The full line includes: dextrose, liquid dextrose and anhydrous dextrose; stevia-based, high-intensity sweetener; glucose, glucose blends and glucose solids; polyols; HFCS 42, HFCS 55 and HFCS 90; high maltose syrup; and maltodextrin. These sweeteners can be used in carbonated beverages, frozen desserts, breads, fruit juices, candy, cereals, jams and jellies, beer, sports drinks, drink mixes, syrups, gluten-free bakery items and chewing gum.

Consumer taste-test research reveals Tate & Lyle’s TASTEVA Stevia Sweetener is preferred by nearly two out of three consumers (63%) over rebaudioside A, a prevalent stevia ingredient often associated with bitter aftertastes.

Nagase America is pleased to announce the top Japanese 2015 food trends. Key factors behind the trends are anticipated changes in Japanese regulations as well as Japanese consumer interest in new food experiences and ethnic flavors.

Hershey is looking at replacing the high-fructose corn syrup in some of its products with sugar. Will Papa, chief research and development officer at The Hershey Co., told The Associated Press the company uses a mix of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup in its products but that it is "moving more toward sugar." "We take into account what consumers want. And consumers are telling us between the two, they prefer sugar," Papa said.

Global ingredient supplier Ingredion Incorporated, Westchester, Ill., used this summers’ annual IFT exhibition to launch Idea Labs, a 24-site global network of customer innovation centers. Then in mid-October, officials hosted customers and media at Ingredion’s Bridgewater, N.J., location, a global Idea Lab resource and one of three U.S. Idea Lab sites.

Driven by the global rise of obesity, diabetes, and other health concerns, alternative sweeteners have gained a 12% share of the $73.4 billion global market for sweeteners and 22% of its volume by sucrose equivalent (SE), according to Lux Research.

The concerns about obesity and related health problems plus sugar taxes in many countries have stimulated the market for non-caloric sweeteners.

Batory Foods has become a select distributor of Celanese Corporation’s Qorus™ sweetener system

Nagase America, New York, N.Y., hired Sharrann Simmons for a newly created position of senior business manager within Nagase’s Life Sciences division.

Archer Daniels Midland Company has opened its global headquarters and customer center in downtown Chicago.