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Sucden is pleased to announce that Coffee America USA Corporation has now become Sucden NY Corp. The name change reflects the natural integration of Coffee America’s Cocoa and Coffee activities into the wider Sucden Group and brand over the last few years.
Sucden is proud to announce that Serge Varsano, who has steered the company for four decades, has been honored with The Global Sugar Industry Lifetime Achievement Award during the Dubai Sugar Conference 2026, held in February 2026. This prestigious distinction recognizes Serge Varsano as one of the key architects of global soft commodities trading. Under his leadership, […]
By implementing innovative multi-year partnership projects, Sucden enables its clients to turn their climate ambitions into concrete results, while strengthening its own ability to measure, manage and mitigate emissions across its value chains. Sucden (General Cocoa) and Mars, Incorporated, are pleased to announce the launch of a five-year collaboration (2025-2029) aimed at advancing low-carbon, climate-resilient […]
Sucden is pleased to announce the refinancing of its Sustainability-linked Revolving Credit Facility, increased from 600 M$ to 680M$. This transaction was led by SG (Coordinator and Agent), Coöperative Rabobank and ING acting as active bookrunners. They were joined by 23 banks, of which 3 are new to the facility. Crédit Agricole Group and BPCE Group remain BMLAs, with SG acting as Global […]
Sucden is pleased to share its latest progress report on Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) activities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. This marks five years of our membership with CFI, and we remain proud to be part of this collective effort alongside industry leaders to drive sustainable change in cocoa supply chains.
Amsterdam, May 14, 2025 Sucden Coffee is proud to announce that its voluntary sustainabilityscheme, Sucden Coffee Verified, has been officially recognized by the Global Coffee Platform(GCP) as equivalent to the Coffee Sustainability Reference Code (Coffee SR Code) under thesecond-party assurance category. This recognition underscores Sucden Coffee’s commitment toadvancing sustainable practices within the coffee industry. The […]
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The African Development Bank is providing a 2-year renewable, USD 100 million loan to Sucden to finance cocoa supply and value chain through Sucden’s network of cooperatives, aggregators and suppliers in Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria. The project aims to improve sustainability, support smallholder farmers, and enhance supply chain efficiency. This initiative supports economic growth and […]
The IFC, as a leader, joined by FMO and OPEC Fund closed a 250 million euro syndicated term loan to Sucden Côte d’Ivoire and Sucden SA for cocoa procurement and export in Ivory Coast. The loan will be a 1-year maturity, renewable annually, for up to 4 years in aggregate, and will be split into […]
The United States International Development Finance Corporation has joined IFC in renewing their 100m syndicated term loan to Sucden. The unsecured loan is divided in two tranches split into (1) 80m EUR by IFC to be repaid in one year (renewable/re-committed annually) and (2) 20M USD to be repaid bullet in 4 years. Proceeds shall […]
Sucden is pleased to announce that Ms. Ilaria Ida Walton will join the Sucden cocoa team on January 13th, 2025, as the Head of Cocoa Sustainability. Sustainability has long been at the heart of Sucden cocoa’s strategy, with a strong involvement in implementing sustainability programs, as well as in setting ambitious action plans to set […]
This transaction was joined by a total of 24 banks and led by Coöperative Rabobank, ING, Société Générale as bookrunners. Together with Crédit Agricole Group and BPCE Group they were the BMLA, with Société Générale acting as Global Lead Sustainability Coordinator and ING and Coöperative Rabobank as Joint Sustainability Coordinators.
Sucden shares progress in its climate-related activities in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, aligned with the pillars of the Cocoa and Forests Initiative, and outlines its action plan in partnership with the CFI over the next three years.
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