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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 15

Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of
   the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports 
       under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                        Commission File Number: 1-11420

                       SAVANNAH FOODS & INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                  P.O. Box 339
                            Savannah, Georgia 31402
                            Telephone (912) 234-1261
   (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code of
                   registrant's principal executive offices)

                         Common Stock, par value $0.25
            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                      None
  (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
                     under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

     Please provide an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:  

        Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)     [X]        Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)     [X]
        Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)    [ ]        Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)    [ ]
        Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)     [ ]        Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)     [ ]
        Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)    [ ]        Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)    [ ]
                                           Rule 15d-6              [ ]

     Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or 
notice date:

     1

   2
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

     Dated: December 27, 1997 

                                               SAVANNAH FOODS & INDUSTRIES, INC.


                                               By: /s/ WILLIAM F. SCHWER
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                                                       William F. Schwer
                                                       Senior Vice President 
                                                       and Secretary