The Sugar Beat
05.22.13 -
Sugar Farmers Remind Lawmakers of WWII Rationing
WASHINGTON—Every Capitol Hill office recently received a personalized replica of a 1940s-era sugar rationing coupon, compliments of the American Sugar Alliance (ASA). The delivery, which comes in the middle of Farm Bill deliberations, is intended to remind lawmakers about the consequences of again becoming dependent on foreign sugar supplies.
WASHINGTON—Every Capitol Hill office recently received a personalized replica of a 1940s-era sugar rationing coupon, compliments of the American Sugar Alliance (ASA). The delivery, which comes in the middle of Farm Bill deliberations, is intended to remind lawmakers about the consequences of again becoming dependent on foreign sugar supplies. “Dependence on foreign sugar led to rationing during World War II. Don’t make the same mistake again by outsourcing our sugar production,” warned the mailer.
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05.22.13 -
There's Middle Ground in this Political Fight Over Sugar
As a former executive for what was the largest sugar company in the United States, I’m quite familiar with U.S. sugar policy. And since returning to Pennsylvania, I’ve become very acquainted with the opposition large candy companies have to it.
As a former executive for what was the largest sugar company in the United States, I’m quite familiar with U.S. sugar policy. And since returning to Pennsylvania, I’ve become very acquainted with the opposition large candy companies have to it.Confectioners claim the current U.S. sugar policy is harming their businesses and bottom lines by propping up high sugar prices. Sugar producers claim “Big Candy” is trying to outsource their jobs to heavily subsidized sugar-exporting countries like Brazil. They also say cheap foreign sugar would only help rich candy companies get richer since lower ingredient costs are never passed along to consumers.
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05.22.13 -
High-Profit Food Companies Target Sugar Farmers
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by Jack Roney
Since the great recession, investors have been inundated with tips for turning losses into profit, ranging from gold to social media IPOs.
But through it all, a pretty obvious profit center garnered very few headlines, and now this "secret" soon could have public policy implications.
I'm talking about candy and makers of other sugar containing products (SCP).
As the head of the National Confectioners Association (NCA) said at the onset of economic recovery: "A lot of people think it's oil and energy that drives this economy, but it's candy, it's chocolate that's doing well in this economy."
Such a statement sounds laughable, but it turns out, it was spot on. University of Maryland Professor Alex Triantis, Ph.D., examined 10 large U.S. publicly traded companies that produce highly sweetened products and unearthed phenomenal financial performance.
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05.22.13 -
ASA Statement on Senate Sugar Policy Vote
WASHINGTON—The American Sugar Alliance issued the following statement about today’s bipartisan vote in the United States Senate to reject a Farm Bill amendment offered by Sens. Patrick Toomey (R-PA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to gut America’s sugar policy.
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