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Cargill to double tapioca syrup production

Demand for label-friendly ingredients continues to grow.

May 3, 2022

Cargill has expanded the processing capabilities of its sweetener plant in Cikande, Indonesia, to more than double the company’s production capacity for organic, non-GMO tapioca syrup.

Whole Earth Brands to acquire Wholesome Sweeteners

With an initial purchase price of $180M, the transaction is set to close in 2021.

December 21, 2020

The transaction, expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, has been unanimously approved by Whole Earth Brands’ and Wholesome’s Boards of Directors.

Ingredion to acquire controlling stake in stevia producer PureCircle

Transaction set to close in second half of 2020.

April 15, 2020

Ingredion is set to acquire a 75 percent controlling stake in PureCircle, a leading producer of stevia sweeteners for the global food and beverage industries.

Do consumers prefer reduced sugar over sweeteners?

Innova Market Insights shares research on sugar-related claims in new product launches.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

November 13, 2019

Innova Market Insights says sugar-related claims continue to grow, and they’re increasingly taking more prominent on-pack positions.

Nestlé creates chocolate with cocoa pulp as natural sweetener

New 70% dark chocolate contains no refined sugar.

July 16, 2019

Nestlé has created a 70% dark chocolate made entirely from the cocoa fruit, using the pulp as a natural sweetener instead of refined sugar.

FDA to allow leaving allulose off of total, added sugars declarations on labels

Low-calorie sweetener shown to have less impact on blood sugar.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

April 18, 2019

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance that would allow manufacturers to exclude allulose from total and added sugars declarations on nutrition labels.

BENEO encourages healthier indulgence with first toffees containing Palatinose

Functional carbohydrate Palatinose reduces high-glycemic sugar content in toffee.

March 21, 2019

BENEO sampled the first toffees made with its functional carbohydrate Palatinose.

Study: U.S. honey industry economic output surpasses $4.5B in 2017

U.S. honey industry employs 22,000 people.

February 28, 2019

The U.S. honey industry had a total economic output of $4.74 billion in 2017, according to a new study from the University of California Agricultural Issues Center.

Nordic chocolate brand kAAKAO pushing for change in EU sugar legislation

Brand uses dates as sweetening component.

Christian Metzger

July 6, 2018

Nordchocolate Ltd., the company behind kAAKAO bars, is pushing for change in EU legislation that prevents it from calling its products chocolate.

Cargill officially starts producing its next-generation sweetener, EverSweet

As the focus on healthier lifestyle intensifies, EverSweet sweetener offers a new choice for reduced and zero-calorie food and beverages

March 27, 2018

Cargill has officially started producing EverSweet, a zero-calorie, next-generation sweetener made with two of the best tasting sweet compounds found in the stevia leaf, Reb M and Reb D.