Savannah Foods and Industries, Inc. - Specimen Stock Certificate

Specimen Stock printed by American Bank Note Company. The Imperial Sugar Company is a prominent sugar producer and marketer in the United States, headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, with refining operations located in California, Georgia, and Louisiana. Founded in 1843, the company has experienced several changes in ownership. The name Imperial Sugar Company was adopted following an ownership transition in 1907. The company expanded significantly through acquisitions starting in 1988 but faced bankruptcy in 2001, from which it emerged the same year and initiated a strategy of downsizing. In May 2012, the company was acquired by the Louis Dreyfus Group from the Netherlands, and in November 2022, Dreyfus sold Imperial to U.S. Sugar. Since its founding, the company has maintained its headquarters in Sugar Land, a city named after it, with the company's crown logo appearing on the city's seal. Samuel May Williams established the company in 1843, which changed hands several times before being acquired in 1907 by the I. H. Kempner family from Galveston. The company was subsequently renamed Imperial Sugar Company to highlight its commitment to quality. Until 1988, the company operated a single plant at its original Texas location, after which it acquired the Holly Sugar Corporation, a sugar beet processor based in Colorado Springs, leading to a rebranding as Imperial Holly Corporation and its public listing on Nasdaq.