SCG

What SCG does

SCG is a privately held French international food-trading company headquartered in Quimper, France, with a regional office in Florianópolis, Brazil. Founded in 2005 and operating with a staff in the 11-50 range, SCG specializes in intermediating frozen meats — chicken, pork, beef, and lamb — along with fish, eggs and dairy, and fruits, vegetables and cereals between global producers and B2B buyers (wholesalers, distributors, and processing companies) across more than 30 countries. Its underlying capability mix combines HACCP-monitored quality assurance, integrated logistics and transport coordination through partner shipping and haulage networks, and trade-finance services including documentary credit and collection settlements. Distribution is direct B2B, supported by recurring participation in nine major international trade fairs (SIAL Paris and China, ANUGA, Gulfood, Seafood, Alimentaria, etc.) and a six-language website covering French, English, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Chinese markets.

Name

SCG

Legal name

SCG

Website

https://scg-iex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SCG is a France-headquartered international trader of frozen meat (chicken, pork, beef, lamb) and fish, serving wholesalers, distributors, and processors across 30+ countries via a small direct B2B team and trade-fair-driven sourcing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Frozen Food Trading

NAICS

Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (42444), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Import/Export & Cross-Border Food Commodity Trading (AFAIAKAL)

Keywords

• International food trading
• Frozen meat distribution
• Seafood export services
• Cold chain logistics
• Food supply chain

Headquarters

HQ city

Quimper

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. International Food Product Trading: SCG acts as an expert in international marketing of quality and long-life food products, particularly frozen meats (chicken, pork, beef, lamb) and fish. They facilitate transactions between producers and buyers (wholesalers, distributors, processing companies) worldwide, earning revenue through optimized purchasing and logistics services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SCG is an international marketing and trading company for quality and long-life food products, primarily frozen meats (chicken, pork, beef, lamb) and fish, with additional product lines in eggs & dairy and fruits, vegetables and cereals. The company connects global producers with wholesalers, distributors, and processing companies across more than 30 countries, providing integrated services including logistics and transport management, financial operations for international trade, and HACCP-based quality assurance.

Product overview

SCG is an international marketing expert for quality and long-life food products, specializing in frozen meat (Beef, Pork, Poultry, Lamb) and Fish products. The company operates a platform of integrated services including logistics and transport management, financial operations for international trade, and quality control. Additional product lines include Eggs & Dairy and Fruits, Vegetables & Cereales. The offering combines product supply with advisory services for factories and production optimization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beef International beef products sold using innovative preservation technologies (freezing, chilled meat). Main exporters are North and South America, Oceania, and India. Targeted at wholesalers, distributors, and processing companies.
• Poultry Chicken and poultry products, described as the most important meat trade globally. Production concentrated in Brazil, Argentina, EU, North America, Chile, and Thailand. Targeted at wholesalers, distributors, and processing companies.
• Pork Pork sold as deboned frozen meat in the EU and fresh meat in North America. SCG applies HACCP monitoring for safety in industrial pork production. Targeted at wholesalers, distributors, and processing companies.
• Lamb Lamb and mutton products sourced from China (leading producer), Australia, and New Zealand. SCG works with innovative producers for sheep feed and pasture management to ensure productivity.
• Fish Fish products for export, packaged immediately after catch following international requirements. SCG prioritizes seasonal fishing and conducts systematic quality inspections in factories.
• Eggs & Dairy Egg suppliers guarantee reliability and quality through security and traceability. SCG also has dairy expertise including milk collection and packaging with R&D involvement.
• Fruits, Vegetables & Cereals Products with strict specifications for quality and traceability control. SCG ensures food chain control and promotes harvest programs for optimal picking dates.
• Logistics and Transport Services Comprehensive logistics services connecting sellers, buyers, and products using local and international maritime and land transport carriers, handling all stages from transport to final delivery for international food trade clients.
• Trade Finance and Financial Operations Financial operations expertise linked to international trade, including documentary credit and collection settlements, secure payments, and trade finance advisory, delivered in partnership with banking and insurance institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pork market expansion: +18.5%
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SIAL PariscoreOthersInternational food trade fair in Paris. SCG participates to showcase products and build international partnerships.
• SIAL ChinacoreOthersInternational food trade fair in China. SCG participates to establish connections in Asian markets.
• ANUGA ColognecoreOthersInternational food trade fair in Cologne, Germany. SCG participates to maintain European market presence.
• WORLD FOOD MoscowcoreOthersInternational food trade fair in Moscow. SCG participates to engage with Russian market.
• PRODEXPO MoscowcoreOthersInternational food and beverage trade fair in Moscow. SCG participates to showcase products to Russian buyers.
• GULFOODminorOthersInternational food trade fair in the Middle East. SCG visits annually.
• POULTRY SHOWminorOthersIndustry-specific poultry trade event. SCG visits annually.
• ALIMENTARIAminorOthersInternational food trade fair. SCG visits annually.
• SEAFOODminorOthersInternational seafood trade event. SCG visits annually.
• Banking and Insurance InstitutionscoreOthersFinancial institutions that work with SCG for international trade operations, providing documentary credit, collection settlements, and secure payment services.
• Global Food Producers and SupplierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReliable producers across more than 30 countries on all continents forming SCG's supply chain. SCG provides factory consultation, production optimization advice, and modernization support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Danish Crown: Farmer-owned Danish meat cooperative producing and exporting pork, beef and lamb globally. Comparable through international frozen-meat wholesale operations, although vertically integrated whereas SCG is pure intermediary.
• Marfrig Global Foods: Brazilian multinational beef and lamb processor and exporter with global distribution. Overlaps with SCG in cross-border frozen beef and lamb wholesale flows, particularly out of South America.
• Minerva Foods: Brazilian beef exporter and one of the largest South American protein traders, with growing reach into lamb and live-cattle exports. Directly relevant for SCG given the shared Brazilian origination base.
• JBS S.A. World's largest meat processor with major operations in beef, poultry, pork and lamb across Brazil, the US and Australia. Functions both as a potential upstream supplier and as a competing international trader of frozen proteins to wholesale buyers.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Major global commodity merchant with food and agricultural product flows, including cross-border protein trading. Comparable on the international-trading and logistics axis but at vastly larger scale than SCG.
• Cargill: Global food and commodity trader with extensive animal-protein origination, processing and trading operations. Far larger than SCG but trades in the same cross-border frozen meat flows and supplies many of the same wholesale and processing customers.

Direct peers

• Al Kabeer Group: Indian-headquartered frozen halal meat and seafood exporter shipping into the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia. Similar-sized international intermediary focused on frozen protein B2B trade, with overlapping destination markets to SCG.
• Interfood: Netherlands-based international food trading company distributing meat, dairy and ambient products into Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Operates the same B2B trading-and-distribution model as SCG with comparable logistics and finance bundling.
• BHJ Landing: Dutch-headquartered international trader of frozen meat, poultry and seafood sourcing from LATAM, Europe and Asia for global wholesale buyers. Closest functional match to SCG in size and business model — specialist intermediary with similar buyer/supplier split.

Regional players

• NH Foods: Japanese meat and processed-foods company with significant Asian and Australasian protein supply chains. Comparable on cross-border frozen-meat trading into Asia, though geographically focused on Japan and Pacific markets unlike SCG's global spread.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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