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Irish Sugar

Corsendonk · 2010-09-03 02:00:02

Since there isn't any Irish sugar what are the irish made subsitutes for sugar or is it just really Irish honey?

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Corsendonk

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Since there isn't any Irish sugar what are the irish made subsitutes for sugar or is it just really Irish honey?

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#2 04-09-2010 9:26pm
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Would sugar not have been manufactured using sugar beets (as opposed to sugar cane) in Ireland?

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#3 05-09-2010 2:38pm
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Xiney wrote: »

Would sugar not have been manufactured using sugar beets (as opposed to sugar cane) in Ireland?

Correct

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#4 08-09-2010 1:57pm
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I take it there isn't a substitute to replace the now defunct Irish sugar?

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#5 08-09-2010 8:15pm
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Check out this thread, Corsendonk.

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#6 08-09-2010 10:41pm
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Thanks, I know that Nordsucker bought the siucra brand from Greencore. So no one decided to produce a local brand since?

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#7 09-09-2010 11:07am
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Corsendonk wrote: »

Thanks, I know that Nordsucker bought the siucra brand from Greencore. So no one decided to produce a local brand since?

The cost of producing sugar in Ireland from Irish grown sugar beet is prohibitive. The retail cost of the sugar would be much higher than imported sugar. Obviously, no-one is prepared to invest in a business that is uncompetitive and will probably lose money.

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