SUCDEN Groupe Sucres & Denrées in the news

French sugar trader Sucres et Denrees SA reports a global sugar oversupply due to strong production from Brazil and India and weak demand, with a lack of data blurring the market outlook for investors.

French sugar giant Sucden's Russian subsidiaries are supplying materials and support to the Russian military, while the company claims compliance with EU sanctions and no knowledge of these activities.

A French sugar giant, Sucden, is under scrutiny for its Russian subsidiaries supplying the Russian military and supporting its war efforts, despite the company's claims of sanctions compliance and its continued operation in the country.

French agro-food company Sucden is implicated in materially supporting Russia's war efforts in Ukraine through its Russian operations.

Sucden (S&D) continues operations in Russia, producing military supplies such as camouflage nets and tank protection for the Russian army, as revealed by an investigation by Arte's "Sources" magazine.

Russian subsidiaries of Sucden are accused of providing direct support to the Russian military during the war in Ukraine, including equipment and fundraising, which Sucden attributes to local private initiatives without corporate approval.

Russian subsidiaries of French agribusiness group Sucden allegedly supported the Russian military with equipment and materials from 2023 to 2025, despite the parent company's denial of involvement.

Russian subsidiaries of Sucden are accused of supporting the Russian Armed Forces by supplying equipment and participating in fundraising for the war in Ukraine.

Sucden, a major French agro-food company active in Russia, is reported to supply military equipment to the Russian army involved in the Ukraine conflict, potentially implicating it in war crimes.

Sucres et Denrées continued business in Russia post-Ukraine invasion, actively aiding the Russian military with camouflage net production.

French commodities trading giant Sucden, led by Serge Varsano, reportedly contributed to Russia's war effort in Ukraine.

Serge Varsano leads SUCDEN, a major agro-commodity trader implicated in environmental harm, child labor, and neocolonial exploitation in global sugar, cocoa, and coffee markets.

Serge Varsano, head of the SUCDEN trading empire, is in a new relationship with Læticia Hallyday, though he is reportedly not yet divorced from his current wife.

Sucden has shut its cocoa operations at Ivory Coast's San Pedro port amid market turmoil and falling cocoa prices during peak harvest season.

Sucres et Denrées SA closed its cocoa buying centre in Ivory Coast's San Pedro port amid market volatility and falling cocoa prices during peak harvest.

Sucres et Denrées SA has shut its cocoa buying center in Ivory Coast's San Pedro port but continues operations in Abidjan.

Sucden has shut its cocoa buying centre in Ivory Coast's San Pedro port amid market volatility and falling cocoa prices during peak harvest.

Sucres et Denrées SA closed its cocoa buying centre in Ivory Coast's San Pedro port amid market volatility and falling cocoa prices during peak harvest season.

Sucres et Denrées SA has closed its cocoa buying center in San Pedro, Ivory Coast, amidst a turbulent market with falling prices and oversupply.

Serge Varsano has been CEO of Sucres et Denrées (Sucden) since 1988, growing the family's international commodities trading business, and is involved in other investments and equestrian sports.