Who owns Südzucker?
Südzucker is owned by Südzucker AG (Germany, XETRA: SZU).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Südzucker AG Annual Report 2024/25, 1 May 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Südzucker AG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Mannheim
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Sweeteners
- Parent ticker
- XETRA: SZU
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Südzucker
Südzucker is the sugar brand named first among the five in the sugar-segment fact sheet of the group's 2024/25 annual report, with Südzucker AG, Mannheim listed as the German production company. The segment produces sugar, sugar specialties, glucose syrup and animal feed, markets them in Europe and on the world market, and sells to the food industry, retailers and agriculture. The report gives no sales or rank for the Südzucker brand alone.
Ownership timeline of Südzucker
Where Südzucker sits in Südzucker
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Südzucker
Südzucker controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in sweeteners, and who owns them
The 34 brands in sweeteners on Brandtree belong to 15 owners. The largest is Tereos, with 5; Südzucker has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Koronás Cukor | AGRANA | 🇦🇹 Austria |
| Jelgavas Cukurs | Nordzucker | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Béghin Say | Tereos | 🇫🇷 France |
| Lantic | Rogers Sugar | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Brownie | Rusagro | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Azərşəkər | Azersun | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan |
| Skor | Cevital Agro-Industrie | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| ENMER | Cosumar | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
About the owner: Südzucker
Südzucker is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mannheim, Germany. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: SZU.
Südzucker is a German sugar group headquartered at Maximilianstrasse in Mannheim and listed under the ticker SZU. Its annual report reports on five segments: sugar, special products (BENEO, Freiberger and PortionPack), CropEnergies, starch and fruit. The report traces the group's origins to the 1837 Waghäusel sugar factory. The sugar segment lists five consumer brands; four are here. Wiener Zucker is not, because it sits with AGRANA, in which Südzucker holds 41.9 per cent and which already has its own record on the site.
🇩🇪 Südzucker and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Südzucker is not one of them.
- 3 Glocken — Princes Group 🇬🇧
- Abraham — Bell Food Group 🇨🇭
- Aldi (Nord) — Aldi Nord 🇩🇪
- Aldi (Süd) — Aldi Süd 🇩🇪
- Almette — Hochland 🇩🇪
- Aptamil — Danone 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Südzucker?
The parent company of Südzucker is Südzucker AG, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Südzucker German?
Yes. Südzucker originated in Germany and its owner, Südzucker AG, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is Südzucker still owned by Südzucker AG?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Südzucker is still owned by Südzucker AG. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Südzucker AG Annual Report 2024/25 — Südzucker AG, Annual report, published 1 May 2025; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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