Food pantries, churches, and other groups benefit from partnership with United Way, Hidden Harvest BAY CITY, MICHIGAN -- There’s nothing sweeter than living united with your colleagues, friends, and neighbors, particularly when you help those in need. Michigan Sugar Company, in partnership with United Way of Bay County and Hidden [...]
Retired Michigan Sugar Company President and CEO Mark Flegenheimer has been recognized as the Sugar Journal Magazine’s 2023 “Sugar Notable” in the “Beet Sugar Processor” category. He will be honored Saturday, July 15, during a dinner at Antoine’s Restaurant in New Orleans. Flegenheimer joins fellow sugar industry professionals Bret Allain, [...]
North Dakota native has more than three decades of experience in the agribusiness sector Michigan Sugar Company has named Neil C. Juhnke of Lake Park, Minnesota, its next President and CEO. A native of North Dakota, Juhnke comes to Michigan Sugar to continue a career in the agribusiness sector that [...]
Caro and Croswell factories to start Aug. 12; Bay City and Sebewaing factories Aug. 17 BAY CITY – Michigan Sugar Company begins its 2020-2021 sugarbeet harvest on Tuesday, Aug. 11, with beets being received at the company’s factories in Caro and Croswell, both of which are set to begin slicing [...]
Haley Bell of Bay City, Alayna Celestini of Macomb crowned Queen’s Court Attendants BAY CITY, MICHIGAN – Shaelynn Lavrack of Montrose was crowned the 2020 Michigan Sugar Queen during a private ceremony held Friday, June 19, at Michigan Sugar Company’s headquarters at Uptown Bay City. The private ceremony took place [...]
New red bags filled with all-natural white granulated, brown and powdered sugar to begin hitting store shelves this month BAY CITY, MICHIGAN – Michigan Sugar Company this month begins rolling out a new line of red colored Pioneer Sugar bags for retail customers. The red bags have blue and white [...]
SAGINAW – Joan Gerhardt returned to the winner's circle, taking first place at the 2020 French Toast Frenzy culinary competition with her “Ultimate Sweet and Savory French Toast." The event - a cooking competition sponsored by Michigan Sugar Company, WSGW and The Maytag Store - took place Wednesday, Feb. 12, [...]
FRANKENMUTH –The second time around proved to be gold for Katie Reder of Midland, whose Chocolate Cherry Truffle Cookies won the grand prize - a trip to Mackinac Island - at the 2020 All Things Chocolate baking competition held on opening day of this year's Zehnder's Snowfest in Frankenmuth. Reder's [...]
Dean Haubenstricker, Mike Leen join co-op’s 13-member Board of Directors; Adam Herford elected Chairman BAY CITY – Two new faces have joined the Michigan Sugar Company Board of Directors, two outgoing directors were recently honored for their service and a new slate of board officers – including a new Board [...]
SAGINAW – Cheryl Williams captured the cupcake crown winning first place at the 2019 Cupcake Throwdown, a baking competition sponsored by Michigan Sugar Company, WSGW and The Maytag Store. Williams, of Bay City, baked up "A Cupcake of Sunshine" during the competition, which was held Wednesday, Dec. 11, at The [...]
