Südzucker
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| Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
|---|---|
| FWB: SZU | |
| Industry | Food processing |
| Predecessor | Zuckerraffinerie Genthin  |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Headquarters | Mannheim, Germany |
Key people | Wolfgang Heer (CEO and spokesman of the executive board), Hans-Jörg Gebhard (Chairman of the supervisory board) |
| Products | Sugar, starch, processed fruit products, frozen and chilled pizza, bioethanol |
| Revenue | €6.161 billion (2010/2011)[1] |
| €510.7 million (2010/2011)[1] | |
| €250.4 million (2010/2011)[1] | |
| Total assets | €7.260 billion (February 2011)[1] |
| Total equity | €3.744 billion (February 2011)[1] |
Number of employees | 17,660 (average, 2010/2011)[1] |
| Website | www.suedzucker.de |
Südzucker AG is a German company, the largest sugar producer in Europe with an annual production of around 4.8 million tonnes.
Südzucker raises raw feedstock itself, processes them into plain sugar and various sugar products. Südzucker is the leader on European market, aiming at global leadership. The company is public and trades on Xetra under the ticker SZU.[2]
Group segments
Sugar segment
The company has 30 sugar factories and 3 refineries in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania Slovakia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Special Products segment
Nutrition ingredients for foods, deep-frozen pizza, pasta and snacks, portion packed food for catering services, starch.[3]
CropEnergies segment
Adjacent to the beet sugar factory in Zeitz in Germany Südzucker operates an bioethanol plant.
Fruit segment
Fruit and fruit juices preparations.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2010/2011" (PDF). Südzucker. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Südzucker AG Appoints New Member of Executive Board".
- ^ "Südzucker AG Appoints New Member of Executive Board".
- ^ "Südzucker AG Appoints New Member of Executive Board".
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