Type Subsidiary Products EqualCanderelPureVia Founded 2000 | Key people Paul Block (CEO) Website www.merisant.com | |
Industry Industrial organic chemicals 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.