Archive for February, 2010
Sheptor Addresses Students at Business Today Conference
John Sheptor, president and CEO of Imperial Sugar Company, issued a challenge to a group of university students attending the recent Business Today Conference in Austin, Tx.
Decision on Sugar Beets Imminent
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit concerning genetically engineered sugarbeet seeds will argue March 5 for a preliminary injunction that would block the production or planting of the seeds, and the processing of beets produced by the seeds at least until June.
FR Clothing: Avoiding Hazards
The environmental, health and safety publication, EHS Today, has featured safety measures taken by Imperial Sugar Company by outfitting workers with flame resistant clothing. Here is the publication’s cover story.
Visual Factory Techniques Keep Plant Humming
There are four sugar packaging production lines at Imperial Sugar’s cane sugar refinery at Gramercy, La., being run over three eight-hour shifts by 12 different operators – each with a quota to fill. Every minute used to make a changeover or reset costs hundreds of bags of sugar in lost production.
Sugar Packaging Ramps up at Gramercy Refinery
Every day for the last seven weeks a full-time team of employees at Imperial Sugar Company’s sugar refinery in Gramercy, La., has come together to improve its packaging process. Result: increased line speed and throughput in some areas by up to 25 percent, with a 40 percent reduction of sugar losses.
Imperial Sugar Supports Dust Standard Creation
Imperial Sugar is a strong supporter of OSHA’s efforts regarding a combustible dust standard. Imperial participated in public meetings in Washington and was also an observer at a meeting in Atlanta.
Imperial Enters Stevia-based Sweetener Segment
Imperial Sugar Company is partnering with the leading producer of stevia sweetener products, PureCircle, in a joint venture to develop natural sweetening products for the North American beverage and food sectors.
LSR Sugar Refinery Gets National Media Attention
Associated Press reporter Alan Sayre, based in New Orleans, reports on the new LSR cane sugar refinery currently under construction at Gramercy, Louisiana. The Washington Post and ABC Business News are among the national media to carry the story.
Maui sugar operations alive
Alexander & Baldwin Inc. recently revealed that the company would continue sugar cane operations at its Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company (HC&S) division through 2010, reports Maui Weekly.
Searching for ‘The Next Great Young Chef’
As any parent knows, kids are more likely to eat something they’ve made with their own little hands. That’s one reason Wholesome Sweeteners is partnering with Kiwi magazine – a publication for “growing families the natural and organic way” – to run a contest called “The Next Great Young Chef.”
Imperial Sugar Takes R&D to Customers
Developing new products and services that make for strong connections with customers is key to any company’s growth.
Sweetness in Price of Raw Sugar
If there was any commodity guaranteed to provide sweet profits for traders in the second half of 2009 it was sugar. Raw prices have more than doubled since mid-2009 to almost 30 cents per pound at the end of January, their highest level since 1981.
Bringing Some Sweet Relief to Haiti
As people around the world continue to send aid to Haiti, in the wake of a 7.0 earthquake on January 12, Imperial Sugar Company is sending more than 5,000 pounds of what it does better than anyone: sugar.
CSR Keeps Options Open On Sugar
Australia’s CSR reportedly is keeping its options open on remaining in the sugar business. The company still maintains a demerger is the best option for its sugar business but behind the scenes it has been talking to China’s Bright Food about a trade sale.