Exhibit 99.2


                            Certification Pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
                    (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350,
                  Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

     Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a)
and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), I, Robert
A. Peiser, Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Sugar Company, a Texas
corporation (the "Company"), hereby certify, to my knowledge, that:

     (1) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
     30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
     13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:    August 13, 2002                         /s/ Robert A. Peiser
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                                                  Robert A. Peiser
                                                  Chief Executive Officer

     The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350,
Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of
the Report or as a separate disclosure document.