zan lumo .
advisory & trade · three generations

clarity in the boardroom. fairness in the supply chain.

Zan Lumo does two things. We advise senior leaders solving hard problems, and we source nuts, seeds and dried fruits across Africa, Asia and Europe, built on three generations of trading heritage.

advisory.

Senior advisory for executives at small and medium businesses. Strategy, alignment and growth, led by someone who listens first.

enter advisory →

trade.

Sourcing specialists in nuts, seeds and dried fruits, with direct access at origin to cashew. Three generations of trade, connecting farms and sellers with buyers worldwide.

enter trade →

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advisory

advisory for senior leaders.

Zan Lumo Advisory partners with senior executives at small and medium businesses to solve complex problems, align their organisation and drive growth. Fewer recommendations, more workable roadmaps.

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led by zain kanji.

Years as a Chief of Staff working directly alongside leadership shaped how this work runs: listen first, find the real problem, then help the team move on it together. Trust is built quickly, the advice is straight, and the goal is always a solution or a clear path towards one, not a longer to-do list. Zain also comes from three generations of traders, which is where the other half of Zan Lumo lives.

what this covers.

direction

strategic advisory & planning

Business model reviews, growth strategy, new market entry, and aligning leadership teams around a shared direction.

scale

growth & capital strategy

M&A support, business case development, resource allocation and scaling operations.

delivery

operational excellence

Improving processes, running change initiatives, and turning data into decisions people can act on.

track record.

Prior engagements include senior advisory projects across Europe and the Middle East, supporting organisations through diagnosis, recommendation and change. Client work is confidential by default.

we take on a small number of the right projects.

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trade

three generations in trade.

Zan Lumo Trade specialises in sourcing nuts, seeds and dried fruits, including cashews with direct access at origin, and connects farms and sellers with buyers across Africa, Asia and Europe. Fair terms, at both ends of the chain.

our story

i grew up around trade.

My father traded cashews and other commodities, and his father traded before him. I watched deals made on trust, relationships that lasted decades, and handshakes that meant something. Zan Lumo Trade is me going back to my roots, three generations in, with the same values and a modern toolkit.

So when we say we want the second shipment more than the first, that isn't a slogan. It's how my family has always done business.

— zain kanji, founder

what we source.

direct origin access

nuts

  • cashews (RCN) — direct access at origin
  • pistachios
  • walnuts
  • apricot kernels
in development

seeds

  • pumpkin seeds
  • flax seeds
  • sesame seeds
in development

dried fruits

  • apricots
  • raisins
  • prunes
  • dates
  • dried mango

our network.

active origins

indiasenegalguinea-bissautanzania

origins in development

vietnamghananigeriasouth africachina

buyer markets

germanyitalyfrancespainjapanchinaindia

India and China sit on both sides of our book, as origin and as buyer market.

connecting both ends of the chain.

farms & sellers

producers & suppliers

A trade partner focused on fair terms and consistent quality, not just the lowest price. We pay properly, communicate clearly, and want the second shipment more than the first.

processors & distributors

buyers

A reliable, transparent source with clean documentation and known provenance, for buyers who care where their product comes from and how the people producing it are treated.

how we work.

We are building this deliberately rather than fast and thin: learning the mechanics properly, from outturn grading to letters of credit, and forming relationships built to outlast a single deal. You deal directly with the principal running the transaction, not an account manager three layers removed. And the same rigour we bring to advising senior executives goes into every contract we trade.

if you grow, sell, buy or process, talk to us.

hello@zanlumo.com or see our advisory work →