Béghin-Say
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| legal form | Union de coopératives |
| founding | 1973 |
| Seat |
 France
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| Branch | Food industry |
| Website | www.beghin-say.fr |
The Béghin-Say was one of the largest sugar producers in France. It goes back to two forerunners:
- Béghin , a Thumeries sugar factory from 1821
- Say , 1812: The Say sugar cane factory was founded in Nantes by Louis Say, brother of the economist Jean-Baptiste Say
In 1982 the Béghin-Say company was acquired by the Eridania Group, a subsidiary of the Italian conglomerate Montedison . In 1991 the company was one of the top-selling companies in the food industry, with sales equivalent to CHF 9.4 billion . After Montedison was broken up on July 3, 2001, Eridania Béghin-Say was split into four companies: Beghin-Say (sugar), Cereol (oils), Cerestar (starches) and Provimi (animal feed).
In 2003 the Béghin-Say was bought by the Union SDA and the Union BS and renamed to Tereos in 2004 . The Hungarian sugar factories were sold to Nordzucker .