The Tiense Suikerraffinaderij is Belgium's leading sugar producer, famous for its consumer brand 'Tiense Suiker'. As part of the Südzucker Group, it processes locally grown sugar beets into a wide range of sugar products for consumers and industrial clients.
The core activity is the large-scale industrial processing of sugar beets into crystalline sugar. This includes washing and slicing the beets, juice extraction and purification, crystallization, drying, and packaging. The company produces a wide variety of sugars, including cubes, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, and specialty sugars.
As a major B2B supplier, the company provides a broad portfolio of sugar products that serve as essential ingredients for other food manufacturing companies, including chocolatiers, biscuit and pastry producers, beverage companies, and fruit processors.
Advanced, high-capacity sugar refining technology. Expertise in beet reception logistics and the entire extraction and crystallization process. Strong R&D in product development (e.g., grain size, solubility) and sustainable agricultural practices in partnership with beet growers.
Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Retail & Consumer Goods, Agriculture.
The primary raw material is sugar beets, sourced locally from Belgian farmers. Final products are various forms of pure sucrose.
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Research and Development focuses on process optimization, valorization of by-products (e.g., pulp for animal feed, molasses), creating new sugar specialties, and advancing sustainable farming and production techniques to reduce water and energy consumption.