{"id":161417,"date":"2022-04-26T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T17:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/?p=161417"},"modified":"2022-04-26T12:03:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T17:03:00","slug":"olams-ofi-acquiring-canadian-roaster-club-coffee-for-117-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2022\/04\/26\/olams-ofi-acquiring-canadian-roaster-club-coffee-for-117-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Olam&#8217;s Ofi Acquiring Canadian Roaster Club Coffee for $117 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_161419\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/OFI-Club-Coffee.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161419\" src=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/OFI-Club-Coffee.jpg\" alt=\"OFI Club Coffee\" width=\"1240\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/OFI-Club-Coffee.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/OFI-Club-Coffee-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/OFI-Club-Coffee-620x443.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/OFI-Club-Coffee-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/OFI-Club-Coffee-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ofi (a.k.a. Olam Food Ingredients) is acquiring Toronto&#8217;s Club Coffee.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>International food and ingredients company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ofi<\/a> has announced it is acquiring 116-year-old Canadian coffee roasting and packaging company <a href=\"https:\/\/clubcoffee.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Club Coffee<\/a> for CA$150 million (approximately $117 million USD).<\/p>\n<p>Ofi (which originally stood for &#8220;Olam Food Ingredients&#8221; and is currently styled &#8220;ofi&#8221; by the company) is the operating group that was spun off of agri-business giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olamgroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olam Group<\/a> last year with the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2021\/08\/16\/olam-international-plans-ipo-for-food-business-unit-that-includes-coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intention to pursue IPOs<\/a> on the London and Singapore stock exchanges this year.<\/p>\n<p>With operations in numerous agriculture and food sectors, Ofi is the umbrella organization that also covers the international Olam Coffee business and the United States-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olamspecialtycoffee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olam Specialty Coffee<\/a> business.\u00a0<em>(Disclosure: Olam Specialty Coffee is a current DCN advertiser.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ofi&#8217;s acquisition of Toronto, Ontario-based Club Coffee will be paid for with existing cash and debt facilities. The acquisition is expected to significantly expand Ofi&#8217;s reach in the North American coffee market, where Club Coffee already operates two Toronto manufacturing facilities that serve more than 600 private-label clients and support more than 120 products offered under numerous Club Coffee brands.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Related Reading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2022\/03\/30\/olam-specialty-coffee-expands-e-commerce-platform-to-europe\/\">Olam Specialty Coffee Expands E-Commerce Platform to Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2022\/03\/01\/nuzee-acquires-single-use-pourover-maker-dripkit-for-860k\/\">NuZee Acquires Single-Use Pourover Maker Dripkit for $860K<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2021\/11\/10\/usaid-nespresso-and-olam-lead-new-eastern-drc-coffee-alliance\/\">USAID, Nespresso and Olam Lead New Eastern DRC Coffee Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>According to Club Coffee, approximately 30% of its sales revenue comes from customers in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Club Coffee is also the creator and owner of the <a href=\"http:\/\/purpod100.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PurPod100<\/a>, a plant-based single-serve, single-use, Keurig-compatible coffee pod that has achieved <a href=\"https:\/\/bpiworld.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biodegradable Products Institute<\/a> (BPI) certification for both the United States in Canada. The pods require approved municipal or commercial composting facilities for composting.<\/p>\n<p>In an announcement of the acquisition, Ofi Managing Director and CEO Vivek Verma said the company plans to integrate its existing coffee sourcing programs with Club Coffee&#8217;s production formats for private-label and at-home customers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Both companies share a focus on high quality sustainable products and have proven capabilities in contract manufacturing and in the high growth private label channel,&#8221; Verma said. &#8220;Increasing our range of private label solutions is right at the heart of ofi\u2019s growth strategy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Does your coffee company have news to share? <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/contact\/\">Let DCN&#8217;s editors know here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International food and ingredients company Ofi has announced it is acquiring 116-year-old Canadian coffee roasting and packaging company Club Coffee for CA$150 million (approximately $117 million USD). 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