Laurent Christophe

SUCDEN Groupe Sucres & Denrées

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 and risk management. SUCDEN CREATES OPPORTUNITIES 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 value for our clients whenever and wherever the supply and demand balance changes and the markets move. GLOBAL REACH Our entrepreneurial and professional team of more than 4,000 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, the USA and several African and Latin American locations. SOLID FOUNDATIONS Since our formation in 1952, Sucden has built a reliable and trustworthy reputation for expertise in soft commodities. 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.