Ed&f Man

in 1783, with the city of london at the heart of global merchanting, the sugar broker and barrel maker james man spotted a business opportunity: within a year, he had secured the exclusive contract to supply rum to the british navy. more than 230 years later, with the city now at the centre of global finance, the employees of the same company founded by james man still trade in sugar, molasses and coffee. we have around 4,000 people working across 60 countries. ed&f man is a specialist merchant of agricultural commodities, trading specifically in sugar, molasses products and coffee. in addition, we provide access to commodity and capital markets through our brokerage business. we are a market leader in managing supply chains in our chosen commodities and we specialise in the sourcing, processing, marketing, distribution, transport and risk management of these products. we connect producers and consumers on a global scale, bringing our expertise to every link in the chain. backed by