Sweeteners

Heartland Expands Sweetener Portfolio With Whole Earth Brands Acquisition

Wed, 27 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Heartland Food Products Group signed an agreement to acquire the Americas business of Whole Earth Brands, adding several established sweetener brands to its portfolio. The move strengthens Heartland’s position in sugar reduction and alternative sweeteners while expanding its capabilities across retail, foodservice and ingredient solutions.

Fruit-Based Sweeteners Gain Momentum

federd@bnpmedia.com (David Feder , RDN) — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Fruit-based sweeteners are moving from niche to mainstream as manufacturers seek natural alternatives to refined sugar. Market forecasts show strong growth fueled by health awareness, clean-label priorities, and the functional advantages these ingredients bring to formulation.

Bascom Farms: Sweet, Natural Appeal

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Maple syrup is used by more than one-third of adults, with its use growing especially among younger consumers. This increase reflects a greater trend toward ingredients consumer recognize, and the desire for sweeteners that deliver both flavor and natural associations when compared to standard white granulated sugar.

Pocantico Resources: Online Asset for Formulators

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0500

The refreshed site, developed by Costello Creative Group (CCG), offers an improved digital experience with faster navigation, detailed product information, and a sleek new design.

Layn: Healthy Aging

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0400

in the body that supports cellular energy production, metabolism, and healthy aging by boosting NAD⁺ levels, which decline over time. Recently, NMN gained attention after the FDA reversed its previous position—and now will allow the ingredient to remain in the US dietary supplement market. FDA reaffirmed its status as a legal and accessible option for both brands and consumers.

Sugar Reduction in Plant-Based Dairy

federd@bnpmedia.com (David Feder , RDN) — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:08:37 -0400

Sugar reduction is vital for weight-conscious consumers, and the plant-based food market, especially dairy alternatives, is expected to hit USD 43.6 billion by 2028. However, combining sugar reduction with plant-based dairy is challenging. Rachel Zemse, a food scientist, offers insights on sweeteners for plant-based milk, yogurt, and ice cream.

Layn Natural Ingredients: Sweetener Innovation

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:00:00 -0400

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed and recognized SteviUp M2 as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) for use as a general-purpose sweetener in food and beverage applications.

Layn: Natural Appeal

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Throughout the IFT event, Layn will be serve functional drink prototypes, including a tasty probiotic drink with Galacan to promote gut-health, and a refreshing tea beverage with US-grown American Ginseng to support energy.

What’s Driving Sugar Reduction in Product Development?

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0400

For product developers, creating successful reduced-sugar formulations means navigating a complex landscape of functional trade-offs, ingredient innovations, and shifting definitions of what qualifies as "clean" or "natural."

Sugar Reduction Gets Smarter: How Innovation and Consumer Demand are Reshaping Sweeteners

luann.williams@innovami.com (Lu Ann Williams) — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Consumers are cutting back on sugar—and the food and beverage industry is responding with smarter sweeteners, cleaner labels, and bold innovation across categories. From indulgent treats to savory staples, sugar reduction is no longer a niche effort but a mainstream expectation reshaping product development.

Bascom: Clean Sweetener, Flavor Solution

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:15:00 -0400

Attendees can learn about Bascom’s portfolio of clean label and organic maple syrup solutions and discover more about maple’s versatility, along with its many nutritional and functional benefits, during the Expo being held at McCormick Place in Chicago, July 14–16.

Stonyfield Organic YoBaby No Added Sweeteners Yogurt

Mon, 05 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Crafted with organic ingredients, real fruit, and no added sweeteners, Stonyfield Organic’s YoBaby No Added Sweeteners Yogurt Pouches offer wholesome nutrition in a convenient, mess-free format.

Lee Kum Kee: ‘Swice’ is Nice

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:00:00 -0400

The bold condiment blends the trending “swicy” flavors with the rising popularity of hot honey and joins Lee Kum Kee's iconic Sriracha Chili Sauce and Sriracha Mayo in the brand's sriracha lineup.

Tate & Lyle: Where Trends Meet Taste

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Tate & Lyle formed The Natural Sweetener Alliance last fall with with Manus, a bioalternatives scale-up company.

What You Need to Know About Natural Sweeteners

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:30:49 -0400

In the rush to eliminate these sugars, developers often overlook the variety, richness, and culinary versatility that natural caloric sweeteners provide. Such sugars—also termed “nutritive sweeteners”—not only offer sweetness but can add layers of flavor, color, and even nutritional benefits, all in a clean-label format.

