Who we are
Cosun is rooted in Dutch arable farming. And we are proud of it. More than a hundred years ago a group of beet growers decided to set up their own sugar factory. Their green-fingered enterprise is woven into the DNA or our businesses and into the fibre of our cooperative.
We still process the sugar beet harvest in the Netherlands but we have also developed other activities in the 'green' sectors. That is where our affinity lies, and our ambitions. We make foodstuffs and food ingredients. Developments in the biobased economy offer new opportunities to businesses that have know-how and experience in processing renewable raw materials, especially outside the traditional food sector. New products and activities include bio-plastics, natural colourings, aromas and flavourings and biofermentation to generate energy.