The large, flat-topped piles outside Amalgamated Sugar factory locations are not dirt at all, but a material called Precipitated Calcium Carbonate, or PCC. PCC is
The sugarbeet plant is biennial, meaning it grows leaves and roots the first year, goes dormant for the winter, then flowers, and produces seeds the
Amalgamated Sugar uses silos and tanks to store two different materials—granulated sugar and “thick juice.” Granulated white sugar is stored in the taller, narrower silos.
Sugarbeet harvest for long-term sugarbeet storage usually begins in early October and lasts for four to five weeks. Harvested sugarbeets are transported from the field
Safety is a pillar of Amalgamated Sugar Company’s core values. The company prioritizes safe work practices at every step of sugar production – from on-farm
With an incident rate of 1.21, Amalgamated Sugar completed Crop Year 2021 with the lowest incident rate in its history. On six occasions, Amalgamated operations
December 6, 2022, marked the 125th anniversary of Amalgamated Sugar Company. Over those 125 years, the Company has become one of the country’s best sugarbeet
On November 17, 2022, the Mini-Cassia factory hosted a group of students from Minico High School who are part of the GEAR UP program. GEAR
Amalgamated Sugar’s Mini-Cassia factory donated nearly $3,400 worth of safety equipment to West End Fire & Rescue at a small event held on Thursday, September
Amalgamated Sugar’s 2020 sugarbeet campaign was completed on Sunday, April 4 as the Mini-Cassia factory sliced the last beets of the season. Factory operations performed
