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Our American story began in 2002 when we started exporting cotton from the South East.
From one employee in a small office in Wilmington, North Carolina, over the years we have grown to employ over 2,000 people across more than 20 locations. A snapshot of our operations include:
Cotton
In the USA, our business is diversified across the major growing regions of Texas, Memphis, Georgia, California and Arizona, with ginning and warehousing infrastructure in several locations. We are a leading supplier of all the USA cotton varieties and have an exclusive marketing agreement with Liberty Agricultural Cooperative Association.
We are committed to the traceable and sustainable supply of cotton. We are a member of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), a progressive step to formalising a sustainable cotton supply to consumers. Through the BCI, we have helped farmers and retailers verify their cotton standards, improving their marketability.
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Nuts
In the ‘State of Abundance’ that is California, we farm around 4,000 hectares (ha) of almond orchards as well as buy from other growers. We also have walnuts and pistachios. As with all our growing operations are committed to stewardship of the environment.
In peanuts, Olam has become the most vertically integrated supplier in the USA industry with assets in shelling, blanching and ingredients. Our 7 processing facilities are strategically placed across the main peanut growing regions of Texas, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina.
Annually, our USA peanut operation processes enough peanuts to supply the entire national population with over 1 pound of edible peanuts! We prioritise strong relationships with all growers, along with food safety and on-time delivery for our customers.
Spices
Olam Spices is strategically headquartered in the western United States, in Fresno, California. Our offices are close to where our onion, garlic and parsley are developed from seed or clove, cultivated and harvested by our ag team. On site, we also have an Innovation and Quality Center, where our chemists, microbiologists and food technologists collaborate with customers to deliver products consumers will love.
This region is supported by our four onion, garlic and parsley processing facilities, which are located up and down the western United States to accommodate our migrating onion harvest. Our vertically integrated operations in the US also extend into the Southwest, where our red, green and specialty chiles are grown and processed. In New Mexico, our team operates two processing facilities that are solely focused on chiles to support our retail, foodservice and CPG customers.
Olam Spices’ sustainably grown and fully traceable US products offer reliability of supply and unmatched food safety, which are further backed by our always on-trend, flavor innovations. This is why our team is proud to be the leading supplier of onion, garlic and chiles in the world.
Across all of our operations we are committed to helping farmers prosper, communities to thrive and landscapes to re-generate. Read more about efforts here.
Meet the Team
We have a broad presence in the USA, and rely on over 2,000 talent employees across more than 20 locations.
Greg Estep,
Managing Director & CEO, Spices
Also in the News
7th May, 2021
Olam joins coalition to provide support and relief to India amid COVID-19 surge
Partnering Temasek, Singapore Airlines, Air India and others in Singapore to source and airlift essential medical equipment to meet critical oxygen needs
Working with network of private and public partners in India to support distribution to hospitals and treatment centres across the country
Launched an internal donation drive to supplement and support COVID-19 relief efforts locally
Singapore
In support of India’s ongoing battle against COVID-19, Olam International is working with a growing coalition of private and public sector partners to provide crucial medical supplies to the country.
In Singapore, where Olam is headquartered, it is partnering with Temasek, Temasek Foundation, Singapore Airlines, SATS, Air India, Kerry Logistics, the Pan IIM Alumni Association and the High Commission of India in Singapore to source and airlift essential medical equipment to meet critical oxygen needs in India. Since Sunday May 2, the partners have sent 200 oxygen concentrators, 5
5th May, 2021
Greater urgency and partnership are needed to kick-start a smallholder farmer recovery stuck on pause
The tidal impact of COVID-19 has resulted in humanitarian and economic consequences that have been felt across the globe. The progress made against the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly towards no poverty and zero hunger, has been seriously hampered since the pandemic took hold over one year ago. Hard-won gains such as reducing childhood stunting actually stand to be reversed.
An Olam-conducted survey of over 3,400 farmers across 19 countries has shown the impact smallholder farmers have seen to their incomes, livelihoods and their communities as changes and disruptions have been felt across global food and agricultural supply chains. Read the article by Julie Greene, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, on Agri-Pulse and read our Farmer Barometer report here.
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