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February 20, 2026
Courtney Gaine, president and CEO of the Sugar Association, a scientific body which supports the U.S. sugar industry, told the USDA Outlook Forum that the school meal standards taking effect next year might prohibit added sugars in kindergarten meals and significantly restrict them in other grades. That change alone would cut sugar demand by over […]
February 17, 2026
‘Regular’ sugar granules are fine because small crystals are ideal for bulk handling and not susceptible to caking,” says the Sugar Association. Read the full article here: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/brown-sugar-vs-white-sugar-205100241.html
February 15, 2026
According to the Sugar Association trade group: Modern trick-or-treating didn’t really take off in the US until the late 1940s. Even then, children would frequently get things like cookies, coins, and toys.
January 29, 2026
Government food programs including school meals are supposed to follow the dietary guidelines, and if the new guidelines announced earlier in January are followed that could mean a reduction of between 60 million and 250 million pounds of sugar for school meals each year, said Courtney Gaine, president and CEO of The Sugar Association.
January 10, 2026
The health secretary’s new dietary guidelines tell parents to cut the added sugar until their kids turn 11. “Misleading rhetoric “declaring war” on and creating unsubstantiated fear about a real ingredient like real sugar will not improve children’s health,” said Courtney Gaine, the association’s president and CEO, in a statement. “Real sugar — which comes […]
December 4, 2025
"Aimee Soller with the Sugar Association was elected president of the Home Baking Association at the advocacy group’s annual meeting and milling industry veterans Robert Harper and Mike Leddige were elected vice presidents for 2026.”
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