Formulators Embrace New Sugar Reduction Strategies

luann.williams@innovami.com (Lu Ann Williams) — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:30:00 -0400

More than half of all participants in a recent survey report actively reducing their sugar consumption. US consumers also try to limit or reduce purchases of high sugar ingredients. Interestingly, consumers are unwilling to give up indulgences and they also look for healthier versions of indulgent foods.

Allulose Hits the Sweet Spot

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:45:00 -0400

Discover why the natural sweetener allulose is finding increasing favor among food and beverage makers to meet consumer demands for sucrose-like flavor and performance but with less of a caloric impact.

National Honey Board Announces Queen’s Choice Awards Winners

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:30:00 -0400

This year’s Queen’s Choice nods are representative of a robust new product development boom, with cereals, bakery and snacks leading sweetened-with-honey releases this year, followed closely by sauces and seasonings

Batory Foods: Sweetener Solutions

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:30:00 -0400

Focusing on the beverage industry, Batory will highlight its wide-ranging natural sweeteners and specialty ingredients, while also demonstrating its advanced custom blending capabilities.

Sweegen: Reduced-Sugar Beverages

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Sweegen will be debuting Tastecode™ Natural Flavor Technologies, taste tools that allow brands to unlock the code to delicious tastes consumers love by addressing specific taste challenges and optimizing the sensory experience at the molecular level.

Tate & Lyle: Sweetener Solution

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Tate & Lyle PLC unveils its new stevia composition, OPTIMIZER STEVIA® 8.10. This innovative ingredient delivers the highly desired premium taste profile closest to sugar, even at high sugar replacement levels, while offering a more cost-effective solution than other premium sweeteners.

Tate & Lyle: Innovative Ingredients

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 07:00:00 -0400

Tate & Lyle will be the exclusive sponsor of the Scientiﬁc & Technical Forum: Health & Nutrition, which includes five dynamic and engaging interdisciplinary panel discussions with speakers from across the industry.

Osage Food Products Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:00:00 -0400

At the onset of the business,Bill Dickinson and his small team were focused on ingredient trading, offering buy and resell services along with inventory management expertise.

Cargill: Innovative Ingredients

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:15:00 -0400

PalmAgility® 600 series compound coating fats (pictured) are a new line of patent-pending, specialty fats designed for a variety of applications including fillings, drizzling, enrobing and bottoming for bakery, snacks and confectionery products.

Tate & Lyle: Gut Health and Sweeteners

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -0500

A new, first-of-its-kind study has identified unique and potentially beneficial interactions between certain low and no calorie sweeteners, including stevia, and the human gut microbiota. Tate & Lyle PLC partnered with Cryptobiotix, pioneers in preclinical gastrointestinal research, on the study.

How Will the Future of Sweet Cereals Shake Out?

kantha@corvusblue.net (Kantha Shelke PhD, CFS) — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 06:45:00 -0500

Bulking sweeteners, such as sugar alcohols and the newer, rare sugars allulose and tagatose, can require usage levels that are not commercially viable. Plus, parents might be hesitant to purchase cereals with these sucrose substitutes because of a lack of familiarity. Meanwhile, high-intensity sweeteners lack the multifaceted functionality and taste of sucrose and fructose and are not suitable for children whose sweet tooth could use subduing towards lower levels of sweetness in foods.

Cargill: Stevia Solutions

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:15:00 -0500

Just in time for consumers’ health-related New Year’s resolutions, Cargill reminds formulators of recent clinical research exploring how stevia influences appetite, energy intake and blood glucose levels.

Ingredion: Improved Nutrition

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Ingredion Incorporated used SupplySide West 2023 (SSW) to showcase creative new ways to add protein and fiber, reduce sugars, and help food and beverage manufacturers reimagine innovation to grow consumer preference.

Kerr by Ingredion: Clean, Better for You

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:45:00 -0500

Ingredion Incorporated used SupplySide West 2023 to showcase its Kerr by Ingredion portfolio of fruit- and vegetable-based juices, purees, concentrates, essences, distillates and custom formulations (from both conventional and organic sources).

Sweegen Takes Stand Against Mislabeling Practices

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Sweegen addressed the pressing issue of mislabeling within the stevia industry, specifically concerning Reb M stevia sold under false claims intentionally.