MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY
Since our founding, more than a century ago, when six independent sugarbeet companies merged, Michigan Sugar Company has perfected the process of turning one of the region’s largest cash crops—the sugarbeet—into pure, all-natural sugar.
Today, Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest beet sugar processor in the United States, producing an annual average of about 1.1 billion pounds of sugar. We sell our products in wholesale and retail quantities under the Pioneer® Sugar and Big Chief® Sugar brands.
PURPOSE STATEMENT
Making Life Sweeter.
MISSION STATEMENT
Creating Growth & Opportunity.
Our Company Leaders
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark Flegenheimer
Executive Leadership Team
Jim Ruhlman
Executive Vice President
Brian Haraga
Chief Financial Officer
Pedro Figueroa
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Jason Lowry
Vice President of Operations
Cooperative Directors
Adam
Herford
Chairman
James Roggenbuck
Vice Chairman
Richard
Gerstenberger
Secretary
Dean
Haubenstricker
Treasurer
Warren
Bierlein
Director
Clay
Crumbaugh
Director
Teresa
Crook
Director
Gregory
Grocholski
Director
Robert
Haag
Director
Mike
Leen
Director
Mark
Sylvester
Director
Thomas
Wadsworth
Director
William A. “Bill” Zehnder
Outside Director
West District Board
- Kurt Hrabal
District President
- Peter Maxwell
District Vice President
- Paul Knoerr
District Secretary
- David Trombley
District Treasurer
- Adam Bauer
District Director
- Ben Chaffin
District Director
- Robert Eickholt
District Director
- Terry Schindler
District Director
- Joe Spero
District Director
Central District Board
- Clint Hagen
District President
- Tom Ziel
District Vice President
- Mark Zimmer
District Secretary
- Ryan Kohl
District Treasurer
- Ben Grady
District Director
- Joel Gremel
District Director
- Mark Jacoby
District Director
- Mike Richmond
District Director
- Troy Schuette
District Director
East District Board
- Jacob Maurer
District President
- Chris Guza
District Vice President
- Mark Richards
District Secretary
- Dennis Gardner
District Treasurer
- Charles Lewis
District Director
- Darrin Siemen
District Director
OUR FACILITY LOCATIONS
Founded in 1906, Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City, Michigan, and has sugarbeet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing, Michigan.
Additionally, Michigan Sugar has a production facility in Toledo, Ohio; warehouse facilities in Bay City and Carrollton, Michigan, as well as Fremont and Findlay, Ohio; and an Agricultural Research Center in Bay County, Michigan.