Search Menu ABOUT US WHO WE ARE SHARE THIS PAGE Sucden creates opportunities – Specializing in soft commodities, our advantage is that we trade worldwide on all the major markets and act in every capacity from production to processing and distribution. Our approach is to identify and capture distinctive value for our clients whenever and wherever the supply and demand balance changes and the markets move. A WORLDWIDE PERSPECTIVE Sucden is an independent leader in soft commodities trading. We combine global know-how with local expertise to connect supply and demand in a sustainable way. While doing so, we serve our clients and partners with quality and integrity. We trade on the world’s major exchanges in a wide range of products and services including sugar, coffee, cocoa, ethanol, ocean freight and futures/options brokerage. In support, we are active in agriculture and sourcing, processing, logistics, distribution, merchandising, financing, research and risk management. GLOBAL REACH Our entrepreneurial and professional team of 5,900 employees in over 25 locations worldwide originates and ships more than 10 million tonnes of soft commodities every year. We do this globally through our agricultural, processing and logistical activities encompassing operations in places as far afield as Russia, Brazil, Mexico, India, Europe, China, the USA and several other locations across Africa, Asia and Latin America. SOLID FOUNDATIONS Since our formation in 1952, Sucden has built a reliable and trustworthy reputation through its business activities. Today the company is still privately owned. We are led by Serge Varsano, the son of our founding partner, from our corporate headquarters in Paris, France. RELATED CONTENT PRODUCTS & SERVICES We source, process, deliver, transact and provide services worldwide to create business opportunities for our clients and partners. VIEW SECTION CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY We care for our employees, clients, partners and the communities where we operate, and act responsibly towards the environments we share. VIEW SECTION ALSO IN THIS SECTION Previous OUR VALUES Integrity, sustainability and entrepreneurial instinct are central to the way we create tailored solutions for our clients. FIND OUT MORE MANAGEMENT The expertise and vision of our management teams combined with our heritage as a family enterprise guide our development. VIEW SECTION HISTORY From the sale of a single bag of sugar in 1952, Sucden has grown from that small firm to become a global leader in soft commodities. VIEW SECTION Next 1 2 ACCESSIBILITY DATA PROTECTION POLICY PRIVACY & COOKIES © Sucden 2021 This website uses cookies We use cookies to provide you with a better service. If you allow cookies without changing your settings, you shall be deemed to agree to receive all cookies on this website. We remind you that you can change your cookie settings at any time. I consent Find out more Change settings