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Olam has been in Uganda since 1997 and today operates across 6 key products.

We procure and process cotton, cocoa, sesame and coffee in the country for export worldwide, and import and edible oils.

Our business is headquartered in Kampala with a strong regional presence in Hoima, Kibuuku, Bundibugyo, Lira, Arua, Kitgum, Pakwach and Mayuge. We have more than 70 permanent employees, and work with nearly 900 seasonal staff across our operations, which range from origination and processing, to logistics and distribution.

Our coffee, cocoa and sesame are processed in Kampala at our well-equipped laboratory to ensure that our products consistently meet the highest standards of quality control, while maintaining excellent flavour and aroma.

We are also proud to own and operate Uganda’s oldest cotton gin, which spins medium-to-fine counts to meet the high specifications of our customers worldwide.

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We employ nearly 1,000 people across 9 locations.

Aranyak Sanyal, Olam's Country Head of Uganda.

Aranyak Sanyal Country Head, Uganda

A cocoa tree laiden with purple cocoa pods, Olam.

News, Views and Insights

Press release

24^th Nov, 2020

Cascara iced tea to traceable cocoa: Olam Food Ingredients demonstrates the art of natural innovation at Fi Connect

London Olam Food Ingredients ("OFI"), one of the world's leading providers of cocoa, coffee, nuts, spices and dairy, is showcasing creative ingredients and solutions in its first virtual exhibit launched during Fi Europe Connect, Europe's largest gathering of food and beverage professionals. Visitors are able to freely navigate through interactive zones on the digital platform to access and engage with rich content on OFI’s portfolio of “on-trend” and healthy products, across categories ranging from snacking to beverages. With a focus on creative ingredients, showcased products will include deZaan D11MG – Ghana single-origin cocoa powder, anti-oxidant rich cascara (coffee cherry) iced tea, and GardenFrost™, Olam Spices’ proprietary purée line and the most operationally efficient, clean label purée on the market, across multiple product applications. They can also experience AtSource, Olam's revolutionary insights platform that provides food brands and manufacturers with v

News

1^st Oct, 2020

Coffee kiosk gives Brazilian smallholders direct access to global markets

Olam is experimenting with technologies that reach remote coffee farmers and empower them to sell to the company directly, thereby giving them access to global market prices. Its first kiosk in Ibicocara - Brazil's Bahia region, allows farmers to drop off coffee samples and then Olam manages the testing and pricing negotiation via its digital platform, Olam Direct. The company has received more than 50 samples in July, its first month of operation, and farmer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Olam hopes to roll out the kiosks to serve additional farmers in 2021 and the locations may offer other value-add services for farmers and their communities. Edmilson Rocha Aguiar, who farms 140 miles away from the closest Olam facility in Vitoria da Conquista, was one of the first participants in the kiosk test.

Blog

21^st Mar, 2019

Turning risk into opportunity: How to keep more of the world's forests intact

Simon Brayn-Smith, Global Head of Sustainability Olam Cocoa reflects on the cocoa sector’s role in deforestation and what industry can do about it. It’s no secret that the earth’s forests are shrinking at an alarming rate. According to the World Bank, an area larger than South Africa (502,000 square miles) was lost between 1990 and 2016[1]. Agriculture is one of the largest drivers of this deforestation and the role of cocoa farming in particular has become the focus of much public and private debate. Anyone in the cocoa industry is acutely aware of the challenge at hand: creating sustainable livelihoods for communities who rely on cocoa farming for their survival whilst preserving forest landscapes for future generations. Undoubtedly, the cocoa industry has been part of the problem, but we can also be a catalyst for change. The Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) is a prime example of the impact collective action can have on combating deforestation in the world’s two lar