Archive for May, 2010
Boosting Refinery Productivity Through Teamwork
Over the last few months, a special team of workers at Imperial Sugar’s refinery at Port Wentworth, Ga., have significantly increased productivity or throughput in the sugar making process by using a proven and well-known project methodology in manufacturing that has the acronym, DMAIC.
Foreign Investors Pour into Brazilian Sugar
Foreign investors are not just snapping up Brazilian farmland – they are taking a bigger stake in sugar operators too, tripling their participation within three years, reports AgriMoney.com.
Nakisha Hill: Savannah Roots, People She Loves
If there’s one person who knows just about everything that moves into Imperial Sugar’s large Port Wentworth, Ga., sugar refinery, it is Nakisha Hill. It’s her job … as the company’s Receiving Clerk.
Tate & Lyle Considers Quitting Sugar Business
Pressure is growing on new Tate & Lyle chief executive Javed Ahmed to unveil a radical restructuring this week, which could even see the company quit its historic sugar business.
How Big is a Particle of Sugar? It’s Tom Wilson’s Job to Know
Have you ever thought about the size of one single crystal of sugar? Are all sugar crystals the same size and color … or are they different? There’s no easy answer because refined cane sugar comes in many sizes and colors for multitudes of uses, from the home sugar bowl to the needs of commercial bakers.
Sugar Technologists Honor Imperial’s Brian Harrison
Brian Harrison, Vice President for Sugar Technology at Imperial Sugar Company, has been named the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Crystal Award of the Sugar Industry Technologists (S.I.T.), a leading professional organization of the sugar industry.
S.I.T. Conference Attendees Tour Port Wentworth Refinery
The 2010 Sugar Industry Technologists (S.I.T.) Conference meeting in Savannah, Ga., wrapped up its sessions with a VIP tour of Imperial Sugar Company’s large, modern cane sugar refinery in nearby Port Wentworth.
Gramercy Sugar Refinery Gets Safety Upgrade
A major safety upgrade is nearing completion at Imperial Sugar Company’s sugar refinery located in Gramercy, Louisiana – one of the oldest sugar refineries in the country.
Cuba’s Sugar Industry Dissolves
Cuba was once the world’s largest sugar exporter. But, according to a local expert, it “has been reduced to rubble by poor state management, a lack of capital, sanctions, hurricanes and other factors.”
Sheptor Calls for Highest Industry Safety Standards
Imperial Sugar Company President and CEO John C. Sheptor has issued a call for immediate action within the sugar industry worldwide to create the highest degree of safety standards and to share all safety data among companies.
Preference for Natural Sweeteners Grows
There’s no getting around the fact that high-fructose corn syrup is experiencing a slow downward spiral. Sales of high-fructose corn syrup have fallen in the United States by 9 percent in 2009, compared with 2007, according to an analyst at Credit Suisse — with more of a drop expected this year.
Sugar Industry Technologists Conference Kicks Off in Savannah
The 2010 world conference of Sugar Industry Technologists is held this year in Savannah, May 16 – 19, with a full schedule of speeches, panels and technical sessions.
A Great American Cookie Comeback
Michael Curtis, vice president of plant operations for Great American Cookies, waited for nearly two years to see 50-pound bags of “Medium Chocolate Chip” brown sugar make their way down the conveyor belt at Imperial Sugar Company’s refinery in Port Wentworth.
Experts: FDA Needs New Tools to Check Food, Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration is stuck using crude tools to measure the benefits of food, drugs and supplements and needs a whole new set of standards, a panel of experts has said.