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Based in Sugar Land, Texas, Wholesome Sweeteners celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2011. In addition to bringing the best organic natural, unrefined sweeteners to the North American market, Wholesome pioneered the certification process for Fair Trade CertifiedTM sugar and honey. Today, Wholesome Sweeteners is the category leader in Fair Trade Certified, organic and natural sugars, syrups, nectars and honeys produced from nature's best resources.
The company is a joint venture between Imperial Sugar Incorporated, one of the largest US sugar companies, and Edward Billington & Son, Europe’s leading importer of natural and organic unrefined sugars
The Imperial Sugar Company is the one of the oldest continuously operating companies in the United States, tracing its roots back to 1843 when the first sugar mill was commissioned (in what later became the city of Sugar Land) by one of the original 100 families that Stephen F. Austin brought to settle Texas. The Imperial Sugar Company sells several of the best-known brands in the US and is a major supplier to the mass retail, food ingredient and food service markets. (For more information about Imperial Sugar Company, please visit the ISC Newsroom.)
Billington’s is a diverse, international foods and agriculture group. It is one of Britain’s largest, privately owned family businesses, recognized for quality, service and innovation. Established in 1858, it has more than 150 years of knowledge and experience in organic and all-natural farming and extensive expertise in sourcing the finest quality sugars across the globe. In 1992, Billington’s was the first company in the world to bring a certified organic sugar to market.
The partnership was formed after the successful test marketing of Billington’s Natural Sugars in the Texas retail market. The venture now encompasses all the Fair Trade Certified, organic and natural sugar assets of both companies in North America and aims to be the leading supplier of these products to the US retail and food manufacturing markets. |
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 Historically, draft animals were important "partners" in sugar production. For many farmers, tractors and other equipment was simply too expensive. Back then, the animals' gentle strength helped drive the cane-crushing mechanisms. With Wholesome's Fair Trade programs, the farmers can afford tractors and other equipment to process their cane at USDA Organic certified mills, and the oxen can move on to greener pastures.
Edward Billington
1826 - 1891 |
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