End-to-end supply chain management
We go deeper than advice and mediating. At CZ, we manage and execute entire supply chains, giving clients strategic control and reducing their financial, operational and execution risk
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)
A collaborative approach where your supplier manages and replenishes your stock for you, helping ensure the right products are always available while reducing costs and operational workload.
Price risk management
A strategic approach that helps you manage and mitigate exposure to market price volatility, protecting margins, improving budget certainty, and enabling more confident forward planning.
Commodity procurement and logistics
A strategic approach to securing the raw materials your business depends on—combining supplier selection, market insight, and contract strategies to ensure reliable supply, competitive pricing, and greater cost control in volatile markets.
Finance solutions
Tailored trade and commodity financing that helps you fund transactions, manage cash flow, and navigate market volatility—so you can trade with confidence and unlock growth across the supply chain
Why choose CZ
Our services create seamless flow for vital food and beverage supply chains, from end to end.
Risk mitigation
CZ acts as a single accountable counterparty across sourcing, contracting, hedging, logistics and delivery, reducing risk fragmentation and exposure.
Flexibility
Flexibility is built into CZ’s execution, allowing clients to adapt to changing dynamics without repeated changes to entire supply chains.
Capital efficiency
CZ reduces capital intensity through financing and off‑balance‑sheet structures, inventory solutions such as VMI and PMI, and embedded hedging within execution. Capital shifts from fixed to variable, enabling growth.
Reduced costs
CZ creates savings for its clients by acting on their best interests and leveraging its business relationships.
VIVE sustainability programme
VIVE supports producers, brands, textiles and investors who need trusted verification and measurable impact across agricultural supply chains.
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How our solutions work in practice
Every supply chain is different — so we design ours around your specific goals.
Here’s how we help clients unlock value across the chain, from origin to end-user:
Using technology to deliver vendor managed inventory
We have been expanding our VMI service with large multinational companies in East Africa, where we work on behalf of clients to draw down buffer stocks of warehoused ingredients and packaging materials to supply nearby manufacturing plants. By using this just-in-time service, our clients can reduce costs, administration and financing risks and improve security of supply. In parallel, we are developing innovative VMI planning tools via our CZ app to give our VMI clients improved online visibility of their stock positions and contracted products in real time.
Customised technology to drive growth
At CZ, we embrace the use of technology to scale and expand our business in our rapidly changing marketplace. Our approach is to ‘build our own’. Our in-house developers research and embed the best functionality into our systems to add value across our supply chain services. Our bespoke enterprise resource planning system CZ Suite, for example, is the backbone of our operations and provides a 360° view of our clients’ transactional activities – from onboarding through to payables, receivables and cash recognition.
Regenerative agriculture
In June 2024, CZ launched a three-year regenerative farming programme for sugarcane in Thailand, in collaboration with Suntory Holdings Limited and Kaset Thai International Sugar Corporation Public Co Ltd, through its sustainability programme, VIVE. This project aims to implement low-carbon farming interventions based on regenerative agricultural practices. Starting from 2025, VIVE will serve as a verification tool for regenerative practices on arable crops. Additionally, through VIVE Climate Action, supportive metrics will be provided to evaluate the success of these practices.
Frequently asked questions
What products does CZ work with?
We work with a range of products across agriproducts, food ingredients and packaging and energy. This includes raw sugar, grains, nuts and seeds, refined sugar, sweeteners, fruit, dairy, additives, plastic and non-plastic packaging, biomass, ethanol and electricity. You can find out more via our Solutions page.
What is CZ’s experience with supply chain services?
CZ has been around for over 160 years, with a rich history in commodities trading, logistics, price risk management and the transparent sharing of information.
Are CZ's solutions bespoke?
Yes, all of our solutions are completely bespoke. Clients choose from a range of solutions to fit their needs, which are then executed by our global teams efficiently, transparently and with problem solving at the forefront.
My business is not in the food and beverage sector - can I still work with CZ?
Yes. Although a lot of our experience is within the food and beverage industry, our product expansion has opened new opportunities in a wide range of sectors. Please get in touch to find out more about how we can work together.
I'm not sure which solution I need - how do I know if you can help?
That is no problem for us. Our experience places us in a excellent position to advise on which solutions we could use to get you the results you need. We suggest an exploratory call will help you decide how best to move forward.