All Entries Tagged With: "Imperial Sugar"
Consumers Continue to Demand All-Natural Sugar; Food, Beverage Manufacturers Listen
Sugar Association’s Andy Briscoe: Consumers continue to clamor for foods and drinks sweetened with all-natural sugar.
Customer Audits Require Fine-Toothed Focus
A large food or beverage company, such as Sara Lee or Coca-Cola, doesn’t do business with just any supplier. That’s why before a food manufacturer begins purchasing bulk quantities of any ingredient, a supplier must undergo a rigorous audit to win customer approval – and ultimately, the business.
Imperial Settles with OSHA as Company Strives to Be Leader in Industry Safety
Imperial Sugar Company’s (ISC) settlement with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) now positions the company to focus even more on improving workplace safety and driving its best practices across the food-processing industry.
Chef Eddy’s Baking Show Jumps to Houston TV
Eddy Van Damme – renowned pastry expert, author and featured Imperial Sugar chef – will host a new baking program on KHOU-TV’s new program, “Bake It.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
Houston’s Legacy Clinics Receive Corporate and Community Boost
Long before the current healthcare crisis in America, a group of clinics in the Houston area was providing affordable medical treatment to thousands of people who otherwise might go without.
Sugar 101 Immerses Employees in the Business
Employees at Imperial Sugar Company’s sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, Ga., recently got a bird’s eye view of the sugar market and what makes it tick. The key takeaway? Demand is growing and supplies are somewhat tight.
Piggly Wiggly and Imperial Sugar: Rekindling Customer Ties
As Imperial Sugar’s Port Wentworth refinery ramps back up to full production, the company’s sales team is rekindling ties with former customers — some of whom have been waiting for months to restock their shelves with Imperial’s product line. Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. is one such customer.
Food Processors Learn about Combustible Dust
Representatives of major food companies and safety executives gathered recently at Imperial Sugar Company’s sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, Ga., to discuss the importance of maintaining a safe work environment.
Imperial Sugar Is the Only Sweetener for Bama
The Bama Companies make several million pies and biscuits each week for McDonald’s and other quick serve restaurants – and they use Imperial Sugar in every one of them.