Sugar specialities

The following article presents the past experiences, present realities and future hopes of a Canadian speciality sugar distributor. It examines the sp ecial case of speciality sugars sugars which may not quite fit the commodit y mindset but which offer food for the imagination, feasts for the eyes and of course joy to the tastebuds! This opinion piece shows how times change, and how opportunities open up fo r small businesses in industries dominated by larger players, consideration is given to the role that e-commerce will play in future and the value of demand from smaller consumers for quality speciality products.