Japan

Olam has been in Japan since 2011, supplying and serving what is now the fourth-largest coffee market in the world.

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We also import cocoa, edible nuts, spices and sesame.

The coffee business continues to grow thanks to our level of service and local support to customers, including complete Vendor Managed Inventory solutions. We supply green coffee, specialty coffees and soluble coffee products to industrial suppliers, as well as supplying small roasters and local operations.

Our broader business development in the market has included the 2016 announcement of a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation - the MC Agri Alliance - to import and distribute a broader range of food products in Japan.

Find out more about our products:

Ripe red coffee cherries growing on a bush, ready for harvesting, Guatemala, Olam.

Coffee Find out more

Olam cocoa offers a variety of flavours with a wide range of colours from vibrant red to dark brown, Olam

Cocoa Find out more

Edible Nuts Find out more

Spices Find out more

Meet the team

Since we established operations in Japan in 2011, we have focused on meeting Japan’s increasing demand for quality coffee.

Satoru Kakutani Vice President and Country Manager, Japan

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