2 February 2012 - All Royal Cosun's business groups reported higher results for 2011. Virtually all the improvement was passed on to the members of the cooperative in the form of a higher beet price. Cosun will pay € 55.69 per tonne of sugar beet delivered during the 2011/12 campaign (2010/11: € 43.00). Cosun's net profit is expected to come to € 115 million (2010: € 109 million), including non-recurring income from the sale of business units. Read more.

24 January 2012 - Johan Raap, environmental technologist at Cosun Food Technology Centre in Roosendaal, has been lecturing part-time at the Health and Environmental Technology Academy (ATGM) of Avans University of Applied Science, Den Bosch, the Netherlands, since 1 January 2012. By sharing his expertise in biomass energy production, he will facilitate Avans' research into the biobased economy and introduce students to this rapidly developing sector. The initiative perfectly complements the widely held ambition of making the southwest of the Netherlands a flourishing centre for the biobased economy. Read more.

14 December 2011 - The United Nations has declared 2012 to be the International Year of Cooperatives. The UN recognises the prominent role cooperative enterprises play in economic development in a social context. Cooperatives are set up to promote the continuity and interests of their own members without losing sight of other stakeholders. It is a very modern and responsible way of doing business. Read more.