Commenting on Olam picking London for its premium IPO, Mark Lynch, Partner at corporate finance house, Oghma Partners, said: “The listing of Olam ingredients in the UK is a vote of confidence in the London Equity market and reflects, amongst other things, its deep pool of liquidity. Assuming that the Company does qualify as a UK Food Manufacturer, it provides a significant boost to the sector that has lost many former FTSE companies over the last twenty years including, Cadbury Schweppes, United Biscuits, Hillsdown Holdings, Albert Fisher, Northern Foods and Unigate. Importantly it also offers investors a route into the changing world of food ingredients which is seeing an expansion in its opportunities through the growth in demand for plant based foods, plus expanding Ag Tech and Food Tech applications and the focus of consumers and clients on traceability and sustainability.”