Sunar, the powerful group of the agriculture-based food sector in Turkey, continues its rise in the ISO 500 and TIM 1000 lists. Hasan A. Özkan, CEO of Sunar Group of Companies, stated that the most important share in this rise belongs to the qualified human resource serving with dedication.
Following the 23-place rise of Elita Gıda, the vegetable oil production company of Sunar Group of Companies, to 249th in the Istanbul Chamber of Industry’s “Turkey’s Top 500 Industrial Enterprises” research, three companies of Sunar Group of Companies succeeded in entering the “Turkish Exporters Assembly Top 1000” list.
GROUP EXPORTS EXCEEDED 200 MILLION DOLLARS
In the TIM 1000 List, Elita Gıda ranked 347th, while Sunar Pazarlama ranked 818th and Sunar Mısır ranked 885th. Stating that the important elements in the success of Sunar Group of Companies, which realized exports exceeding 200 million dollars with its total of 6 companies, are the qualified human resource with a sense of belonging and all stakeholders, Sunar Group of Companies CEO Hasan A. Özkan said: “We strive to increase production in this country with our colleagues working in every department of our companies from procurement to production, finance to sales, and production to logistics. We benefit from the supports and incentives provided by our state in many areas, from the Turquality Brand Incentive program to our R&D Center. We believe that with every single product whose import we prevent with the massive investments we make, with every new product we put forward in our R&D Center, every time we increase the number of countries we export to, when we bring our own brands together with millions of consumers all over the world, and when we receive rankings in international competitions, we increase the commitment and love not only to our companies but also to our country.”
Stating that Sunar Group of Companies aims to be one of Europe’s largest agriculture-based industrial groups with its integrated production structure, high capacity, import-substitution products, exports with its own brands, and extensive knowledge, Özkan said that the Group, which has more than 1000 employees, waves the “Turkey” flag in more than 100 countries with its brands.
VALUE-ADDED RICH PRODUCT RANGE
Among the group companies; Sunar Mısır produces and sells starch, starch-based products, and polyols; Elita Gıda produces and sells vegetable oils for retail and out-of-home consumption; Sunar Özlem produces and sells flour and feed; and NÇS produces and sells fresh and dried fruit. The foreign trade activities of Sunar Group of Companies are carried out by the Sunar Pazarlama company. The youngest company of the Group, Sunar NP, produces Turkey’s first TUV-certified biodegradable “Thermoplastic Starch” and polymers.
