Cosun / Cosun Protein
Cosun Beet Company is a Dutch sugar beet processor and part of Royal Cosun, a cooperative of more than 8,000 growers. The company develops, produces, and sells sugar and sugar specialties, while also valorizing the full beet into products for food, animal feed, green energy, and soil improvement. It positions itself as one of Europe’s most efficient sugar producers and aims to be the world’s greenest, most innovative, and most successful beet processor. Its business model is built around using every component of the sugar beet, reducing waste, improving yields per hectare, and supporting a circular agricultural system. Core Values Sustainability : The company emphasizes responsible production, lower CO2 emissions, energy savings, renewable energy, and circular use of all beet components. Innovation : It invests in product and process innovation, supported by the Cosun Innovation Center and close collaboration with customers, partners, and research organizations. Efficiency : Cosun Beet Company highlights efficient use of land, high yields per hectare, and highly efficient sugar production as part of its operating model. Responsibility : The company presents sustainability as part of its strategy for customers, growers, employees, and society, with attention to safe, fair, and durable products and production methods. Unique Aspects Full-beet valorization model : The company states that it uses all parts of the sugar beet, turning side streams into feed, energy, molasses-based applications, and soil improvers rather than treating them as waste. Part of Royal Cosun : Cosun Beet Company sits within a cooperative group of more than 8,000 growers, alongside Aviko, Cosun Ingredients, and Duynie, giving it access to a broader agrifood ecosystem. Cosun Innovation Center : The company uses a dedicated high-tech innovation center in Nieuw Prinsenland near Dinteloord, with laboratories, sensory facilities, and a pilot plant for product development and research. Renewable energy footprint : The company operates solar and green-gas initiatives and states that more than half of its bulk trucks run on its own green gas. International footprint : The news pages reference operations at multiple sites, including Dinteloord, Vierverlaten (Hoogkerk), Roosendaal, Puttershoek, and a German location in Anklam.