What bunge turkey does

Bunge Turkey is an integrated agribusiness operating in Türkiye since 2000. It processes oilseeds, refines and packages sunflower, olive, canola, and corn oils, supplies protein-rich oilseed meal, and trades grains, oilseeds, and meal. Its customers include food and beverage manufacturers, animal-feed producers, agricultural commodity trading partners, and Turkish retail consumers buying brands including Komili, Kırlangıç, Salat, and Sezai Ömer Madra.

Its physical operations include the fully integrated Trakya facility, which covers origination, seed crushing, refining, and bottling; a soybean processor in Aliağa; an olive-oil plant in Ayvalık; and an Istanbul Creative Studio for co-developing oil applications with manufacturers. These operations are supported by food-safety, environmental, energy, Halal, Kosher, and organic-production certifications.

Bunge Turkey primarily reaches industrial customers through direct sales and agricultural commodity trading. Consumer products move through retail channels under established brands, and revenue is generated through sales of oils, meals, and commodities; specific Türkiye pricing, revenue, and headcount are not disclosed. The local operation is part of publicly listed Bunge Global SA, which completed its combination with Viterra in 2024.

Name

bunge turkey

Legal name

Bunge Global SA

Website

https://bunge.com.tr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1818

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bunge Turkey processes oilseeds, refines and packages vegetable oils, supplies protein meal to animal-feed producers, and trades agricultural commodities for B2B customers across Turkey. It also serves Turkish households through heritage edible-oil brands and supports manufacturers through an innovation studio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Edible Oils and Oilseed Processing

NAICS

Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224), Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225), Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510), Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing (31122)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Tropical Oils Processing (Avocado, Sesame, Peanut, Rice Bran, Grapeseed) (AFAKAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Edible Oils & Fats Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAC), Grain & Oilseed Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAA), Industrial Frying Oils & Foodservice Oil Blends Manufacturing (AFAKAEAI)

Keywords

• Oilseed processing
• Vegetable oil production
• Animal feed ingredients
• Agricultural commodity trading
• Edible oil manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Oilseed Processing and Vegetable Oil Production: Processing of oilseeds (sunflower, canola, corn, soybean) into refined vegetable oils and meal products for food and animal feed industries.
2. Consumer Packaged Goods Sales: Sale of branded bottled edible oils under Turkish consumer brands including Komili, Kırlangıç, Salat, and Sezai Ömer Madra.
3. Agricultural Commodity Trading: Global commodity trading operations connecting farmers to consumers through the trade of grains, oilseeds, and meal across Turkey's port regions.
4. Animal Feed Ingredients: Production and supply of protein-rich meal byproducts (sunflower, canola, soybean meal) for animal feed manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bunge Turkey processes oilseeds (sunflower, canola, corn, soybean) into refined vegetable oils and protein-rich meals at integrated facilities in Aliağa, Ayvalık, and Luleburgaz. It supplies bulk and bottled edible oils, animal feed ingredients, and agricultural commodities to food manufacturers, feed producers, and trading partners, while selling heritage branded bottled oils (Komili, Kırlangıç, Salat, Sezai Ömer Madra) to Turkish retail consumers.

Product overview

Bunge Turkey operates as an integrated agribusiness offering vegetable oils (olive, sunflower, corn, canola), agricultural commodity trading, animal feed ingredients, and specialty oils. Consumer-facing brands include Komili (est. 1878), Kırlangıç (est. 1953), Sezai Ömer Madra (est. 1914), and Salat (est. 1930s). The company runs production facilities in Aliağa, Ayvalık, and Lüleburgaz, with a Creative Studio in Istanbul developing food solutions for bakery, confectionery, kitchen, and dairy sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Komili: Olive oil brand established in 1878, known for olive oil, sunflower oil, and corn oil products
• Kırlangıç
• Sezai Ömer Madra
• Salat
• Kreatif Stüdyo
• Beleaf PlantBetter

Quantifiable outcome

• Soybean meal supplies approximately one-fifth of Turkey's poultry sector from Aliağa facility

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Musim Mas GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2023Collaboration announced November 2023 to promote sustainable practices among smallholder farmers in Sambas, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The partnership aims to train more than 1,000 independent smallholders in sustainable palm oil production through 2025, aligning with the Agriculture Sector Roadmap to 1.5 degrees convened by the Tropical Forest Alliance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Savola Group: Saudi-headquartered food group with edible-oils, sugar, and retail operations across MENA. Comparable to Bunge Turkey's branded-oils and food-manufacturer-customer model, and a credible adjacent competitor as Bunge Turkey exports via the Creative Studio's MENA reach.

Direct peers

• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global agribusiness peer with parallel oilseed processing, refining, and specialty-ingredients businesses; competes with Bunge for crush margins, refined-oil customers, and food-manufacturer accounts in Europe and emerging markets.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: Integrated commodity merchant with significant oilseed crushing and edible-oil activities, including established Turkish origination and trading operations that overlap directly with Bunge Turkey's grain and oilseed merchandising footprint.
• Aves: Leading Turkish branded edible-oils company (and broader packaged-food player) sharing Bunge Turkey's end markets, retail channels, and consumer-brand economics within Turkey — a direct domestic competitor to Komili, Kırlangıç, Salat, and Sezai Ömer Madra.
• Wilmar International: Asia-headquartered agribusiness with the world's largest oilseed crushing capacity and a leading refined-oils franchise. Highly comparable on integrated edible-oils economics and on serving large food-manufacturer customers globally.
• Olam International (Olam Group /ofi): Global food and agri-business with edible oils, oilseed processing, and a parallel emphasis on specialty food ingredients. Comparable to Bunge Turkey's ingredient-customer focus and B2B go-to-market motion.
• Cargill: Largest privately held global agribusiness, engaged in oilseed crushing, refined oils, grain trading, and animal nutrition. Operates actively in Turkey and competes head-to-head with Bunge Turkey across the same integrated value chain and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Borges International: Established Spanish olive-oil and edible-oils producer with branded consumer presence. Comparable to Bunge Turkey's Ayvalık olive-oil operations and its branded-CPG approach across multiple European and Mediterranean markets.
• Deoleo: World's largest bottler and marketer of olive oil (brands include Carbonell, Bertolli). Comparable to Bunge Turkey's Sezai Ömer Madra and Komili olive-oil businesses and to its premiumization and specialty-ingredient strategy.
• Sime Darby Plantation: Major vertically integrated plantation and edible-oils player. Comparable as a broad incumbent in vegetable-oil processing and downstream refined products, and a relevant peer for Bunge Turkey's refining economics and sustainability-driven supply-chain programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Bunge
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bunge
• Instagraminstagram.com/proudtobunge

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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