Type Subsidiary Products Equal
Canderel
PureVia Founded 2000 | Key people Paul Block (CEO) Website www.merisant.com | |
Industry Industrial organic chemicals Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, United States CEO Paul R. Block (8 Nov 2004–) Subsidiaries Whole Earth Sweetener Co LLC, Merisant US Inc Parent organizations Merisant Worldwide Inc, MacAndrews & Forbes, Flavors Holdings Inc | ||
Merisant company
Merisant Company is a United States manufacturer of artificial sweeteners, including Equal and Canderel.
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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. Merisant was acquired by MacAndrews & Forbes in 2014.
In addition to PureVia, Equal and Canderel, Merisant markets its products under 18 other brands in over 90 countries.