About Feroz Global
Where Worlds Meet
Every business has a place where it began.
Ours began between two.
Between East Africa and Europe.
Between the place our founder grew up and the place he later built his professional life.
Between opportunity at origin and demand thousands of kilometres away.
Feroz Global grew from that connection.
Founder Ben Schouten grew up in Kenya before establishing himself in the Netherlands. Living across both environments created an understanding that would eventually become the foundation of the company: international business works best when somebody understands both sides of the table.
The producer and the buyer. The origin and the destination. The relationship and the transaction. The opportunity and the execution.
Two environments, one way of working: time spent at origin, and time spent with the buyer.
The Beginning
The original idea behind Feroz was straightforward: create a company capable of identifying strong opportunities in emerging and international markets and bringing them into structured global business relationships.
Agricultural trade became one of the first areas of focus. Working between Kenyan supply and European demand highlighted something bigger.
Finding products was rarely the hardest part. Finding the right people was.
Knowing who could deliver.
Understanding who could be trusted.
Knowing how to structure the transaction.
Recognising cultural differences before they became commercial problems.
And being willing to stay involved from the first conversation until the deal was complete.
Our World
Today, Feroz Global operates at the intersection of trade, commodities and international sourcing.
We develop relationships with producers, exporters, buyers and commercial partners across different markets, and work to create transactions that are commercially sound and built to last.
Our approach is relationship-led and execution-focused. We look beyond the transaction in front of us: at the people behind it, the market around it, and what the relationship could become over time.
A Different Kind of Global Company
Our identity comes from movement between markets. Kenya gives us roots in East Africa. Amsterdam places us inside one of Europe's most internationally connected commercial environments. And our network continues to grow beyond both.
This gives Feroz something we value deeply: perspective.
We operate across markets that read time, trust and commitment differently. Strong international businesses succeed when those differences are understood rather than ignored.
The Name Behind the Opportunity
Our ambition is to build Feroz into a name associated with trusted access: access to suppliers, to buyers, to opportunities, and to markets and experiences that are difficult to reach without the right relationships.
That philosophy also extends beyond traditional trade. Through Feroz Exclusive, we bring the same network-led approach into exceptional East African travel, private charters and carefully arranged experiences.
Whether we are developing a commodity supply relationship or arranging something entirely private, the standard remains the same.
Know the people.
Understand the environment.
Protect the relationship.
Deliver properly.
Trusted Partner Network
The people around the work
Where appropriate, Feroz Global works with a selected network of independent suppliers, service providers, local operators and specialist partners. Those parties remain responsible for their own services; we do not present their work as our own.
Those relationships are selected, tested and maintained. We stay the client's primary point of contact, coordinating counterparties, documentation and transaction requirements from first conversation through to completion.
Through our network of trusted local operators, accommodation partners, aviation providers and specialists, Feroz Exclusive creates carefully coordinated private experiences across East Africa. Feroz Exclusive is part of Feroz Global.
FAQs
Questions We Are Often Asked
Straight answers to the questions buyers, producers and suppliers ask us about requirement-led sourcing before a first conversation.
What does Feroz Global actually do?
We are an international sourcing and supply partner. We connect producers and suppliers with international buyers across fresh produce, agricultural and soft commodities, natural materials and industrial commodities, and we stay involved by coordinating counterparties, documentation and transaction requirements rather than making an introduction and stepping away.
Which commodities do you trade?
Our active focus spans fresh produce and perishables, agricultural and soft commodities, natural materials and stone, and selected industrial commodities. Product focus shifts with season and demand, so the most reliable answer to any specific requirement is to send it to us directly.
Where do you operate?
We are based in Amsterdam with deep roots in Kenya and East Africa, and we work with counterparties across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
How does Feroz Global work commercially?
Feroz Global works through clearly defined commercial arrangements tailored to each opportunity. Depending on the transaction, we may operate as a trading principal or as a structured commercial intermediary. In either case, our involvement is active: we help qualify opportunities, align buyer requirements with supply capability, structure commercial terms, coordinate the relevant parties and support the transaction through execution. The exact structure, responsibilities and commercial terms are agreed transparently with the relevant parties at the outset and reflect the nature of the product, mandate and transaction. Our focus is on building commercially viable relationships, aligning expectations early and ensuring each opportunity is structured clearly from the beginning.
How do you assess suppliers?
Through documentation, references, track record and, where the value justifies it, time spent at origin. We assess capacity to supply at the stated volume and specification, not simply the ability to quote. Independent inspection, testing and certification remain the responsibility of accredited third parties.
What volumes do you handle?
From single container trial shipments through to recurring programme volumes. Trial orders are welcome; many long-term supply relationships begin with a trial shipment, allowing both sides to establish fit, communication and commercial confidence before scaling.
What are your payment and Incoterms?
Terms are agreed per transaction and confirmed in writing. We commonly work on FOB and CIF terms with instruments appropriate to the counterparty and market, and we will always set out the terms clearly before anything is committed.
How quickly do you respond to an enquiry?
We aim to reply to every serious enquiry within one to two business days, usually with questions of our own: specification, destination, volume and timing shape what we can genuinely offer.
How do I get in touch?
Write to info@ferozglobal.com, or use the enquiry form on the relevant page. Buyers can submit a requirement and suppliers can apply to become a supply partner, and every enquiry reaches us directly.
Feroz Global was built from a connection between two parts of the world.
Its future will be much larger.
We are building a company that moves confidently across markets, industries and borders while keeping relationships at the centre of everything we do.
From origin to destination.
From introduction to execution.
From opportunity to something real.
Feroz Global. Built between worlds.
Work with Feroz Global
Buyers can send a specification, destination, volume and timeline. Producers and exporters can introduce their company. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right people for it.