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We are proud to be part of the national dairy industry in Uruguay.
Our subsidiary New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay (NZFSU) is the largest supplier in Uruguay of liquid milk to processing industries. We are proud to be part of the national dairy industry in Uruguay.
We produce millions of litres of milk annually, delivered on time to our customers and with highest quality standards and nutritional value. Our milk is used in dairy products including cheese, milk powders, yogurt, butter and infant formula.
Our operations are based on dairy farms across Central, West and East Uruguay. They are in the process of being unified into the Central region of the country to further improve efficiency and productivity.
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The team includes skilled veterinarians, agronomist and technicians with many years of experience in milk production.
“Our focus looking forward is to develop a competitive operation based on standardised processes with fully trained and committed teams.”
Ricardo Lopez Mayorga,
Country Head and CEO of Olam Uruguay
News, Views and Insights
15th Sep, 2020
Olam joins forces with roasters to protect Brazil’s coffee farmers during COVID-19
Over 5,000 Brazilians have received hygiene supplies to keep them safe during the busy coffee harvest season.
Brazil
When COVID-19 reached Brazil ahead of the coffee harvest season, the first thoughts of smallholder Ivone Corsi da Silva were of how she could keep supporting her family, including her pregnant daughter and several other children with pre-existing health problems, without putting them at risk.
Ivone is one of over 5,000 beneficiaries of hygiene items and health education materials provided as part of a COVID-19 intervention campaign in the coffee growing regions of Brazil by Olam Coffee, Folgers (part of The J.M. Smucker Company) and Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee.
Commenting on the support she received: “The kits came at the right time for us. I have already distributed the masks and sanitisers to everyone in my family and we are all using them.”
300 relief kits – containing a total of 8,850 masks, 1,385 hand sanitisers and 194 litres of environmental disinfectants
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
23rd Jul, 2020
Olam Brazil: A reference point for growth with purpose
For a second consecutive year, Olam has been recognised by Great Place to Work (GPTW) as one of Brazil’s best employers. In the 2020 rankings, Olam Brazil ranked fifth among all large agribusinesses in the country – an endorsement of the professional career environment we seek to create for our 1,500 people working across 11 states.
We spoke with President & Regional Head of Latin America, Sathyamurthy Mayilswamy (Satya), and Vice President of Human Resources - Latin America, Cesar Salinas (Cesar) to discuss how Olam Brazil’s staff grow together with the business, now a leader in crops including coffee, cocoa, cotton, grains and black pepper.
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