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The leading source for commercially viable African ingredients that deliver function and impact.

Whether it’s baobab, moringa, tiger nuts, our flagship FONIO, or other ingredients with unique functionality, Yolélé Ingredients offers large scale supply, consistent quality, and compliance with global food safety standards.​

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​But it doesn't stop at function. Yolélé works directly with West African farmers to support livelihoods from sustainable agriculture, providing food manufacturers of any size with measured, documented environmental and social impact.

Intro Video

Our first ingredient platform is fonio, the gluten free ancient West African grain.

Fonio on the stalk
bowl of fonio salad
bowl of cooked fonio
Fonio tablescape, chips and dips

About

Yolélé is The World’s Leading Fonio Company

Yolélé brought fonio to the US in 2017. Launched as a purpose-driven African food brand, the company became a national leader in that capacity. The company was single-handedly responsible for introducing fonio to non-immigrant tables in the US.

Fonio in Hand

segments / Applications

Fonio is a tremendously versatile ingredient with unique functionality.

In foodservice, fonio can substitute for rice, quinoa, couscous, or oatmeal.

Processors/manufacturers can use  fonio (grain, flour, or crisps) in any grain-based food or beverage.

beverages

snacks

nutrition

from beer to plant-based milk

from chips to puffs

from granola to chocolate

supply chain, food safety

Yolélé works at the source to assure reliability, quality, safety, compliance, and consistency of supply.

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From farm practices to industrial scale transformation, we are on the ground in West Africa to make climate-resilient, smallholder grown ingredients like fonio commercially viable .

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