R ARIVANANTHAM
SINGAPORE/BENGALURU, APR 6
In a landmark масштаб deal set to redefine agri-tech transformation, Wipro Limited has secured a multi-year long-term engagement with Olam Group, one of the world’s leading food and agri-business giants.
- Wipro Limited clinches one of its largest transformation deals with Olam Group
- 8-year стратегic engagement to exceed $1 billion, anchored by $800 million committed spend
- Acquisition of Mindsprint to turbocharge domain expertise and AI-led transformation
- Wipro Intelligence™ and farm-to-fork digital stack to drive масштаб efficiency, resilience and growth
Headquartered in Singapore and valued at over US$50 billion, Olam Group employs nearly 40,000 people and is majority owned by Temasek Holdings.
The 8-year engagement is expected to exceed US$1 billion in total contract value, with a committed spend of US$800 million, marking one of Wipro’s high-impactful transformation wins.
AI-Powered Transformation at Scale
As part of the engagement, Wipro will deliver end-to-end transformation services through a consulting-led and AI-powered approach, leveraging:
- Wipro Intelligence™, its unified AI platform ecosystem
- Deep partnerships with leading technology providers
- Proven отрасль expertise in large-scale digital transformation
These capabilities will strengthen Olam Group’s core operations and enable a sustainable competitive advantage in the hightly impactful agri-business landscape.
Farm-to-Fork Reinvention
Building on this foundation, Wipro will deploy solutions across Olam’s ‘farm-to-fork’ value chain, covering:
- Farming and plantation intelligence
- Forecasting and analytics
- Trading and risk management
- Supply chain operations
- Customer engagement
The objective is clear: improve operational effectiveness, enhance resilience, and enable long-term growth at large scale.
Mindsprint Acquisition: The Strategic Core
A key highlight of the deal is Wipro’s move to acquire Mindsprint, Olam Group’s IT and digital services arm.
- Will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Wipro (subject to approvals)
- Expected closure: Q1 FY27 (end of June 2026)
- Workforce: 3,200+ professionals, primarily based in India
Mindsprint brings deep domain expertise and proprietary platforms, including:
- Farmsprint® – plantation management
- Procuresprint® – AI-enabled procurement
- SprintAP™ – payables transformation
- Salessprint™ – sales operations
- Tradesprint® – commodity trading & risk management
Leadership Speak
Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder and Group CEO of Olam Group, said: “We are pleased to partner with Wipro on our transformation journey. Wipro’s scale, consulting-led approach, innovation investments, and Wipro Intelligence™ position it well to advance Olam Group’s mission-critical programmes and drive scalable outcomes. As Olam Group accelerates its journey towards being more agile, future-ready, and in line with our priorities under the Re-organisation Plan to sharpen focus on core businesses and maximise shareholder value, we are bringing together the strengths of Mindsprint with Wipro. Mindsprint’s deep expertise in the food and agri-business industry, combined with Wipro’s global capabilities, creates powerful synergies for growth and end-to-end transformation across the value chain.”
Srini Pallia, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Wipro Limited, said: “Wipro’s strategic engagement with Olam Group is an important step in expanding our farm-to-fork capabilities and scaling the impact of Wipro Intelligence™ across the food and agri-business industry. I welcome the leadership team and employees of Mindsprint who will become a part of the Wipro family. By bringing Mindsprint’s deep domain expertise and IP-led solutions, together with Wipro’s consulting-led and AI-powered capabilities, we aim to unlock growth opportunities, catalyze innovation, and drive market-ready transformation for Olam Group and our global clients across the industry.”
Strategic Takeaway
This strategic engagement underscores Wipro’s aggressive pivot towards AI-led, product-specific transformation deals, while cementing its leadership in farm-to-fork digital ecosystems.
By integrating Mindsprint’s IP-led platforms with its own AI capabilities, Wipro is not just executing a contract—it is architecting a next-gen agri-business operating model at mega scale.
