.

Broad incumbents

• COFCO International: COFCO International is the overseas agricultural trading platform of China's COFCO Group, sourcing grains, oilseeds, sugar, coffee, and cotton from major producing regions. It is comparable to Lamex as a state-backed global commodity intermediary serving both producer and consumer markets.
• Bunge Global SA: Bunge is a global agribusiness and food company with deep involvement in oilseed processing, grain origination, and edible oils. It compares to Lamex as a global commodity merchant with vertical supply chain reach across multiple food categories, though at much larger scale and with processing assets.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Louis Dreyfus Company is a global merchant and processor of agricultural commodities, including food and beverage ingredients. It shares Lamex's privately held, B2B commodity-trading DNA and global network, with a similarly diversified product portfolio spanning multiple food verticals.
• Cargill: Cargill is the world's largest privately held food and agriculture trader, operating across grains, oilseeds, meat, animal nutrition, and food ingredients with global reach. Like Lamex, it serves as an intermediary between producers and buyers across multiple food categories, but at far greater scale and with vertical integration into processing.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): ADM is a global nutrition and agricultural origination/processing company with extensive operations in oilseeds, corn, and food ingredients. It shares Lamex's role as a global commodity merchant connecting producers and buyers, though with significantly more processing and asset ownership.

Market position

Strengths6 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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