This move formally completes the transition of all Celanese businesses into a single, unified Celanese brand.

DeFer replaces Craig R. Petray, who is leaving NutraSweet to become CEO of the J.R. Short Milling Company.

Petray will replace interim CEO Jeff Hebble effective January 20, 2014.

The Food and Drug Administration rejected the Corn Refiners Association's bid to rename high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as "corn sugar."

Monk fruit concentrate, an all-natural and fruit-based sweetening ingredient, will debut to the nutrition community at this year's national American Dietetic Association's Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo.