Reducing sugar, maintaining sweetness and obtaining clean-label status have long comprised the “holy grail” for food and beverage technologists striving to create low-sugar products for demanding consumers.
Collaboration with China's BioLotus Technology supports development of advanced stevia-based sweetener for North American food and beverage manufacturers
February 6, 2019
Icon Foods continues to lead in the development of next-generation sweeteners with the rollout of RA99M, a new sweetener that couples affordability for food and beverage manufacturers with the clean taste and labeling demands of consumers.
Deal will distribute Chinese company's next-generation stevia-based sweeteners throughout North America
January 30, 2019
After years of successful collaboration resulting in the development of revolutionary new sweetener blend RA99M, Icon Foods has entered into an exclusive North American distribution agreement with China’s BioLotus Technology Lasa Inc.
Concerns about obesity, metabolic diseases and other health problems, combined with increasing pressure to reformulate for clean label sugar reduction, make it a prime time to turn to natural sweeteners.