Univar expands Stevia sales following EU approval
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- 08 December 2011
Brussels, -Ends-
Univar signed a deal yesterday for a pan-European cooperation with WILD which will see Univar extend the offering of the highly sought after ingredients to customers throughout its European network.
Univar entered into a partnership with WILD Flavors for marketing and selling WILD’s exciting range of Sunwin Stevia™ products and WILD Taste Modification Technologies in
“Stevia has been highly successful in the
Wild Sunwin Stevia™ Reb A powder blends are calorie-free, of natural origin, high-intensity sweeteners extracted from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant. When naturally purified, the sweeteners are 200 to 300 times sweeter than sugar and provide an ideal solution for the rise in demand for low-sugar food alternatives. Since there are negligible effects on blood glucose, the powder blends are attractive as natural sweeteners for people on carbohydrate-controlled diets, such as diabetics.
“The partnership with
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Operating from 56 distribution facilities in 25 countries across Europe, the Middle East and
Univar will be at stand 3C25 at Food Ingredients Europe 2011 in Paris Nord Villepinte, France, from 29 November to 1 December 2011.
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