Merisant
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Merisant Company is a United States
manufacturer of artificial sweeteners, including Equal
and Canderel
.
The company was formed from Monsanto Company's tabletop sweetener business, which was acquired by a group of investors in 2000.
Merisant is privately held and headquartered in Chicago.
The Whole Earth Sweetener Company is a wholly owned subsidiary, which markets low-calorie sweeteners based on erythritol
and stevia
extract.
In January 2009, Merisant Worldwide filed for bankruptcy to restructure and invest in its new stevia-derived sweetener PureVia
, emerging the following year.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
manufacturer of artificial sweeteners, including Equal
Equal (sweetener)
Equal is a brand of artificial sweetener containing aspartame, dextrose and maltodextrin. It is marketed as a tabletop sweetener by Merisant, a global corporation which also owns the well-known NutraSweet brand and which has headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, Switzerland, Mexico, and Australia...
and Canderel
Canderel
Canderel is a brand of artificial sweetener made mainly from aspartame. Canderel is marketed by The Merisant Company, a global corporation with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, also Switzerland, Mexico, and Australia....
.
The company was formed from Monsanto Company's tabletop sweetener business, which was acquired by a group of investors in 2000.
Merisant is privately held and headquartered in Chicago.
The Whole Earth Sweetener Company is a wholly owned subsidiary, which markets low-calorie sweeteners based on erythritol
Erythritol
Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that has been approved for use as a food additive in the United States and throughout much of the world. It was discovered in 1848 by British chemist John Stenhouse. It occurs naturally in some fruits and fermented foods...
and stevia
Stevia
Stevia is a genus of about 240 species of herbs and shrubs in the sunflower family , native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America. The species Stevia rebaudiana, commonly known as sweetleaf, sweet leaf, sugarleaf, or simply stevia, is widely grown for its...
extract.
In January 2009, Merisant Worldwide filed for bankruptcy to restructure and invest in its new stevia-derived sweetener PureVia
PureVia
PureVia is a stevia-based low calorie sugar substitute developed jointly by Pepsico and Whole Earth Sweetener Company which is a wholly owned subsidiary of artificial sweetener manufacturing company Merisant....
, emerging the following year.