Name

Group Sopex

Legal name

N.V. Group Sopex S.A.

Website

https://sopex.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Group Sopex is a privately held Belgian commodity trading firm founded in 1894 that sources, trades, and distributes sugar and coffee globally for B2B buyers, supported by logistics and sustainability sourcing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerp

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commodities Trading: Sopex generates revenue through trading coffee and sugar commodities globally. The company buys and sells raw, white and speciality sugars (VHP/Hi-Pol and refined) as well as coffee beans, earning margins on these transactions. The business model is based on long-term trusted relationships and the ability to react quickly to market demands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Group Sopex is a commodities trading firm that sources, sells and trades raw, white and speciality sugars (VHP/Hi-Pol and refined) as well as coffee beans globally. The company provides end-to-end support including logistics and sustainable sourcing services, with primary trading offices in London, Brazil and Singapore serving buyers and sellers worldwide. Founded in 1894, Sopex operates on long-term trusted relationships and the ability to react quickly to market demands.

Product overview

Group Sopex is a commodities trading firm operating as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company specializes in two core product lines: Coffee Trading Services and Sugar Trading Services, supported by Logistics Services and Sustainability Sourcing capabilities. Founded in 1894, Sopex trades sugar and has expanded to become a leading commodities trader in both coffee and sugar, offering global sourcing, trading, and logistics services with a focus on ethical and sustainable supply chains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coffee Trading Services Sourcing and selling coffee globally for businesses ranging from bespoke roasters to bulk coffee production companies, helping clients manage fluctuating demand and unforeseen market events through flexible, relationship-based supply.
• Sugar Trading Services Trading raw, white and speciality sugars, including VHP/Hi-Pol and refined varieties, for global buyers. The sugar team spans continents with primary offices in London, Brazil and Singapore, balancing global sugar trades to meet demand with a focus on organic and Fairtrade certified options.
• Logistics Services Comprehensive logistics services supporting the global trade of coffee and sugar commodities, enabling transportation and delivery of traded products to buyers worldwide.
• Sustainability Sourcing Commitment to sourcing coffee beans and sugars from ethical, sustainable growers and distributors, including organic and Fairtrade certified sugars and efforts to eradicate indirect deforestation in coffee and sugar farming.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EU (European Union)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSopex is working with the EU and other agencies to ensure their products meet the highest standards in human rights, environmental protection and sustainability. This partnership supports their sustainability goals and commitment to eradicating indirect deforestation in coffee and sugar farming.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: One of the world's largest privately held agricultural commodity traders, with significant sugar and cocoa trading operations alongside a much broader agri-food portfolio. Directly comparable in commodity categories served, but vastly larger and more diversified than Sopex.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Global merchant and processor of agricultural goods including sugar and coffee. Comparable in commodity trading focus, but operates at far greater scale across the entire agricultural value chain from origination to distribution.
• COFCO International: Global agri-business with sugar trading among its broader commodity portfolio. Comparable in international commodity trading scope, though larger and more diversified than Sopex.
• Wilmar International: Asia-headquartered agribusiness group with significant sugar trading and processing operations. Overlaps with Sopex in global sugar markets, particularly across the Asia-Pacific corridor.
• Olam Agri: Major agricultural commodity trader with significant coffee and cocoa operations. Overlaps with Sopex in core soft commodities but operates at much larger scale across multiple agricultural product lines.

Direct peers

• Neumann Kaffee Gruppe: World-leading green coffee trading group with vertically integrated supply chains. Directly comparable to Sopex's coffee trading business, particularly in green coffee sourcing and global distribution.
• ED&F Man: London-headquartered commodity merchant specializing in sugar, coffee, and molasses trading. Operates as a focused commodity trader with global origination and distribution networks — closely aligned with Sopex's product mix and trading-house structure.
• Czarnikow: Long-established sugar and sweeteners trading specialist with global sourcing capabilities. Highly comparable to Sopex in product focus (sugar-centric) and trading-house business model.
• ECOM Trading: Leading global trader of coffee and cocoa with strong presence in origin countries. Comparable to Sopex in soft commodity focus and B2B trading model, with overlap in coffee sourcing and distribution.
• Sucres & Denrées (Sucden): Paris-based commodity trading group with core focus on sugar, alongside cocoa and coffee activities. Direct competitor to Sopex in the global sugar trading market with similar specialization and relationship-driven model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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