Archive for July, 2009
Boardroom Becomes Blood Donation Center
Frank Plut’s blood is “blessed,” as someone affiliated with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center once said. It’s blessed because the make-up is such that Plut’s plasma can be given to newborn babies – as well as to other people with special medical needs.
Sheptor: Raw Sugar Continued Upside Price Risk
Imperial Sugar Company President and CEO John Sheptor has told The Financial Times (FT) that raw sugar prices could move considerably higher with some risks.
A&B Questions Its Future in Sugar
Honolulu-based Alexander & Baldwin Inc. has said it has undertaken a “comprehensive strategic evaluation” of its sugar operations that is expected to be completed by year-end.
Consumer Demand for Natural Products Leads to Sugar
Consumer demand for natural products is leading food and beverage manufacturers back to using pure cane sugar once again in leading products, according to FoodNavigator-USA.com. Pepsi Natural is among the new products doing well with consumers even though it is sold at a premium.
Media Covers Sugar Shipments at Port Wentworth
WJCL, Fox 28 Television News, was among the media covering the resumption of granulated sugar shipments this past weekend from Imperial Sugar’s rebuilt refinery at Port Wentworth, Georgia.
5S Efficiencies: Making Common Sense Commonplace
Common sense should be commonplace in any responsible business. Common sense calls for every work environment to be well thought out and organized. Everything is in its place. Nothing is amiss.
Granulated Sugar Flows from Port Wentworth Refinery
Anticipation filled the control room the Imperial Sugar Company’s sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, Georgia, that was packed with employees the evening of July 24, ready for a switch to be thrown that would begin filling trucks with granulated sugar, the first produced at the plant in more than 18 months.
Imperial Sugar Delivers to Wal-Mart
Demonstrating facts, data and a determined marketing approach appealed to decision-makers at Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, and has resulted in Imperial Sugar delivering more products to Wal-Mart stores on a regional level.
Malcolm Faucheux: Leader and Mentor for Five Decades
Ask Malcolm Faucheux what he believes is most important for workers at a plant – like Imperial Sugar Company’s sugar refinery at Gramercy, LA – and he will tell you education and training without hesitation. Faucheux, at age 71, lives his beliefs.
China’s Sugar Output Down 12.9%
The output of China’s sugar producers fell 12.9 percent to 9.7 million tons during the first five months of 2009 compared with the same period last year, said China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Latest WASDE Report Shows Constant Sugar Supply
When ISC’s market expert Pat Henneberry talks about the supply of sugar in the United States, he measures things in tons, citing the latest statistics from the USDA’s WASDE – World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate.
Sugar Prices Suggest Increase in Volatility
Sugar prices have dramatically increased since November 2008 as well as the volatility. Sugar prices will be more volatile in the near future because of uncertainties on the supply side according to report.
Buyers Want All of Australia’s CSR Sugar
The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) reports that 4 overseas trading houses have firmed to buy CSR’s billion-dollar sugar business in a trade sale and circumvent the demerger process.
Water Managers Work to Finance US Sugar Deal
Water managers in south Florida may offer Wall Street more than a quarter-million acres of state-owned lands, including thousands of acres of Everglades restoration tracts, as collateral to finance the large land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp.