About World Food Trading
Built on experience.
We are a trading platform built by people who have spent their career in the food industry. We connect producers and buyers across the world and together with local partner experts we handle sourcing, documents, logistics and delivery, creating long-term value for everyone involved
Built with local experts and genuine partnerships.
“We are experienced merchants with comprehensive experience across the industries.
We work with partners, producers and buyers across the world, and we always respect the trust put on us to manage other´s business and products. Our results are what allow us to maintain that trust.
And we are enjoyable to work with, otherwise why would we want to do it again? “
Claus Riis, CEO & Partner, World Food Trading
The people behind World Food Trading.
Leadership and partners
Claus Riis
CEO, Board member & Partner
Leads commercial strategy, partner development and the long-term direction of the business.
Martyn Robinson
Chief Financial Officer
Financial oversight and trade finance structure across World Food Trading operations.
Janus Harder Petersen
Partner. Commercial & Growth - Board member
Leads commercial development, US expansion and investor relations.
Erdinc Guler
Partner. CEO Fruit & Vegetables
Global CEO, Fruit & Vegetables Division. Leads sourcing, producer relationships and the F&V division globally.
Allan Munch Hansen
Managing Director. Meat & Poultry
Leads Meat & Poultry Division. Established relationships across European processing markets.
Martin Schlander
Partner. Global Lead Global Transport & Logistics - Board member
Leads the Global Logistics offering.
Board of directors
How we are built
A platform built to scale.
World Food Trading is not a traditional trading company. It is a platform that turns local expertise into global reach, and proven infrastructure into scalable growth. The model is built around genuine partnerships. Every business unit in World Food Trading operates with our local partner model and ensures they bring market knowledge that benefits all parts of the group. We provide the structure: administration, finance expertise, logistics and compliance from our central hub. The local partner provides the knowledge, the relationships and the execution on the ground.
How the model works
the holding company
Holds a majority stake in each business unit.
Provides the backbone: administration, finance support, logistics and compliance, centralised so local teams can focus entirely on sourcing, sales and execution. Accelerates growth through trade liquidity, strategic onboarding and partner enablement.
LOCAL PARTNER
Performance follows from ownership.
Performance follows from ownership. Each local partner brings market knowledge and relationships that cannot be replicated from the outside and has a direct stake in the outcome. We provide the tools. Our partners provide the passion.
Built to scale, in two directions
HORIZONTAL NEW MARKETS
Proven business areas. New geographies.
The Fruit & Vegetables and Meat & Poultry models are established and repeatable. World Food Trading deploys them into new geographic markets with a local partner, replicating proven success without rebuilding from scratch.
VERTICAL NEW CATEGORIES
Proven infrastructure. New divisions.
New product categories, such as seafood from 2027, will run on the group's existing infrastructure. The holding company supports you from day one, so you don't need to start from scratch.
End-to-end execution, securing value at every stepWorld Food Trading takes responsibility for the whole flow from origin to customer. Every trade is built on four integrated pillars:
Logistics & Cold chain
Temperature-controlled coordination, customs clearance and cross-border execution, built as integrated solutions from day one, so execution and documentation run seamlessly together.
Sourcing
Producer relationships across Spain, Germany, Türkiye, Morocco, Peru, and more, continuously expanding into new mar-kets to build a network defined by quality and supply stability.
Insurance & Risk
Full cargo insurance and counterparty risk management built into every trade flow, protecting both the product and the payment behind every deal.
Documents & Compliance
Export certificates, phytosanitary documents, veterinary papers and post-Brexit documentation, handled as part of the same integrated setup that keeps execution seamless end to end.
Company news.
The latest developments from World Food Trading, partnerships, growth and the people behind the business.
