Merisant is an American manufacturer of zero/low-calorie

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. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of

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and is headquartered in

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. Merisant markets brands in over 90 countries including

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and Canderel, as well as natural sweeteners PureVia and Whole Earth featuring

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and monkfruit extract. In 2021, Merisant was ranked 12th on the Top 50 Global Sweetener Companies list by FoodTalks. The company was formed from

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's tabletop sweetener business, which was acquired by a group of investors in 2000. It was acquired by MacAndrews & Forbes in 2014. In April 2014, Merisant made a distribution pact with Piramal Enterprises to distribute Equal in

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. In January 2019, Merisant launched Sugarly Sweet range of sweeteners exclusively for

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as part of the Amazon Accelerator Program, bringing a new brand from development to launch in just 90 days. In June 2020, Whole Earth Brands acquired Merisant from Flavor Holdings.

References

External links

Merisant websiteEqual websiteCanderel website

Whole Earth Sweetener Company website
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