Rogers Sugar Income Fund
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Rogers Sugar Income Fund is the income trust that was established in October 1997 to act as a holding company for Lantic Sugar Limited that operates in Eastern Canada and Rogers Sugar Ltd. that is based in Western Canada. Together they form the largest refined sugar distributor in Canada.
The combined company operates the following facilities:
The combined company operates the following facilities:
- Montreal cane refinery - Located in MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
the refinery was originally built in 1888 by St. Lawrence Sugar. A major upgrade was completed in December 2000 upgrading normal capacity to 440,000 tonnes; this permitted the Saint John plant to close in July 2000. - Vancouver cane refinery - Located in the Port of VancouverPort of VancouverThe Port of Vancouver was the name of the largest port in Canada, the largest in the Pacific Northwest, and the largest port on the West Coast of North America by metric tons of total cargo, with 76.5 million metric tons...
the Vancouver facility primarily processes imported sugar cane into sugar products. - Taber sugar beet factory - Located in Taber, Alberta this plant processes sugar beetSugar beetSugar beet, a cultivated plant of Beta vulgaris, is a plant whose tuber contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar production. Sugar beets and other B...
into sugar products. The plant contracts with nearly 400 farmers each year to plant and grow sugar beets. - Toronto Distribution Centre
- Toronto Blending operation