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02 Dec 2020

Tate & Lyle sweetens its sweetener solutions with Sweet Green Fields acquisition

By Staff Writer

Tate & Lyle PLC (Tate & Lyle) has acquired Sweet Green Fields (SGF), a leading global stevia solutions business. The acquisition of SGF brings a broad portfolio of stevia products and a fully integrated stevia supply chain to Tate & Lyle including leaf sourcing, leaf varietal development, established agricultural programmes and cost-efficient manufacturing. It strengthens...

21 Apr 2020

Ingredion to acquire controlling stake in Pure Circle

By Staff Writer

Ingredion and PureCircle have reached an agreement on the terms for Ingredion to acquire a controlling 75% stake in PureCircle, a producer of stevia sweeteners for the global food and beverage industries. The proposed acquisition has been approved by the boards of both companies. The companies expect the transaction to close during the second half...

02 Oct 2018

S&W Seed Company and AGT Food and Ingredients embark on joint venture

By Staff Writer

S&W Seed Company announced that it has created a joint venture with Canadian-based AGT Food and Ingredients subsidiary, AGT Foods Africa to form a new company registered in South Africa to operate under the name of SeedVision SA. S&W provides expertise in agricultural breeding, production and processing for the alfalfa, sunflower, sorghum species, and stevia...

30 Nov 2017

Stevia – nature’s zero-calorie great tasting sweetener

By Staff Writer

The story of stevia is evolving. Not long ago, it was a little known, plant-based zero-calorie sweetener that worked well in some beverage and food applications. It triggered enthusiasm when it first became available as an ingredient in 2008, because beverage and food companies were looking for a sweetener that was from nature and that...

10 Mar 2017

Sweet solutions drive the carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) industry

By Staff Writer

There is considerable pressure on the global market for carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) to respond to growing health issues surrounding high sugar intake.