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Sweetener solutions for snacks and baked goods

November 9, 2015

As people seek to reduce their sugar consumption, snack producers and bakers look for solutions that still deliver sweetness along with the added functionality sugar brings to the formula.

Sweetener

November 5, 2015

CocoSweet+ recently joined Steviva Ingredients’ line of all-natural, high-intensity sweeteners.

Monk fruit-stevia sweeteners

July 3, 2015

Steviva Ingredients has launched MonkSweet, a full line of monk fruit-stevia sweetener blend solutions.

MycoTechnology and Nascent Health Sciences team up to create bitter-free stevia

Mushrooms used to eliminate stevia’s metallic after-taste.

Crystal Lindell

April 29, 2015

MycoTechnology's innovative process uses mushrooms to remove the bitter metallic lingering after-taste from the plant-based sweetener stevia.

Beyond sugar

Melissa Kvidahl Reilly

November 6, 2014

Ingredient suppliers are stepping up to offer bakers and snack manufacturers a variety of sweeteners to match consumer preferences, from traditional sugar to modern formulations.

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Stevia – a natural solution to cleaner labeling

How the "natural" sweetener can help confectioners win over consumers.

May 15, 2014

Fortunately for candy manufacturers, there is a natural sweetener solution that meets the needs and concerns expressed by consumers.

Sweet Green Fields to expand its U.S. stevia crop

January 1, 2013

Strong crop performance and support from grower partners are prompting stevia extract producer Sweet Green Fields of Bellingham, Wash., to expand its stevia crop in the Southeast.

Product launches containing natural sweeteners triple

September 28, 2012

The number of product launches tracked by Innova Market Insights so far in 2012 containing one or more natural sweeteners including agave syrup/nectar, palm sugar, Stevia and monk fruit has more than tripled compared to the same time frame in 2009.

Could all-natural sweeteners solve the obesity problem?

June 1, 2012

All-natural, zero-calorie sweeteners are being hailed as ‘Holy Grails of the food industry’ and ingredients that could fight obesity, says a report by market research group Euromonitor.

Arlon Group to acquire leading organic sweetener supplier

N.Y.-based food investment firm buying Wholesome Sweeteners

Kawther Albader

April 25, 2012

Here’s hoping Wholesome Sweeteners doesn’t lose its namesake principals now that it’s been acquired by an investment firm. The company — known for its organic and Fair-Trade-certified sweeteners — has been acquired by food and agriculture investment firm Arlon Group, in partnership with Edward Billington & Son Ltd.