A Freight-full history of the Food Business

Shipping millions of tons of food and other products across oceans every year.

Allenberg Cotton – from cobblestoned streets to global trading floors

Read about Allenberg Cotton's journey to becoming one of the top 10 cotton companies in the US

A globally local company

As a globally local company, we form long-term partnerships with communities our business may impact

The coffee story: how goats discovered the coffee bean

The legend says that coffee was discovered by goat herds circa 800 A.D.

Part 1: From Alsace to Basel, and further afield

A look back to the man who started it all: Léopold Louis-Dreyfus

Part 2: Into the uncharted waters of the Industrial Revolution

In Part 2 of our 3-part series about LDC's history we look at milestones of the 18th century

Part 3: Into the new millennium

The final post in our 3-part series about LDC's company history

Part 1: The seed that fed humanity: Wheat’s humble origins

The story of wheat, the second most produced cereal grain in the world

Part 2: The seed that fed humanity: Revolution in modern agriculture

Part 2 of our series focuses on farming innovations that revolutionised the industry

Part 3: The seed that fed humanity: Its global presence

In the 19th century, wheat farmers faced a seemingly impossible challenge