Imperial Sugar

Imperial Sugar Company
Company typeSubsidiary
Nasdaq: IPSU
IndustryFood industry
Founded1843; 181 years ago (1843)
FounderSamuel May Williams
Headquarters
Sugar Land, Texas
,
United States
ProductsSugar
RevenueUS$848,000,000 (2011)
US$50,200,000 (2011)
US$53,400,000 (2011)
Total assetsUS$490,000,000 (2011)
ParentU.S. Sugar
Websitewww.imperialsugar.com
The old Sugar Land Refinery in Sugar Land, Texas
The former Sugar Land Refinery in Sugar Land, Texas
The former Imperial Sugar factory in Sugar Land, Texas
Another view of the sugar factory in Sugar Land
The state of Texas purchased the property of the Central Unit (Imperial State Farm) from Imperial Sugar[1]

Imperial Sugar Company is a major U.S. sugar producer and marketer based in Sugar Land, Texas, with sugar refinery operations in California, Georgia, and Louisiana. The company was established in 1843 and has undergone ownership changes multiple times. The current name, Imperial Sugar Company, was established after a change in ownership in 1907. The company went through major expansion through acquisitions beginning in 1988, but filed for bankruptcy in 2001, emerging in the same year and embarking on a downsizing strategy. In May 2012, the company was purchased by Louis Dreyfus Group of the Netherlands. In November 2022, Dreyfus sold Imperial to U.S. Sugar.

  1. ^ "Convict Leasing and State Account Farming (1883-1909)." Texas State Library and Archives. Retrieved on April 29, 2011.