This year's beet campaign yields 385,000 tons of sugar

CSM Suiker's beet campaign ended on 13 December. In 85 days 2,350,000 tons of beet were converted into 385,000 tons of sugar. Harvesting conditions were good this year. Weather conditions were favorable and the refinement process ran smoothly. With an average sugar content of 16.4% and an average yield per hectare of over 65 tons of beet we managed to produce 10.7 tons of sugar per hectare - a marked improvement on the average for previous years (9.8 tons).

Bakery Supplies North America celebrates safety milestones

Three operating companies within CSM Bakery Supplies North America were recognized for achieving safety milestones - H.C. Brill Company's west coast location in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Baker & Baker, Inc. location in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Henry & Henry, Inc. located in Lancaster, New York.

Good cooperation leads to price winning products

BakeMark UK have won the 2004 Junior Q Award for Sainsbury's In-store Raspberry Jam Doughnuts as judged by a discerning group of six and seven year old children. "They taste as lovely as they smell" was the comment of one young judge while another commented, "They are delicious. The jam is great and the dough is really soft". The Raspberry Jam Doughnut produced by Delices de la Tour, a CSM company in France, was rewarded by a silver award in the "Taste The Difference" Category. The reward is an evidence of good cooperation between sister companies in CSM.

PURAC offers solutions for convenience food

PURAC Biochem, a CSM company, is constantly developing new products that respond to the wishes of a changing world. Demographic trends and cultural changes are the strongest accelerators of the "on-the-go" lifestyle. This lifestyle is the result of the time pressure faced by many consumers, the increasing number of single-person households and their desire to maximize their flexibility. Consumers are seeking the minimum food preparation time, greater availability of smaller portions and a more varied menu.

Baker & Baker and Sysco Corporation

CSM's North American subsidiary Baker & Baker (B&B) and Sysco Corporation have entered into a Private Label agreement for B&B's muffin batter, puffed pastries and specialty cookies. Baker & Baker is dedicated to foodservice baking offering on-trend products that build sales and keep back-of-the house time and costs to a minimum. Sysco is a distributor of food and related products and services more than 400,000 customers with total sales of $29.3 billion for fiscal year 2004.

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CSM wishes you a Smashing New Year!