Royal Cosun
Coöperatie Koninklijke Cosun U.A.KvK number 20028699
- Verifiedvalid until 19 Oct 2027
01Overview
About Royal Cosun
Short description by MeritVeri
Dutch agricultural cooperative owned by sugar-beet growers that processes beet and other crops into sugar, plant-based food ingredients, potato products (Aviko), animal-feed ingredients and green energy. Headquartered in Breda with operations in many countries.
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02Verification
Checked
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Verified on 19 October 2026, valid until the end of 19 October 2027 (Brussels time).
- Official public sourcesBusiness register, central balance sheet office, official gazette, EU VAT system and LEI record
- Published by the companyThe company's own published annual reports and website
- Decided by MeritVeriMeritVeri decides every verification and records it with its date and reference
What was checked
| Item | Checked value | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration number | 20028699 | — | Verified |
| Registered office address | Van de Reijtstraat 15, 4814NE Breda | — | Verified |
| Website | https://www.cosun.com/ | — | Verified |
| Number of employees | 4,639 FTEas of 31 Dec 2025 | — | Verified |
| CEO / managing director | 1 personsee People | — | Verified |
| Board of directors | 2 directorssee People | — | Verified |
| Financial statements | FY 2023 – FY 2025 · 3 yearssee Financials | — | Verified |
All items checked on 19 Oct 2026
Outside this verification
- Quality of products and services
- Phone number and email address
- Description, logo and photos
- Social media accounts
- Creditworthiness or future results
Verification cycles
- VRF-NL-2026-000051First verification · Current · 19 Oct 2026 – 19 Oct 2027Verified
03Financials
Three financial years,
Every checked amount was compared with the annual accounts filed with the official register. The result label for each year is always public.
| Metric | FY 20231 Jan – 31 Dec | FY 20241 Jan – 31 Dec | FY 20251 Jan – 31 Dec | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Profit | Profit | Break-even | Profit in 2/3 |
| Revenue | €3,704,000,000Verified | €3,439,000,000Verified | €3,173,000,000Verified | -14% since 2023 |
| Net resultafter tax | €162,000,000Verified | €117,000,000Verified | €2,000,000Verified | -99% since 2023 |
| Equity | €1,508,000,000Verified | €1,630,000,000Verified | €1,625,000,000Verified | +8% since 2023 |
| Gross margin | Not available | Not available | Not available | — |
| EBITDA | €670,000,000Verified | €515,000,000Verified | €269,000,000Verified | -60% since 2023 |
| Source | — | — | — |
FY 20251 Jan – 31 Dec
Break-even- Revenue
- €3,173,000,000Verified
- Net result
- €2,000,000Verified
- Equity
- €1,625,000,000Verified
- Gross margin
- Not available
- EBITDA
- €269,000,000Verified
FY 20241 Jan – 31 Dec
Profit- Revenue
- €3,439,000,000Verified
- Net result
- €117,000,000Verified
- Equity
- €1,630,000,000Verified
- Gross margin
- Not available
- EBITDA
- €515,000,000Verified
FY 20231 Jan – 31 Dec
Profit- Revenue
- €3,704,000,000Verified
- Net result
- €162,000,000Verified
- Equity
- €1,508,000,000Verified
- Gross margin
- Not available
- EBITDA
- €670,000,000Verified
Trend over the years
- Revenue-14% since 2023
- Net result-99% since 2023
- Equity+8% since 2023
- Gross margin—
- EBITDA-60% since 2023
What the states and labels mean
- Profit · Loss · Break-even
- Based on the net result of the financial year. Break-even: the net result, positive or negative, is at most 1% of that year's revenue. Otherwise a positive net result is a profit and a negative one a loss. If the year has no revenue figure, it is break-even only when the net result is exactly 0.
- Verified
- Checked by MeritVeri against the filed annual accounts or other official sources, in a verification that is valid today.
- Not disclosed
- The company chose not to publish this value.
- Not available
- There is no value for this financial year.
- Amount hidden by the company
- The company chose not to show its amounts. The years, the state of each value and the result of each year stay public.
04People
Who runs and it
Management, owners and board, checked by MeritVeri against official sources such as the official gazette and filed annual accounts, and against the company's own published annual reports.
- Employees
- 4,639 employees (FTE) · as of 31 Dec 2025
- Verified
CEO / managing director
- Hans MeeuwisCEOVerified
Board of directors
- Mieke PhilipsenDirecteur Finance & ControlVerified
- Arwin BosChairman of the Raad van BeheerVerified
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05Business details
Business details
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- Legal name
- Coöperatie Koninklijke Cosun U.A.
- Trading name
- Royal Cosun
- KvK number
- 20028699
- Verified
- Registered office
- Van de Reijtstraat 154814NE BredaNetherlands
- Verified
- Industry
- Food and beverages
- Employees
- 4,639 FTEas of 31 Dec 2025
- Verified
- Email address
- info@cosun.com
- Phone
- +31 76 530 32 22
- Social media
- LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Listing updated on 19 Oct 2026 · Report incorrect information
06Awards
Awards
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07Reviews
What people
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- 1 star: 0 of 0
- Customers
- 0
- Employees
- 0
- Business relations
- 0
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