What We Do
Three practices, built on more than two decades of trading across global supply chains.
Opening Statement
NAFCO Group operates two connected practices.
Advisory through Meridian Trade Partners, our Delaware-based arm. We work with US companies expanding internationally — sourcing food, agricultural products, and industrial goods from manufacturers in Africa, Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Australia, or selling US products into African, Gulf, and European markets.
Trade and sourcing for US clients through Meridian Trade Partners and Alveo Global Trading FZE — backed by twenty-plus years of direct manufacturer relationships built through NAFCO Côte d'Ivoire, SOCOCI, and Ste Johny. The same supplier network that has moved goods into West Africa for two decades now serves US importers through our Delaware and UAE entities.
Both practices are principal-led. Both draw on the same partnership: two brothers, three languages, four jurisdictions, and a supplier network built over more than two decades.
Trade & Sourcing
Trade and sourcing for US importers, executed through Meridian Trade Partners (Delaware) and Alveo Global Trading FZE (UAE). Direct manufacturer relationships across Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Africa. Trade finance structured through our UAE and US entities — letters of credit, multi-currency invoicing, marine insurance, freight forwarding, and end-to-end shipping documentation. We deliver US goods to any port. Clients handle local customs and last-mile logistics.
The supplier network that powers this work was built over more than two decades moving container loads of frozen food, dairy, canned goods, produce, building materials, generators, vehicles, and industrial equipment into West and Central Africa — through NAFCO Côte d'Ivoire, SOCOCI, and Ste Johny since 2002. The same suppliers, the same banking infrastructure, the same operational discipline now serves US importers through Delaware and Dubai.
Advisory
Selective advisory engagements through Meridian Trade Partners LLC (Delaware), our US-based advisory arm. Our primary focus is US companies expanding internationally — both directions.
US companies sourcing internationally. Most US importers know they want to buy from Asia, Africa, Europe, or the Americas — but the operational reality of cross-border trade is rarely what they expected. We work with US companies across food, agricultural products, industrial materials, and equipment on the questions that determine whether a sourcing program scales: supplier vetting and qualification, direct manufacturer relationships across China, Vietnam, India, Japan, the rest of Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Africa, trade finance structuring, multi-currency banking, letter of credit handling, freight and shipping logistics, and the cultural and regulatory translation that separates a closed deal from a stalled one.
US companies expanding into Africa, the Gulf, and Europe. The same operational lens, in reverse. Distribution partner identification, jurisdictional structuring, banking and trade finance setup in target markets, regulatory navigation, and the relationships that turn an interesting market into a working one.
African, Gulf, and European operators scaling beyond a single market. A secondary practice. Founders and management teams working through the operational questions of regional expansion: what to sell and to whom, pricing structures, distribution models, accounting systems, hiring across cultures, and navigating local regulatory and banking environments. Drawn from more than two decades of building businesses across West and Central Africa, with operations now extending into the UAE and the United States — operating in three languages across three cultures.
Engagements are limited and principal-led. No junior consultants, no hand-offs. Direct relationships with founders, owners, and senior leadership.
How We Engage
All engagements begin with a brief introductory call. We learn what you're working on, share whether and how we can help, and decide together whether a deeper conversation makes sense. No pitch deck, no junior team, no obligations.