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Singapore has been home to Olam's headquarters since 1996, when the organisation moved from London, UK and was incorporated as Olam International Ltd.
Now the holding company for our subsidiaries worldwide, and listed on the Main Board of The Singapore Exchange, most of our global businesses and corporate functions operate out of our headquarters at Marina One where we employ more than 500 people.
Olam Cocoa has a processing facility in Jurong, Singapore. We produce premium deZaan cocoa powders, butters and masses, as well as Huysman value cocoa powders for the Asia Pacific markets from this site, and operate a large innovation centre working directly with customers to develop tailored ingredients.
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We have over 500 employees across two locations. Many of our corporate functions such as Legal, Internal Comms, Finance and HR are based in Singapore, as well as many of our global businesses.
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21st Apr, 2021
Mondelēz International and Olam Food Ingredients Announce Partnership in Asia to Create World’s Largest Sustainable Commercial Cocoa Farm
Leading chocolate maker and largest cocoa supplier aim to strengthen sustainable cocoa sourcing in Indonesia
2,000-hectare cocoa farming model of the future to restore environmental productivity, improve farmer livelihoods and empower local communities
Chicago and London
Mondelēz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ), a global leader in snacking, and Olam Food Ingredients (OFI), a leading supplier of cocoa beans and cocoa ingredients, have today announced a new collaboration in Indonesia to create the world’s single largest sustainable commercial cocoa farm. The model builds on Mondelēz International’s experience with the company’s signature sustainable sourcing program, Cocoa Life, and OFI’s ambition for sustainable cocoa, Cocoa Compass, to test a scalable approach for the future of commercial cocoa farming.
From sensors in fields to irrigation systems, the project will use advanced climate smart and plant science technology – rarely used to grow cocoa at this scale – as innovati
21st Aug, 2020
Olam Coffee partners with customers to support vulnerable farmers through COVID-19
In May, Olam Coffee launched a COVID-19 Global Intervention Plan to strengthen its ongoing relief efforts for the world’s worst-affected coffee farming communities.
Securing skilled labour, earning a living and affording usual food and new hygiene supplies are the main challenges being faced by coffee farmers as a result of lockdowns and movement restrictions. All of which are compounding the pre-existing vulnerability of coffee farmers to low prices and climate shocks.
Donations from customers and partners, together with Olam’s contributions, have reached US$449,670 to date, funding food and hygiene packages for over 20,000 coffee households across 12 countries, where farmers are navigating the complexities of harvesting during a pandemic.
Vivek Verma, Managing Director and CEO, Olam Coffee, said,
“We are extremely grateful for the generous support from our customers, namely Lavazza, Nespresso, Caffé Borbone, JM Smuckers, Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee, Strauss, Melitta a
11th Jun, 2021
UN World Day Against Child Labour 2021: Putting children first in cocoa
By Andrew Brooks, Head of Cocoa Sustainability, Olam Food Ingredients (OFI)
This week, the world’s attention turns to a heavy burden that can damage a child’s health and education: child labour. In OFI’s cocoa business, we are focused on solving this problem every day.
Most child labour in cocoa relates to children carrying out hazardous tasks on the family farm, distinct from the much rarer issue of forced labour, and has no one cause. Labour laws can be misunderstood, and schools might be located far away. Even if there is a school nearby, children may not have the documents they need to enrol. When combined with rural poverty, many parents think their child’s time is best spent helping on the farm. And now, these cocoa-growing communities are also battling a global health pandemic.
We’re working to tackle each of these challenges in turn. Under our Cocoa Compass sustainability ambition, we aim to completely eradicate child labour from our direct supply chain by 2030 and ens
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