Merisant
| Merisant US Inc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Inc. |
| founding | March 20, 2000 |
| Seat |
Chicago , United States
|
| management | Albert Manzone ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees | 400 |
| Branch | chemistry |
| Website | www.merisant.com |
Merisant is an American chemical company based in Chicago . Merisant produces sweeteners under the brand names Equal , Canderel and Pure Via .
The company goes back to the discovery of aspartame at GD Searle in 1965. In 1985, Searle was taken over by Monsanto .
When Pharmacia & Upjohn merged with Monsanto in 2000, the NutraSweet Company was split up. The household sweetener business was taken over by a group of investors consisting of Pegasus Capital Advisors , Michael Dells MSD Capital and Brener International and renamed Merisant . At the time, the company had sales of $ 400 million and occupied a third of the world market.
In 2009 the company filed for bankruptcy , which it was able to exit in 2010 after restructuring.
In 2014, Merisant was acquired by MacAndrews & Forbes .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Merisant at www.macandrewsandforbes.com
- ↑ Corporate History
- ↑ a b Merisant Worldwide, Inc. History at FundingUniverse
- ↑ Merisant Worldwide, Inc. and US Affiliates File Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement with US Bankruptcy Court , September 14, 2009
- ↑ Flavors Holdings Inc. Acquires Merisant Company , October 3, 2014