American Sugar Refining, Inc. is a large privately held cane sugar refining company, with a production capacity of 6.5 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of consumer, industrial, food service, and specialty sweetener products. In 2013, it adopted the corporate brand name ASR Group.[2] Its ownership structure is based on a partnership which includes the Florida Crystals Corporation, part of FLO-SUN, a sugar empire of the Fanjul brothers whose origins go back to Spanish-Cuban sugar plantations of the early 19th century.[3]
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| Industry | Food |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 (partnership between the Florida Crystals Corporation and the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida) |
| Headquarters | West Palm Beach, Florida |
Area served | United States Mexico United Kingdom |
Key people | Luis Fernandez, Co-President, and Antonio L. Contreras, Jr., Co-President[1] |
| Products | Sweeteners |
| Website | www.ASR-Group.com |
Activities
editAcross North America, American Sugar Refining owns and operates six sugar refineries as well as specialty sweetener production facilities and a strategic warehousing and distribution system that combine to provide seamless production and delivery of its products to customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The refineries are located in:[4]
- Yonkers, New York (closed 2004)
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Chalmette, Louisiana – This plant celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009.[5]
- Crockett, California, (California and Hawaiian Sugar Company)
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Redpath Sugar)
- Veracruz, Mexico
Former refineries were located in:
- Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Domino Sugar Refinery) (the original)
- Fort Point, Boston[6] (1902–1958)[7][8]
- Charlestown, Boston (1958–?)[7][9][10]
American Sugar Refining, Inc. and the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida acquired Domino Sugar from Tate & Lyle for $180 million on November 6, 2001.[11]
American Sugar Refining also owns two of its former major competitors, the California and Hawaiian Sugar Company (C&H Sugar), purchased in 2005, and Jack Frost (National Sugar Company) in 2007. Redpath Sugar, Tate & Lyle's European sugar operations, was acquired in 2010.
In Europe, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England and Portugal, formerly owned by Tate & Lyle.
The company is also the majority shareholder of Belize Sugar Industries, the only sugar mill in Belize.
American Sugar Refining is owned by Florida Crystals Corporation (based in West Palm Beach) and the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida (Belle Glade, Florida).
American Sugar Refining's main competitor in the United States for refined cane sugar is Imperial Sugar.
Lyle's Golden Syrup
editIn July 2010, American Sugar Refining purchased Lyle's Golden Syrup, a brand of golden syrup in the UK.[12] The sale included the Plaistow Wharf and Silvertown plants.[12]
According to a news report, the Guinness Book of Records has concluded that the design of the Lyle's Golden Syrup tin, which has remained almost unchanged since 1885, forms Britain's oldest brand.[13]
Sources
edit- ^ American Sugar Refining (1 July 2010). "American Sugar Refining to Acquire Tate & Lyle's European Sugar Operations". prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ American Sugar Refining unveils new brand name: ASR Group Food Business News, January 2013.
- ^ "Our Owners". ASR Group. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ American Sugar Refining (1 July 2010). "American Sugar Refining to Acquire Tate & Lyle's European Sugar Operations". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "The Domino's sugar refinery in Arabi turns 100, with robots". NOLA.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "050560 05 00E". Flickr – Photo Sharing!. May 1960. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Domino Sugars". Universal Hub. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Built 1902 to make Crystal Domino sugar: Michael J. Tyrrell (2004). Boston's Fort Point District. Arcadia Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 0-7385-3533-8.
- ^ "Boston City Archives". tumblr.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Domino Sugar Refinery". Flickr – Photo Sharing!. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Domino Sugar sale closes". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ a b Tate & Lyle sells sugar arm to American Sugar Refining BBC News, 1 July 2010
- ^ "BBC NEWS – Business – Sweet success for 'oldest brand'". bbc.co.uk. 28 September 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2015.