Dubai’s Verde Core Trading turns compliance-first sourcing into a $70m food supply business
From its IFZA base, the wholesaler moves grains, seafood, meat, coffee and frozen goods to distributors and processors across South America, Europe, the Gulf and Asia, dealing only in non-sanctioned products.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In a food-trading market where a single failed shipment or a compliance question can end a relationship, VERDE CORE TRADING - FZCO has built its reputation on the opposite: contracts that close on time, goods that match the specification, and paperwork that stands up to scrutiny. That discipline has taken the Dubai wholesaler to an annual turnover of around USD 70 million.
The company operates out of IFZA Business Park and supplies food products in large wholesale volumes to professional buyers on four continents. Its customers sit in South America, Europe, the Gulf Cooperation Council states and Asia, a spread that reflects both Dubai’s position on global trade routes and the breadth of Verde Core’s product book.
One counterparty, many categories
Verde Core’s licensed activities run across the food spectrum: grains, cereals and legumes; frozen fish and seafood; fresh, chilled and frozen meat; coffee; and general food and beverage trading, backed by broader foodstuff supply services.
The grain desk handles export-grade crops such as wheat and peas in bulk, held to international quality standards. Alongside these, the company trades deep-frozen products and fresh fruit, and supplies food storage and freezing equipment, so a buyer can arrange both the cargo and the cold-chain hardware through one counterparty rather than several.
Why the compliance stance matters
Verde Core deals exclusively in non-sanctioned goods. For its banking partners, insurers and the buyers themselves, that single policy removes a layer of risk that has made many food and commodity flows harder to finance and clear. The company sources from vetted suppliers in South America and the Middle East and keeps quality control in place from origin through storage to the point of delivery.
The result, the company says, is a supply relationship that professional buyers can plan around: known origin, clean documentation, and predictable delivery.
In the words of management
“We are in a business where trust is the product almost as much as the goods are,” said Teimuraz Jojua, Chief Executive Officer of Verde Core Trading. “A buyer needs to know that what leaves our warehouse is exactly what was agreed, and that every document behind it is clean. Reaching a turnover near USD 70 million tells us that this is what the market values.”
“Our geography is not an accident,” Jojua continued. “From Dubai we can serve South America, Europe, the Gulf and Asia from a single hub. The focus now is to grow within those regions and to build out our frozen and cold-chain lines, where demand has been the most consistent.”
A defined way of working
The company works only in the B2B segment, with food distributors, wholesale traders, importers and exporters, food processing companies, and logistics and trading firms. These are buyers for whom stable supply and clear documentation are not extras but requirements.
The Dubai advantage
Basing the operation in Dubai gives Verde Core access to one of the world’s busiest re-export and logistics hubs, with shipping links reaching Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. That connectivity lets the company match producers in Europe and the Middle East with buyers across a wide geography while holding lead times and freight costs in check.
With turnover near USD 70 million, a diversified product range and compliance built into the core of the business, Verde Core Trading presents itself as a long-term supply partner for companies that need dependable access to international food markets.
About Verde Core Trading
VERDE CORE TRADING - FZCO is an international wholesale trading company based in IFZA Business Park, Dubai, UAE. It supplies grains, cereals and legumes, frozen fish and seafood, meat, coffee and other food and beverage products to B2B clients in South America, Europe, the Gulf and Asia, working exclusively with non-sanctioned goods.
More information: verdecore.ae
Reporting by Karthik Subramanian. Filed 7 October 2026, 11:19 GMT.
Digital Assets Correspondent
Karthik Subramanian is a founder, writer, and technology consultant with nine years in the crypto ecosystem.
