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A long and ancient history
The history of sugar began more than 3000 years ago. For many years, this history was dominated by cane sugar. Its rival, sugar beet, only enters our story from the 19th century onwards.
A new arrival
The “beetroot”, arrived from Italy in 1600 but the beet sugar boom only began in the 19th century.
Great men
Nearchus, Christopher Columbus, Olivier de Serres, Benjamin Delessert, Louis Chambon... Famous or anonymous, each man has made his own contribution to the fascinating history of sugar.