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Records are Made for Breaking
Setting goals and surpassing them has become familiar terrain for Imperial Sugar Company’s (ISC) Port Wentworth packaging operators.
Cracking the Code on a Natural, Low-Sugar Sweetener
Imperial Sugar Company (ISC) may have cracked the code in creating an all-natural, reduced-sugar sweetener that has a taste profile indistinguishable from sugar. But the proof will be in the pudding –or, to be more precise, in 1,500 commercially produced cookies.
Imperial Sugar Shares “The Science of Dust Explosions”
“I wanted to bring everyone’s level of awareness up,” Kevin Jeffries says. “Since our customers are often handling not just sugar, but flour, cornstarch and other material, my goal was to help them understand the potential hazards and how certain factors relate to their specific operation.”
Price of Raw Sugar Falls
Raw sugar fell on bets that the longest rally since August was exaggerated, according to Bloomberg.
Eliminating the “Overfill” from Each Bag of Sugar
Packaging Team Manager William McGhee receives a “statement of yield” every month, which tells him how much sugar the Port Wentworth refinery has produced and how much it should have produced – based on the raw sugar the refinery started with.
Celebrating a Long, Sweet Tradition
Imperial Sugar Company (ISC) helped long-time customer Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company cap off a week-long celebration of its 119th anniversary. Dublin Dr Pepper is the first Dr Pepper bottling plant and the longest-running, soft drink bottler in the world.
An Edible “Extra”
Nearly a century ago, workers at the Port Wentworth sugar refinery couldn’t have envisioned that the dark syrup left over at the end of the refining process – and routinely thrown away as waste – would one day become a value-added product bought by industrial customers such as General Mills and Kellogg’s.
Frank Jenkins: USDA’s June WASDE Report
Sugar industry analyst Frank Jenkins of the Jenkins Sugar Group comments on the USDA June WASDE report.
Marcus Samuelsson Wins Bravo’s Top Chef Masters Award
Executive Chef Marcus Samuelsson of world-famous Aquavit and Red Rooster restaurants of New York won Bravo’s Top Chef Masters 2010 competition this week. He is a fan of using Wholesome Sweeteners.
Providing Customers Brand Name Sugar – Plus Market Insight
Jennifer Wilkes has worked as a salesperson in the foodservice industry for roughly 25 years. Given her experience, it’s not hard for Wilkes to “get in the door” with customers.
Union Approves Contract Extension at ISC’s Gramercy Refinery
By an overwhelming majority, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local No. 1167-P recently approved a one-year extension of its contract with the Imperial Sugar Company (ISC).
Texas Icon Celebrates 119th Birthday
Dublin Dr Pepper – the oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant in the world – is celebrating 119 years of manufacturing the No. 1 non-cola known as the “Texas Original.”
A Structured, Rigorous Approach to On-the-Job Training
Bruce Waguespack, Imperial Sugar Company’s manager of learning and performance improvement, is quick to tell you the company is developing a workforce that’s like a multi-talented baseball team of utility players.
Imperial Sugar Recognized for Its Strategic Online Newsroom
Imperial Sugar Company (ISC) took home top honors for its news-oriented website at the recent 2010 International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Houston Bronze Quill Awards dinner. The Houston chapter recognizes the outstanding efforts of the area’s best communicators each year.