Turkey’s Sunar Group exports to more than 100 countries and aims to become one of the biggest groups in the Middle East, Europe and North Africa. Chairman Hüseyin Nuri Çomu outlines his vision for the future.
Sunar Group holds a distinctive position in the agroindustrial sector. Founded in 1974, it is now one of Turkey’s leading industrial groups, operating in agriculture-based sectors that include starch and its derivatives, edible oil, flour, animal feed and fresh fruits.
It has a fully integrated edible oil production plant aligned with a high-tech infrastructure and has been responsible for many innovations in its field.
In its laboratories, experienced engineers create specialised flours and animal feeds for a diverse range of market needs. Meanwhile, with its fresh fruit division, the group is helping to transform agriculture into engineering in order to harvest high yields of certified fresh fruits. The group currently has the capacity to process one million tons a year of raw materials, with a turnover of $350 million, and exports to more than 100 countries. It is responsible for 60% of Turkey’s corn oil exports, 12% of its sunflower oil exports and 45% of its cornstarch exports. The company’s chairman explains more.
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This story is from the October 2017 edition of Food Turkey.
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