As the European sugar industry adapts to the 2024–2025 season, supply chain resilience has become more important than ever. From unpredictable crop yields to evolving sustainability targets and increasingly complex compliance requirements, sugar producers and traders are under pressure to manage not only quality and volume, but also agility.
At Commodity Centre, we’ve spent more than 30 years building precisely the kind of flexible, responsive and expert service model that the sugar industry depends on. With experience working with both beet and cane refineries to handle and store refined sugar, our operations support clients across the full spectrum of the supply chain - from harvest to storage, movement and delivery.
We understand that sugar is a technically demanding, high-value commodity. Its sensitivity to moisture, contamination and handling conditions means that it can’t simply be “stored”. It must be carefully managed, monitored and preserved. That’s where our specialist infrastructure and people come in.
What We Deliver
• Dedicated food-grade warehousing tailored to sugar’s unique needs, including environmental controls and strict segregation;
• BRC AA+ accredited and organic-certified sites, ensuring food safety and regulatory compliance;
• Real-time inventory and stock management systems that provide visibility and control;
• Strategically located facilities across Europe positioned for fast and efficient distribution;
• Highly experienced operations teams with technical expertise in sugar handling, storage and transport;
• Sustainable logistics including recyclable packaging, carbon neutral warehouse facilities and more sustainable transport solutions.
Our approach is defined by agility, sustainability and innovation. Whether a client needs long-term strategic warehousing or urgent, large-scale capacity, we respond with speed, flexibility and assurance.
Proven Performance
When one of the UK’s leading sugar manufacturers needed a high-standard, hands-off warehousing partner, they turned to us. After a site visit and review of our compliance capabilities (including our BRC AA+ accreditation), they transitioned their entire operation to our facilities. The result? A seamless handover, consistent service quality and a logistics partnership that frees them to focus on their core strength - manufacturing pure sugar syrups, inverts, treacles and crystallines.
In another case, following a bumper national sugar beet harvest, a major sugar processor urgently needed over 50,000 metric tons of additional refined sugar storage space near their production site. With local 3PL capacity maxed out, our team moved quickly to identify a dormant facility, oversee a full refurbishment to food-grade standards and establish operational protocols - all in just three months. We managed everything from the installation of a new roof to handling infrastructure, enabling up to 60 truck movements per day while maintaining strict compliance with the client's internal standards.
Why Commodity Centre?
We don’t just store sugar. We protect it, manage it and keep it moving with precision and care. We’ve built our reputation on delivering value under pressure and adapting to the evolving needs of the industry.
Whether you’re dealing with a production surplus, import delays or a complex logistics restructure, we have the scale, expertise and agility to meet the challenge.
