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"If you want to go quickly, go alone. 
If you want to go far, go together"

AFRICAN PROVERB

OUR PEOPLE

Seasoned experts.

Exceptional companies are built by great people, united in the spirit of collaboration. The Buchanan team is known for business acumen, professionalism and taking pride in our work. 

Our People
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Our History

OUR HISTORY

Business is personal.

Our roots in the spice business reach back over 50 years. We are a second-generation family-owned business with a history of high standards and commitment to our customers and supply partners.

 

Our journey began when Brock Buchanan travelled to Tanzania in the late 1960s, a trip that sowed the seeds for the founding of Buchanan Trading almost 20 years later.

Not only did he meet his wife Delphi, co-founder of the business, but it was in Tanzania where he had his first exposure to the spice trade.

 

Today, Brock and Delphi's daughter Holly, continues to build the family legacy. With an expanded scope and personalized approach, we now operate as Buchanan Global Ingredients.

 

Holly Buchanan leads the team with a heartfelt commitment to integrity of product and relationships, in harmony with practices that promote sustainability.

Timeline

Timeline

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1966

Brock Buchanan embarked for East Africa for 2 years as a CUSO (Canadian University Service Overseas) volunteer in Tanzania, where he gained tremendous experience as a young commodities trader. His entrepreneurial spirit was quickly recognized, and he was asked to build new business for a semi-governmental company. This opportunity allowed him to help develop the sales of various export items, including Tanzanian cashew kernels, and to build new markets in the Middle East, Japan, East Germany, and Holland. By the end of Brock's tour with CUSO, he had travelled around the world and contributed greatly to the company’s sales. But for this young Canadian, Tanzania didn’t just introduce him to the Zanzibar clove—it forever changed his life.


 

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