OUR STORY

Was founded by the Martinez family after working in the South American food industry since the 1970’s. Beginning as Sugar Cane Distributors, the Martinez family came to Los Angeles where they soon realized a demand for the natural produce they grew up with in Colombia. With this demand in mind we decided to establish GAT in Los Angeles in 2007.

Starting GAT as a full service import and export company in Los Angeles, GAT’s founder, Robinson Martinez, realized the importance of providing the freshest exotic products available on the market. Now GAT has grown to have two corporate offices, one in Colombia and one in Los Angeles, reaching both our US clients as well as our Colombian suppliers.

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Robinson M. - General Manager Fresh produce (USA)

Robinson is the co-founder and general manager of Global Agricultural Trading who oversees all departments of business development, supply chain, marketing, the team, and more. Robinson is committed to visiting our team farmers and suppliers in South America every other month to work hand in hand to make sure we have top quality and fairly traded natural and organic foods. Robinson is a California State University of Northridge business Management Major with a minor in International Business. Robinson is a native Colombian from Bogota but has lived in Los Angeles, CA since 1981. Robinson’s hobbies include travel (when it’s not work related), family, soccer, tennis, sports, and exploring new and exciting superfoods South America continue.

¿Why Us?

With decades of experience working alongside Colombia growers, our growing and distributing company has always strived to create constant contact between the farms and the buyer. Since starting in the US, the Martinez Family has worked to grow GAT to reach customers everywhere, and with full service teams in Colombia, Canada, France, South Korea, and Los Angeles, we are dedicated to serving you! We ensure that our produce is always fairly traded and transparent, and we are excited for you to join the GAT Family!

Vision

To be positioned by 2025, as pioneers in the healthy import market not only in the United States, but also to diversify our exports to new destinations. Standing out for our quality and variety of exotic, organic and special fruits.

Mission

GAT is an intermediary company of agricultural products, which works hand in hand with South American farmers, to offer a wide portfolio of organic natural products. Following the trends of the healthy market, respecting the pillars of fair trade, providing benefits to potential customers and allies.