Sugar Beet

Concerns raised by sugar beet factory plans

02-Aug-2017 By Gwen Ridler

Plans to build a sugar beet processing plant that would create more than 300 jobs in North Yorkshire have raised concerns from campaigners, over the damage development could cause to the landscape and environment.

300-job sugar beet plans welcomed by NFU

22-May-2017 By Matt Atherton

Proposals for a sugar beet processing facility that would create up to 300 jobs in North Yorkshire have been welcomed by the National Farmers Union (NFU).

Brexit debate

Tate and Lyle Sugars in last-minute Brexit plea

22-Jun-2016 By Michael Stones

Tate and Lyle Sugars has written to its 800 workers explaining the benefits to its business of a vote to quit the EU in tomorrow’s referendum.

Associated British Foods’s sugar results ‘worse than expected’

04-Nov-2014 By Michael Stones

The performance of Associated British Foods’s (ABF’s) sugar division was worse than expected in preliminary full-year results to September 13, according to City analyst Shore Capital.

Grocery and Primark offset poor sugar prices for ABF

08-Sep-2014 By Michael Stones

Strong profit performances by Associated British Foods’s (ABF’s) grocery and ingredients divisions and Primark will help to offset lower sugar prices and currency factors, predicted the food giant in a trading update today (September 8).

ABF sugar profits fall but group revenue up 10%

06-Nov-2013 By Michael Stones

Associated British Foods (ABF) has reported sugar profits down by 15% to £435M but group revenue up by 9% to £13.3bn for the year to September 14.

‘Sugar beet costs to rise by £25M’: City analyst

19-Jun-2013 By Mike Stones

The cost of sourcing sugar from UK sugar beet could rise by about £25M in 2015, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon.

Isomalt 'beets' sugar stability

04-Mar-2013

Beneo's Isomalt can successfully replace the commonly used polyol mannitol in chewing gum, offering confectionery producers an attractive commercial alternative which maintains the gum's shape, chewability and texture.

ABF results: sugar ‘rampant‘ but grocery 'weak'

13-Jul-2012 By Mike Stones

Associated British Foods (ABF) reported ‘remarkable’ results for its sugar business but challenging trading for grocery in its interim management statement covering the 40 weeks to June 23.

ABF results: Sugar sweet, ingredients disappoint

12-Sep-2011 By Mike Stones

Sugar profits are “well ahead of last year and better than expected”, according to a trading statement from Associated British Foods (ABF) ahead of its financial results for the 52 weeks to September 17.

First British Sugar strikes in 30 years loom

22-Jul-2011 By Anne Bruce

Unite the Union is preparing to ballot members at four British Sugar plants on industrial action over pay, in what could lead to the first strike action at the firm in 30 years.

Allied Bakeries set for multi-million pound investment

28-Apr-2011 By Anne Bruce

Associated British Foods (ABF) is investing “tens of millions of pounds” in upgrades at its UK baking business, chief executive George Weston told FoodManufacture.co.uk.

English weather subdues ABF trading

28-Feb-2011 By Ben Bouckley

Associated British Foods (ABF) has issued what stockbroker Shore Capital describes as a “rather subdued” trading update, following a disastrous UK beet sugar harvest

Tate & Lyle could net £70m from sale of Vietnam Sugars and molasses trading arm

13-Jul-2010 By Elaine Watson

Tate & Lyle could net a further £70m from selling its molasses trading and Vietnam sugar businesses following the £211m sale of its EU sugar division, according to Investec Securities.

Tate & Lyle keeps environmental impact labels on sugar bags short and sweet

26-Mar-2008

Tate & Lyle is including a reference to food miles on cane sugar retail packs to indicate their impact on the environment, rather than declaring...

Regime change...

05-Feb-2008

The long overdue overhaul of the EU's sugar regime will affect all sorts of interests, from refiners to emerging nations, as Bill Lavers reports

ABF commits to £200M biofuel plant

26-Jun-2007 By Rod Addy

Associated British Foods (ABF) has launched a joint venture with BP and global cross-sector manufacturer DuPont to build a world-scale biofuel plant...