British Sugar Corporation
From Graces Guide
The British Sugar Corporation was a company that was formed in 1936, when the British parliament nationalised the entire sugar beet crop processing industry, under the banner of British Sugar Corporation. At this time there were 15 separate companies with 18 factories across the country.[1]
In 1972 it began selling its sugar products under the name of Silver Spoon.
1982 On its 3rd attempt S. and W. Berisford acquired British Sugar Corporation[2]
British Sugar plc is now a subsidiary of Associated British Foods, the sole British producer of sugar from sugar beet.
2007 Opened the first bioethanol plant in the UK.
See Also
- 1962 Health and Safety Exemptions
- 1972 Health and Safety Exemptions
- 1977 Health and Safety Exemptions
- 1982 Health and Safety Exemptions
- Anglo-Dutch Group
- Anglo-Scottish Beet Sugar Corporation
- Associated British Foods
- British Sugar Manufacturers
- Central Sugar Co
- Ely Beet Sugar Factory
- Engineering 1946 Jul-Dec: Index: Patent Record
- English Beet Sugar Corporation
- Herbert Bamford
- Home Grown Sugar
- Ipswich Beet Sugar Factory
- King's Lynn Beet Sugar Factory
- Lincolnshire Sugar Co
- S. and W. Berisford
- Second Anglo-Scottish Beet Sugar Corporation
- Second Lincolnshire Sugar Co
- Shropshire Beet Sugar Co
- Silver Spoon
- The Engineer 1951 Jul-Dec: Index
- The Engineer 1953 Jul-Dec: Index
- United Sugar Co
- West Midland Sugar Co
- Yorkshire Sugar Co
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia