<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
                      SAVANNAH FOODS & INDUSTRIES, INC.
                           FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULES
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SAVANNAH FOODS & INDUSTRIES, INC. FOR THE YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 1, 1995, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
       
                             
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<PERIOD-END>                               OCT-01-1995
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