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Market Cap:$216.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$592.4M
  • Public
  • US
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Imperial Sugar Company is the producer of products under the labels of Imperial Pure Cane Sugar , Dixie Crystals and Holly Imperial Sugar Company always strives to bring you only the finest quality sugar and sweetener products. Imperial Sugar products, great recipes and excellent service have been available to Texans for over 100 years. The Dixie Crystals brand has been supplying the same great product to folks in the southeast since 1917. Every product made by Imperial Sugar Company is brought to you with pride and confidence in the hope that you will continue to enjoy each and every one. Look for the new products and convenient packaging ideas. Imperial Sugar Company guarantees you quality every time. Imperial Sugar products are sold in most grocery/retail stores and to industrial and foodservice customers.

President & Chief Executive Officer
John C. Sheptor
Number of Employees 759
Contact Information

One Imperial Sq - 8016 Highway 90A

PO Box 9

Sugar Land, Texas 77478-2961

imperialsugar.c...

(281) 491-9181

NAICS Code Cane Sugar Refining: 311312

Recent Events

  • Imperial Sugar Closes 3-Way Venture to Build New Cane Sugar Refinery

    11/24/09 - New Venture Funded Investment - View Story

  • Imperial Sugar to form joint venture with Sugar Growers and Refiners and Cargill

    11/20/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Imperial Sugar, SUGAR and Cargill receive USD100m financing for Louisiana sugar refinery

    11/20/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • BWS Financial Defends Shares Of Imperial Sugar IPSU; Suggests Buying On Weakness

    9/25/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Imperial Sugar goes to court

    9/12/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Imperial Sugar suffers third quarter loss

    8/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

imperial sugar co. and marketing - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
John C. Sheptor President & Chief Executive Officer
George Muller Chief Information Officer
H. P. Mechler Chief Financial Officer
Paul Durlacher Chief Operating Officer
Patrick D. Henneberry Senior Vice President, Commodities Management
T. Kay Hastings Senior Vice President, Human Resources
William F. Schwer Senior Vice President
Arthur Saxby Vice President, Marketing
Brian T. Harrison Vice President, Operations
J. Eric Story Vice President
Jack E. Walker Vice President, Industrial Sales
John E. Reinert Vice President, Consumer Sales
Paul M. Baris Vice President, Supply Chain Logistics
Alan K. Lebsock Controller
David C. Moran Director
Gaylord O. Coan Director
Yves-Andre Istel Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
James J. Gaffney Chairman of the Board of Directors
Curtis G. Anderson Board of Directors
Gail A. Lione Board of Directors
John K. Sweeney Board of Directors
Robert A. Peiser Vice Chairman
Robert Kopriva Board of Directors
Ron Kesselman Board of Directors

John C. Sheptor, joined Imperial as executive vice president and chief operating officer in February 2007 and has been responsible for all operations, logistics, sales, marketing, customer service and commodities management areas that support Imperial’s evolving go-to-market strategies. Prior to joining Imperial, Mr. Sheptor held the position of Project Director from 2005 to 2007 for the Supply Chain Management System initiative funded under President Bush’s Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS Relief in Washington, DC. Previously, he was Executive Vice President of Merisant Worldwide, Inc., the distributor of EqualÒ from 2001 to 2004, where he led all global operations, including manufacturing, R&D and Information Technologies. Prior to that position, he held general management, supply chain and manufacturing positions for Monsanto Company with a substantial international focus.

Organization Position Status
Imperial Sugar Company President & Chief Executive Officer Current
Imperial Sugar Company Board of Directors Current
Imperial Sugar Company Chief Operating Officer Former
Imperial Sugar Company Executive Vice President Former

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Imperial Sugar Company Chief Information Officer Current
Imperial Sugar Company Vice President Former

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Imperial Sugar Company Chief Financial Officer Current
Imperial Sugar Company Vice President, Accounting & Finance Former
Imperial Sugar Company Controller Former

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Imperial Sugar Company Chief Operating Officer Current
Bradford Equities Management, LLC Board of Directors Current
Interbake Foods Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Interbake Foods Inc. President Former
Central Michigan University MBA Former
University of Hawaii Bba Former

Organization Position Status
Imperial Sugar Company Senior Vice President, Commodities Management Current
Louis Dreyfus Corporation Vice President Former

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Imperial Sugar Company Senior Vice President, Human Resources Current

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Imperial Sugar Company Senior Vice President Current
Imperial Sugar Company Secretary Current
Imperial Sugar Company General Counsel Former

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Imperial Sugar Company Vice President, Marketing Current

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Imperial Sugar Company Vice President, Operations Current

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Imperial Sugar Company Vice President Current
Savannah Foods Industrial, Inc. Controller Current
Imperial Sugar Company Treasurer Current
Imperial Sugar Company Finance & Accounting Roles Former

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Imperial Sugar Company Vice President, Industrial Sales Current

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Imperial Sugar Company Vice President, Consumer Sales Current

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Imperial Sugar Company Vice President, Supply Chain Logistics Current

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Imperial Sugar Company Controller Current

