What does the C and H stand for in C&H Sugar?
Matthew Harrington
Updated on February 21, 2026
California and Hawaiian Sugar Company Click to see full answer. Then, where does C and H Sugar Come From?The C & H Sign. Commercial sugars are made from sugar beets or sugar cane, a perennial grass. This factory, still known as C & H but sold to American Sugar Refining in 2005, refines only cane sugar. Most cooking aficionados prefer cane to beets. how is C&H brown sugar made? C&H Pure Cane Brown Sugar is produced using traditional crystallization methods that blend the molasses and sugar all the way through the crystal. Golden Brown Pure Cane Sugar by C&H is from the USA, and should be stored in a cool, dark, dry space, and used within six months for best flavor. Also, is C&H Sugar refined? C&H is the most well-known brand of granulated sugar on the West Coast, where it has been sold for more than 100 years. Type of sugar: granulated sugar, aka table sugar, white sugar, or simply “sugar”, which is a refined sugar with crystal sizes from about 0.3 to 0.55mm.Is Sugar still grown in Hawaii?The sugar grown and processed in Hawaii was shipped primarily to the United States and, in smaller quantities, globally. Sugar Cane and Pineapple plantations were the largest employers in Hawaii. Today both are gone, production having moved to other countries.