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What we call sugar, the chemist knows as sucrose, one of the family of sugars otherwise known as saccharides in the grouping called carbohydrates.
Sugar is made by some plants to store energy that they don't need straight away, rather like animals make fat. People like sugar for its sweetness and its energy so some of these plants are grown commercially to extract the sugar.
Sugar is produced in 121 Countries and global production now exceeds 120 Million tons a year. Approximately 70% is produced from sugar cane, a very tall grass with big stems which is largely grown in the tropical countries. The remaining 30% is produced from sugar beet, a root crop resembling a large parsnip grown mostly in the temperate zones of the north.
The founders of SKIL, and all the current directors, built their careers working for multinational sugar companies such as Tate + Lyle, Booker and British Sugar. This ensures that services are provided with a clear understanding of the corporate context including, perhaps most importantly, full commercial awareness. The company, however, jealously guards its independence from any sugar group and is one of the few truly independent organisations offering professional services to the sugar industry internationally.
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