The Savannah Sugar Refining Corporation became Savannah's first new large industry and the first in the upper harbor. For many years, the importation of raw sugar into the Port of Savannah represented the largest single commodity through Savannah.
After a series of growth and expansion over the years, in 1997 Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc., was acquired by Imperial Sugar Company (ISC). Then in 2012, ISC was acquired by Louis Dreyfus Company, a global agricultural merchant and processor.
From the beginning, Dixie Crystals has been at the heart of family traditions and celebrations. It is the secret ingredient in family-favorite recipes handed down from one generation to the next. Home cooks know that when you bake with love and Dixie Crystals, that’s when memories are made.