date:Aug 20, 2018
Frances Tereos, one of the worlds largest sugar makers, has expelled three cooperative members it accuses of damaging its reputation in a row over the groups push to diversify.
The internal wrangling involves some senior representatives of the 12,000 French sugar beet growers who control Tereos. It comes as Europes sugar sector is under pressure from falling world prices after ramping up supply to benefit from last years abolition of European Union sugar quotas.
In a statement on Thursday, Te