Hamama Meir Trading

What Hamama Meir Trading does

Hamama Meir Trading (1996) Ltd. is an Israeli importer and distributor of food raw materials, publicly traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol HMAM since 2007. The company sources approximately 50 product families across seven categories — grains, dried fruits, pulses, seeds and herbs, animal feed, nuts, and coffee — from roughly 200 suppliers in more than 50 countries. It holds an estimated 20% share of the Israeli dry goods food import market, moving approximately 4,000 containers or 80 million kilograms of goods per year through its state-of-the-art logistics center in Kiryat Gat.

The business serves approximately 400 customers ranging from Israel's largest food conglomerates to mid-market wholesalers and distributors and small/medium natural and health food stores. Its go-to-market is sales-led B2B distribution with a horizontal segmentation approach, supported by full-service logistics (storage, sorting, packing, delivery, and quality assurance) and a Just-In-Time (JIT) delivery system that lowers customer inventory costs and waste. Quality assurance is anchored by ISO 9001, BRC, and ISO 22000 compliance. End consumers are reached indirectly through Hamama's B2B customers.

The company generates revenue through a transaction-fee model on the import and distribution of food raw materials, with pricing negotiated per-transaction based on volume and product type; no public pricing details are disclosed. The organization operates with approximately 60 employees across its Bnei Brak headquarters and Kiryat Gat logistics center, and remains family-controlled, with the Hamama family occupying the CEO, VP Administration/HR, Logistics Manager, and other key positions.

Name

Hamama Meir Trading

Legal name

Hamama Meir Trading (1996) Ltd.

Website

https://hamama.biz

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hamama Meir Trading is a publicly traded Israeli importer and distributor of food raw materials, serving roughly 400 B2B customers from a Kiryat Gat logistics center with ~20% domestic dry-goods import market share.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Ingredients Distribution

NAICS

Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Food import distribution
• Dry goods wholesale
• Raw material supply
• Agricultural commodities trading
• Logistics and distribution services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bene Beraq

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Import and Distribution of Food Raw Materials: Hamama generates revenue by importing and distributing raw materials for the food industry, including grains, dried fruits, pulses, seeds, herbs, nuts, coffee, and animal feed, to the Israeli market. The company serves approximately 400 customers ranging from large food conglomerates to SMBs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hamama Meir Trading imports, markets, and distributes raw materials and dry food ingredients (grains, dried fruits, pulses, seeds and herbs, animal feed, nuts, and coffee) from roughly 200 suppliers in more than 50 countries to the Israeli food industry. The company complements this with full logistics services including storage, sorting, packing, delivery, and quality assurance, operating a state-of-the-art logistics center in Kiryat Gat with JIT delivery nationwide.

Product overview

Hamama Meir Trading is a food import and distribution company that operates as a one-stop shop for nutritious and healthy dry goods. The company offers approximately 50 different product families organized across seven main categories: Grains (Hard Wheat, Quinoa, Oatmeal, Rice, Bulgur), Dried Fruits (Pineapple, Mango, Prunes, Raisins, Cranberries, Banana), Pulses (Chickpeas, Beans, Lentils, Peas), Seeds & Herbs (Sesame, Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin, Coriander, Linseeds, Cumin, Black Pepper, Paprika, Ginger), Animal Feed (Fatty Acids, Seeds), Nuts (Almonds, Walnuts, Brazilian Nuts, Pistachios, Cashews, Pine Nuts, Macadamia Nuts, Hazelnuts), and Coffee (Arabica, Robusta). The company also provides complementary logistics services including storage, sorting, packing, delivery, and quality assurance, making it a comprehensive solution for food industry raw material procurement in Israel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grains Bulk grains including Hard Wheat, Quinoa, Oatmeal, Rice, and Bulgur imported from global suppliers and distributed to the Israeli food industry (food manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers).
• Dried Fruits Dried fruits including Pineapple, Mango, Prunes, Raisins, Cranberries, and Banana, imported and supplied to food manufacturers and retailers in Israel.
• Pulses Legumes and pulses including Chickpeas, Beans, Lentils, and Peas, imported and distributed for the Israeli food processing industry.
• Seeds & Herbs Seeds and culinary herbs including Sesame, Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin, Coriander, Linseeds, Cumin, Black Pepper, Paprika, and Ginger, supplied to food manufacturers and retailers in Israel.
• Animal Feed Animal feed products including Fatty Acids and Seeds for livestock and poultry nutrition, supplied to the Israeli agricultural sector.
• Nuts Tree nuts and peanuts including Almonds, Walnuts, Brazilian Nuts, Pistachios, Cashews, Pine Nuts, Macadamia Nuts, and Hazelnuts, distributed to food manufacturers and natural food retailers in Israel.
• Coffee Coffee beans including Arabica and Robusta varieties, imported and supplied to the Israeli beverage industry.
• Logistics Services Full array of logistics services including storage, sorting, packing, delivery and quality assurance, operated from a state-of-the-art logistics center in Kiryat Gat, Israel, featuring Just-In-Time (JIT) delivery collaboration with customers and nationwide coverage (from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat) with 95%+ of deliveries completed within two days.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hamama holds approximately 20% of the Israeli dry goods food import market.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: World's largest privately held agricultural commodity trader, sourcing and distributing grains, oilseeds, and food ingredients globally. Comparable as a large-scale food/feed commodity wholesaler operating similar supply-chain functions to Hamama.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global merchant and processor of agricultural commodities including grains, oilseeds, coffee, and pulses. Highly comparable in product mix and merchant-wholesale distribution model to Hamama, though operating globally rather than within Israel.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Major global agricultural commodity processor and trader handling grains, oilseeds, pulses, and food ingredients. Comparable in the food ingredient/commodity trading and distribution model that Hamama operates, though at much larger scale.
• Bunge Limited: Global agribusiness and food ingredient trader that handles grains, oilseeds, and other agricultural commodities. While vastly larger and globally diversified, Bunge is comparable as a major agricultural commodity intermediary similar in function to Hamama's wholesale trading business.
• Olam Group (ofi): Global food and agri-business supplying nuts, grains, coffee, cocoa, and other ingredients to food manufacturers. Comparable product overlap (nuts, grains, coffee) and distribution function to Hamama, though operating at global scale.

Emerging players

• SunOpta: Specialty food company focused on plant-based and organic ingredients including non-GMO grains, nuts, and superfoods. Comparable in its focus on health-oriented, plant-based food categories (similar to Hamama's superfoods portfolio), though it is more of a processor/specialty supplier.

Others

• Osem (Nestlé Israel): Israel's largest food manufacturer (owned by Nestlé) and a major Hamama customer. Not a direct competitor, but a downstream food manufacturer that sources similar raw materials and represents the type of large enterprise customer Hamama serves.
• Strauss Group: Major Israeli food and beverage group operating in dairy, coffee, and snacks. Comparable as a large Israeli food company that consumes similar raw material inputs (coffee, dairy ingredients) and represents a key customer segment for Hamama.
• Tnuva: Israel's largest food conglomerate and major customer of Hamama. Listed as 'others' because it is primarily a customer/downstream food manufacturer rather than a direct competitor, but operates in the same Israeli food value chain and consumes similar raw materials.

Regional players

• Wissotzky Tea: Israeli importer and distributor of tea and beverages with similar B2B distribution model to food retailers and wholesalers in Israel. Comparable as a regional food importer/distributor operating within the same Israeli market and customer ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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