Olam US Brochure

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Choice Vegetables

Olam’s proprietary Controlled Moisture™ (CM) Vegetables bring you

the best of superior performance, concentrated servings, vivid color

and unparalleled flavor. By controlling moisture through our propriety

processes, we gently eliminate excess water from the vegetables.

This means less water to lose in your finished foods and better

overall performance in fresh, frozen and refrigerated applications. The proof is in the product: pizza crusts and dough keep their

crispness; sauces, dips and spreads stay true to their original flavor;

and the sogginess in omelets and other dishes is totally eliminated.

Selecting The Finest Tomato Ingredients

Our Global Innovation and Nutrition Center is the heart of ou

tomato ingredient business. Located in the tomato hub of th

California and within our modern processing facility in Lemoo

our research and development team is a leader in product

development for all tomato based products, from pure paste

and sauces to purees and salsas. Our high-tech plant in Williconcentrates on both our organic and retail packaging busin

producing millions of cases of tomato products for some of t

world’s largest branded food companies. Today, Olam’s glob

is unmatched in the industry, providing us with premium mar

intelligence on the global tomato supply chain, from China

to Africa to Southern Europe.

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Whatever be the needs of

our customers, we have

a solution for the same,providing sauces, toppings

and spices to deliver just the

right taste in their product.

We’re the “Brand behind

the Brands!”

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Eric Fisher

Director of R & D

M.S. Food Science

20 Year Industry Veteran

Quality Spices and Vegetables You Can Count On

We offer our customers a fine selection of spices, specialty vegetables

and tomato ingredients that are unparalleled for their taste, quality

and consistency.

We are the largest supplier of dehydrated onion, garlic, capsicum

and tomato products. Using only the highest quality ingredients

wherever they are grown, we consistently reinforce our leading

position as a creditable supply chain manager through our

continuous focus on operational improvements and product

innovation. Accordingly, our state-of-the-art tomato processing

operations in California are now the largest supply source of

organic tomato paste and diced and value-added tomato products

in the USA.

Meeting All Your Garlic and Onion Needs

We offer a wide variety of garlic and onion, from dehydrated to

pureed and roasted. Over the years, our processing operations

in California have earned a stellar reputation for producing safe

and traceable garlic and onion products that are consistent, great

tasting and available all through the year.

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Marketing and Distributing Cashews

Cashew origination was Olam’s first business when we start

in Nigeria in 1989. Today, we are the number one supply cha

manager of cashews globally. We operate in all of the world’s

producing and consuming regions, and in fact, are the only f

integrated player in the cashew supply chain across all the m

processing origins.

In the USA, our team of product experts is the link between o

origins and customers, providing unique strategic insights in

the cashew market. Our sourcing systems enable us to offer

full traceability to our customers. We also provide supply cha

solutions such as JIT delivery and VMI to deliver our high qua

cashew and cashew ingredients from several origins to bran

and private label manufacturers in the USA.

Almond Sourcing and Distribution

We source almonds both from our own farms and neighboring

orchards in Central California. By sourcing several products from

many multi-crop growers within the same region, we enjoy an edge

in terms of market visibility and efficiency. From our office in Fresno,

our marketing team distributes these to Olam operations around

the globe.

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Manufacturers can choose

to source their peanuts and

nut ingredients from many

different processors. Our

attention to detail and total

commitment to customers,

regardless of scope and scale,

differentiates us from the rest

of the processors.

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Jim Fenn

COO Olam Edible Nuts and 4 th Generation Peanut Farmer

Superior Grade Edible Nut Ingredients

Olam is a leading supplier of Edible Nut Ingredients to customers worldwide,

sourcing and processing these across all major origins. Our strong presence

in these origins enables us to offer reliable, year round supply at competitive

prices. In the USA, we process peanuts and manufacture peanut ingredients,

grow and market almonds and distribute cashews sourced from all 15 cashew

origins around the globe.