James J. Gaffney, became the Chairman of the Board in February 2003 and has been a director of the Company since August 2001. Since 1997, Mr. Gaffney has served as a consultant to private investment funds affiliated with Goldman, Sachs & Co. in relation to investments by those funds in Viking Pacific Holdings Ltd. and Vermont Investments Limited, both New Zealand-based diversified holding companies. Since 1997, he has served as Vice Chairman of Viking Pacific. From 1995 through 1997, Mr. Gaffney served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of General Aquatics, Inc., which manufactures swimming pool equipment and constructs swimming pools. Mr. Gaffney also is a director of Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc., SCP Pool Corporation, Hexcel Corporation, Seabulk International, Inc. and Safelite Glass Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Consultant Current
Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. Compensation Committee Chairman Current
Imperial Sugar Company Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Hexcel Corporation Director Current
Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. Director Current
Seabulk International, Inc. Director Current
Chanin Capital Partners Board of Directors Current
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Duff and Phelps, LLC Board of Directors Current
Pool Corporation Board of Directors Current
Safelite Glass Corp. Director Current
Vermont Industries Chief Executive Officer Former
Kdi, Inc. Former
Chair Makers Former
Imperial Sugar Company Director Former
St. John's University PH.D. Former
New York University M.B.A Former
St. John's University B.B.A. Former

Curtis G. Anderson, joined the Board of Directors in June 2002. He currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors of Anderson Capital Corporation, a Savannah-based privately held investment company that he founded in 1986. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Anderson served as President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Kuhlman Corporation, a diversified manufacturing company then listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to founding Anderson Capital, Mr. Anderson served in numerous corporate and investment banking capacities with Citicorp and The First National Bank of Chicago.

Organization Position Status
Imperial Sugar Company Board of Directors Current
NYSE Group, Inc. Former
Citigroup Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
H.J. Heinz Company President, U.S. Consumer Products Current
H.J. Heinz Company Executive Vice President Current
Imperial Sugar Company Director Current
H.J. Heinz Company CEO Former
The Clorox Company Sales Related Roles Former

Organization Position Status
Harley-Davidson, Inc. General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary Current
Sargento Foods Inc. Board of Directors Current
Imperial Sugar Company Board of Directors Current

Gaylord O. Coan, has been a director of the Company since August 2001. Mr. Coan retired in 2001 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gold Kist Inc., the nation's second largest and only farmer-owned chicken processing company. He is also a director of Cotton States Life Insurance Company.

Organization Position Status
Imperial Sugar Company Chairman Current
Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company Director Current
Gold Kist Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Former
Imperial Sugar Company Director Former

John K. Sweeney, has been a director of the Company since August 2001. Mr. Sweeney was, until November 14, 2008, a Managing Director of Barclays Capital, where he was involved in high yield, distressed and special situation investments. Prior to joining Barclays Capital, Mr. Sweeney was with Lehman Brothers and predecessor firms from 1974 to 2008.

Organization Position Status
Imperial Sugar Company Board of Directors Current

Robert A. Peiser is Vice Chairman of Imperial Sugar Company. He previously served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Imperial Sugar Company from April 2002-January 2008. Prior to joining Imperial Sugar Company, Mr. Peiser served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vitality Beverages Inc, a privately owned beverage Company from July 1999 to February 2002. He is also a Director of Team, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Skydrol Board of Directors Current
Vanceva Board of Directors Current
Imperial Sugar Company Vice Chairman Current
Vydyne Board of Directors Current
Imperial Sugar Company Chief Executive Officer Former
Omniflight Helicopters, Inc. CEO Former
Imperial Sugar Company President Former
Omniflight Helicopters, Inc. Chairman Former
Imperial Sugar Company Director Former

Robert S. Kopriva has been the non-executive Chairman of our Board of Directors since May 2006 and a Director since December 2005. From January 2002 until his retirement in June 2005, Mr. Kopriva was Senior Vice President of Sara Lee Corporation, a global manufacturer and marketer of brand-name products for consumers, and Chief Executive Officer of its Sara Lee Foods Division. Mr. Kopriva joined Sara Lee Corporation in 1981 and held a number of management positions with increasing responsibilities, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Sara Lee s Jimmy Dean Foods division, President of Sara Lee Foods U.S. Supply Chain, and President, Sara Lee Foods U.S. He was elected a Vice President of Sara Lee Corporation in 2000.

Organization Position Status
Premium Standard Farms, Inc. Chairman of the Board and Director Current
Imperial Sugar Company Board of Directors Current
Sara Lee Foods President & CEO Former
Sara Lee Corporation Senior Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
The Inventure Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Homax Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Imperial Sugar Company Board of Directors Current

Mr. Istel has been a Senior Advisor to Rothschild, Inc., an international investment bank, since April 2002, and was Vice Chairman of Wasserstein Perella & Co. International and Managing Director of Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 1992. Mr. Istel also serves as a director of Imperial Sugar Company, a processor and marketer of refined sugar, compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A., the parent group owning luxury good companies, including Cartier and Montblanc; and Chairman of the Board of Overseers of Reinet Investments S.C.A.

Organization Position Status
Rothschild Inc. Senior Advisor Current
Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG Board of Directors Current
Analog Devices, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rothschild Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Imperial Sugar Company Director Current
Tiedemann Trust Company Board of Directors Current
Eletronicsbuzz.Com Board of Directors Current
Economic Club of New York Member Current
Princeton University Former
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     IPSU $17.76 +0.62 (3.62% )
Average Volume 155,090
Shares Outstanding 12.21M
Market Cap 216.8M
Year High 17.83
Year Low 5.1
Earnings Per Share -2.47
P/E Ratio -7.19
Dividend 0.08
Yield 0.45
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