Sucden: sugar, cocoa and international coffee trading
Sucden's sugar, cocoa and coffee trade, logistics and processing, with more than 25 locations and over 10 million tonnes of commodities shipped a year.
Sucden is a privately owned international group trading sugar, cocoa and coffee and organising their sourcing, processing and delivery.
France · Privately owned group
Sucden is a privately owned group specialising in soft commodities. It combines physical merchandising with agricultural operations, processing, logistics and distribution. Its wider activities include ethanol, ocean freight and services connected with futures markets. With more than 25 locations worldwide, it links the main regions where sugar, coffee and cocoa are produced with those where they are consumed. The company also publishes sugar market reports that give an industry view from a market participant.
Buyers of soft commodities need origin, quality and shipment availability as well as an acceptable price. Sugar, coffee and cocoa each have their own trading specifications, and coffee and cocoa buyers in particular set clear quality and traceability requirements. Sucden's business is organised around these differences, with distinct product businesses serving roasters, confectioners, food manufacturers and industrial buyers. In the United States, Coffee America and General Cocoa continue as business brands.
Size of the business
Sucden reports that it originates and ships more than 10 million tonnes of commodities a year. This is a volume of trade rather than revenue, and no specific fiscal year is attached to it.
Does Sucden only trade sugar?
No. Sugar is important, but its portfolio also covers coffee, cocoa, ethanol and associated supply chain services.
Does the volume represent crops grown by Sucden?
No. The figure describes commodities originated and shipped, not harvest volume from company-owned land.
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