Peanut Processing and Ingredient Manufacturing

Olam’s primary objective is to enhance product quality, increasing

value for our customers through the utilization of proprietary

technologies, sound GMPs, and a proven HACCP Plan including

‘Micro Kill Steps’ validated by Deibel Laboratories. As the largest

independent custom peanut processor in the USA, our state-

of-the-art operations are strategically located in the three majorpeanut growing regions and are managed by our committed and

experienced team.

We have diligently developed the industry’s premier foreign material

removal system, efforts that have earned us the moniker “The

Industry’s Problem Solvers”. As the premier global supplier of edible

nut ingredients to major confectionery and snack nut manufacturers,

we leverage technological efficiencies to seamlessly meet our

customers’ needs at competitive prices. In short, we partner with

our customers in reducing their product liability risks, improving their

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Green Coffee and Specialty Coffee Sourcing

Olam is today amongst the leading supply chain managers of

coffee and the largest shipper of Robusta coffees worldwide. We

are able to offer our customers a basket of coffees to meet their

requirements and also to suggest some alternative blends. Our

coffee team in the USA comprises several renowned cupping

experts with decades of experience in tasting coffee. Our SonomaCounty based Olam Specialty Coffee team scours the globe for

the best coffees, while our bi-coastal logistics team secures and

delivers this green coffee right to the door of the roaster in USA.

Optimizing Dairy Sourcing and Distribution

Today, Olam participates in the entire gamut of products wh

constitute the dairy trade and is able to offer customers a wid

spectrum of choices from high end applications to commodi

grade dairy products. Centrally-based in Chicago, the Olam

business comprises a team of dairy experts, each with exten

experience in the dairy industry.

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Olam’s expertise in coffee begins

at the source where coffee is

grown, and continues right through

to the cup. There are no breaks inthe chain from the coffee bush to

the door of our roaster customer.

This is what makes Olam unique in

a business obsessed with quality

and traceability.

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George Saffadi

SVP Olam Coffee, Exchange Certified Cupper

Top Quality Cocoa, Coffeeand Dairy Products

Our marketing offices in the USA for our cocoa and coffee businesses

complete the Olam supply chain for our sourcing operations across Africa,

Asia and South and Central America. Our dairy operation sources dairy

products from the USA for export and distributes within the USA dairy

products imported from other Olam origins.

Making Cocoa Marketing and Distribution More Effective

Olam is the leading supply chain manager of cocoa beans,

being physically present in all the major exporting origins in

Africa, Asia and South America. Over time, we have also

built strong relationships with our supply chain stakeholders -

farmers, local co-ops, NGOs and our main customer, the

global chocolate industry.

Also the leader in traceable cocoa products, with a wide range

of certified and organic cocoa, Olam USA offers US chocolate

manufacturers a complete range of cocoa beans and cocoa

butters. In addition, we provide a host of risk management solutions

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High Tech Agri-Commodity Farming Olam is dedicated to delivering agri-commodities from the world’s

‘farmlands to the brands’ by managing supply chain assets, investing in

sustainable practices, and improving the lives of our agricultural partners.

Our US farming operations are based in California, which has over

seven million acres of irrigated farmland, a unique climate and

produces more than 70 different crops such as almonds, walnuts,

pistachios, tomatoes, garlic, onions and cotton.

Our farming operations continue to cultivate our global approach

to sustainability by utilizing the latest technologies. For example,

installing drip irrigation on farmlands has reduced our water usageby 20% and reduced the number of tractor passes through the

field resulting in a 20% reduction in diesel use.

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Similarly, converting our tractors and harvester fleet to tier-3

engines has reduced our NOx and hydrocarbon emissions by

In addition, we have installed weather stations and soil moistu

probes on our farmlands to ensure our irrigation timing is effec

Olam’s farming operations are committed to strict food safety

controls and tracking systems. We employ Good Agricultural

Practices (GAP) which include minimizing the use of fertilizerspesticides and enforcing worker hygiene and safety procedur

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Sam Etheridge

VP Olam Cotton and Olam USA’s first employee

A World Leader in Cotton

Olam is one of the world’s largest cotton companies with a physical

presence in most of the producing and consuming countries. We have a

diversified operation in the USA which includes managing our own ginning

operations, warehousing and logistics, and risk management.

