British Sugar
Sugar beet processing company
- B2B
About British Sugar
Leading supplier of sugar and sustainable products from sugar beet, operating advanced manufacturing plants and supporting thousands of UK jobs.
Key facts
- Industry
- Food and Beverage Manufacturing
- Company size
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1912
- Revenue
- £932MFY2025, publicly reported
- Website
- britishsugar.co.uk
British Sugar in the news
- Farm contractors rewarded for limiting losses during difficult sugar beet harvest
Glover Agricultural Contractors was awarded by British Sugar for minimizing sugar beet harvest losses during the challenging 2025/26 campaign.
- Why Is Associated British Foods (LSE:ABF) Linked To The Cannabis Supply Chain?
Associated British Foods' subsidiary British Sugar cultivates high-CBD cannabis for pharmaceutical purposes, supplying feedstock for prescription cannabinoid-derived medicine.
- Future of Cantley sugar factory site could take 'many years' to decide
British Sugar is closing its oldest factory in Cantley by February 2027, impacting employees and raising long-term questions about the site's future and community facilities.
- Opinion: The impact of drought on East Anglia’s farmers
Drought in East Anglia has severely impacted crop yields, including sugar beet, leading to financial strain for farmers and potential disruptions in the food supply chain.
- British Sugar announces campaign start dates
British Sugar announced the staggered start dates for its four factory processing campaigns, with maintenance completed and an ongoing dispute over future sugar beet contract terms.
British Sugar at a glance
British Sugar is a B2B company in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing industry, headquartered in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
British Sugar was founded in 1912.
British Sugar has 1,001–5,000 employees.
British Sugar's revenue is £932M (FY2025, publicly reported).
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