Olasunkanmi Owoyemi

Olasunkanmi Owoyemi is a Nigerian agribusiness executive, commodities trader, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and managing director of Sunbeth Global Concepts Limited, a Nigerian agricultural export company involved in cocoa, cashew, soybean, and sesame commodity trading.

Owoyemi is known for his role in Nigeria’s cocoa export industry and for expanding intra-African agricultural trade through cocoa sourcing and processing investments.[1]

Early life and education

Owoyemi studied International Relations and Affairs at Afe Babalola University.[2]

He later obtained degrees in Business Administration and United Nations and Diplomatic Studies from the University of Buckingham.[3]

Career

Owoyemi founded Sunbeth Global Concepts in 2017 after securing financing to establish an agricultural export business focused on cocoa and other commodities.[4]

Under his leadership, the company expanded from small-scale cocoa trading into one of Nigeria’s largest indigenous cocoa exporters.[5]

The company reportedly exports tens of thousands of metric tonnes of cocoa annually and has been identified as one of Nigeria’s leading non-oil export businesses.[6][7]

In 2026, he announced plans for Sunbeth Global Concepts to establish a 70,000-metric-tonne cocoa processing plant and an 80,000-metric-tonne cashew processing facility in Nigeria.[8]

Agricultural Career

Owoyemi has been featured in Nigerian and international business publications for his work in agricultural exports and commodity trading.[9]

French-language publication Jeune Afrique profiled him as a rising figure in Nigeria’s cocoa export industry.[10]

In 2025, Sunbeth Global Concepts became one of the first Nigerian companies in decades licensed to source premium cocoa directly from Ghana through the Ghana Cocoa Marketing Company.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "L'itinéraire d'Olasunkanmi Owoyemi, jeune prodige nigérian du cacao" (in French). Jeune Afrique.
  2. ↑ "The Sunbeth Story".
  3. ↑ "The Sunbeth Story".
  4. ↑ "The Sunbeth Story".
  5. ↑ "Sunbeth Exports 52,000 tonnes of Cocoa Out of Nigeria in 2025". Business Post. Lagos, Nigeria.
  6. ↑ "L'itinéraire d'Olasunkanmi Owoyemi, jeune prodige nigérian du cacao". Jeune Afrique.
  7. ↑ "Sunbeth to build cocoa, cashew processing plants in Nigeria by 2027". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria.
  8. ↑ "Sunbeth Global Concepts to build 70,000-tonne cocoa, 80,000-tonne cashew processing plants". Food Business Middle East & Africa.
  9. ↑ "Olasunkanmi Owoyemi: redefining the cocoa trade and Nigerian agriculture business". This Day.
  10. ↑ "L'itinéraire d'Olasunkanmi Owoyemi, jeune prodige nigérian du cacao". Jeune Afrique.
  11. ↑ "Sunbeth Global Concepts Makes History As First Nigerian Company In Decades To Source Premium Cocoa Directly From Ghana". Brand Spur.
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