Cotton was the first product for us in the USA, and paved

the way for expansion into all the other Olam products. Since

sourcing cotton from North Carolina farmers, we have taken

significant strides in the cotton business and have established

ourselves across the cotton belt in the USA. We have a presence

in all producing States as well as representation in numerous

industry bodies.

Our business in the USA is also geographically diversified, with a

presence in Texas, Tennessee, California and Arizona. Our ginning

and warehousing infrastructure is based in the latter two states.

Olam is one of the world’s

largest cotton companies,

with a strong presence in most

producing and consuming

countries. This allows us to

supply all growths of cotton

to the global textile market.

Our continued success

can be attributed to quality

products, services and valued

relationships with our suppliers,

growers and cotton spinners.

With warehousing and logistics being key factors in our business,

we have complemented our Arizona and California warehousing

scope with additional storage facilities in Dallas and Memphis.

Our Memphis warehouse enables us to participate in tendering

opportunities on the ICE futures exchange, while our marketing and

risk management solutions are directed from Dallas (Texas supplies

nearly 50% of the total US crop). We also have considerable

representation in the main cotton growing areas of West Texas

(Lubbock) and California (Fresno).



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Putting Global Sustainability Principles Into

Local Practice

Our commitment to sustainability is inseparable from our global

culture, and is accordingly applied locally in each of the countries

where we operate. We actively invest in livelihoods, welfare and

local economies in America’s rural agricultural communities, to

create lasting positive change. Land use and water conservation arefundamental contemporary issues, and we strive to develop new

technologies and partnerships that will improve our processes.

From Principle to Action

Some examples of how our principles translate into tangible

actions include:

• Opening a mothballed plant in an area with extremely hig

unemployment thus bringing hundreds of outsourced job

back to the USA.

• Reduction of our farm footprint via management improve

waste reduction, strategic energy partnerships and water

efficiencies saved almost 150 million gallons in 2008.

• In our tomato operations, 85% of the bio-waste is reutiliz

cattle feed, and the remainder is used as an organic fertiliz

• We operate the only geothermally-powered dehydrator in

industry, significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions

• We are improving industrial processing through strategic

partnerships with the Gas Technology Institute and PG&E

to reduce heat, energy and light output.

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Increasing small farmer productivity

and helping them access markets

is key to making progress againstglobal hunger and poverty.

Organizations like Olam help to

create and supply the markets that

can help farmers increase their

incomes and build better lives.

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Richard Rogers

Senior Programme Officer

Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Embracing A GlobalSustainability Approach

An international agricultural supply chain business on our scale has significantsocial, environmental and economic impacts. We recognize that we are not justaccountable for our results but also how we achieve them. We remain focusedon our impact on rural livelihood improvement; pre-financing; traceability;environment; biodiversity management; food security and social welfare.

Our Sustainability Principles

• Improve the livelihoods of the farmers and communities we

operate in through initiatives that enhance productivity

and returns

• Form alliances with partners who bring benecial skills and

knowledge to our business

• Ensure a safe, healthy and productive workplace for our peopleand those who work in our operations

• Fully participate in professional associations at international and

national levels to further develop our key goals

• Understand the impact of our operations on the environment

through an energy, carbon and freshwater footprint analyses

• Assess the ongoing impact of our programs on the community

and the workplace

Partnerships are Key

We believe that one of the most effective ways to fulfilling

responsible stewardship is through partnerships. From NGOs in

farming practices, conservation, health and education, to national

governments and international donors, these partnerships are intrinsic

to our sustainability. This approach enables us to access

over 1.4m farmers through over 100 projects in 27 countries.

One of our key partners is The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation who

collaborates with us on two main programs in Africa – The Cocoa

Livelihoods Program and the Africa Cashew Initiative.

This partnership, with a combined reach of 350,000 households,

facilitates sustainable knowledge transfer to improve productivity, yield

and crop quality, leading ultimately to increasing long term income.



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