Südzucker AG - SZU

Südzucker AG supplies sugar products in Europe and internationally. It operates through four segments: Sugar, Special Products, CropEnergies, and Fruit. The Sugar segment produces and sells sugar, sugary specialty products, animal feed and, fertilizers to food industry, retailers, and agriculture market. This segment is also involved in agricultural/beet cultivation activities; the provision of soil testing, fertilization advisory, plant nutrients comparison, virus and bacteria analysis, animal feed testing, and organic fertilizer testing services; and the marketing of by-products of sugar, as well as bioethanol production. It is also involved in marketing coffee, molasses, grains, pulses, and edible oils, as well as the provision of shipping and financial services. The Special Products segment produces functional food ingredients, including inulin, oligofructose, Isomalt, Palatinose, rice derivatives, and wheat gluten; and ingredients for animal feed, non-food, and pharmaceutical products. This segment also offers frozen and chilled pizzas, and frozen pasta dishes and snacks; portion packed foods and non-food products to hotels, caterers, restaurants, and canteens; and starch for food and non-food sectors. The CropEnergies segment produces bioethanol, rectified spirits, protein-based food and animal feed, and liquid CO2 to oil companies and traders, food and animal feed producers, beverage and cosmetics producers, and pharmaceutical companies. The Fruit segment produces fruit preparations for the dairy, ice cream, and baked goods industries; and fruit juice concentrates, direct juices and purees, fruit wines, natural aromas, and beverage bases. The company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany. Südzucker AG is a subsidiary of Süddeutsche Zuckerrübenverwertungs-Genossenschaft eG.