NutraSweet

The NutraSweet Company
Company typePrivate (subsidiary of Manus Bio)
PredecessorG. D. Searle & Company
Founded1985, as a division of Monsanto
HeadquartersAugusta, Georgia, United States
Key people
Ajikumar Parayil CEO
Productsneotame
Websitehttp://www.neotame.com

The NutraSweet Company is an American nutrient company that produces and markets NutraSweet Neotame, their trademarked brand name for the high-intensity sweetener neotame.

In 2021, NutraSweet was placed 43rd by FoodTalks' list of Top 50 Global Sweetener Companies.[1]

Aspartame was invented by chemists at G. D. Searle & Company in 1965.[2] Searle was bought by Monsanto in 1985.[3] In March 2000, Monsanto, which was then a subsidiary of the Pharmacia corporation, sold NutraSweet to the private equity firm J.W. Childs Associates.[2] In July 2018, Manus Bio Inc. bought the former NutraSweet plant in Augusta, Georgia and reopened the plant to produce the next generation of natural ingredients.[4][5]

  1. ^ Huang, Lemon (2021-04-12). "2021年全球甜味剂企业50强". FoodTalks (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  2. ^ a b The NutraSweet Company. "Company Profile". Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  3. ^ Greenhouse, Steven (July 19, 1985). "Monsanto To Acquire G. D. Searle". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  4. ^ Saunders, Jessica (July 6, 2018). "Biotech firm buys former sweetener plant in Richmond County, Ga". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Cline, Damon (Nov 15, 2019). "Manus Bio celebrates plant opening". The Augusta Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.