BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Sweetener
- a security with a high yield that has been added to a portfolio to improve its overall return.
- an incentive offered to somebody to take a particular course of action
- a feature added to a security to make it more attractive to investors
- See also Kicker
Wiktionary Definition for: Sweetener
- a food additive that sweetens, especially an artificial substitute for sugar
- informal something added as an inducement or incentive; a kickback
Additional Resources
- Whole Earth Sweetener
- The Whole Earth Sweetener Co. announces its first product to be launched in the U.S. foodservice marketplace, Sweet Simplicity sweetener, an all-natural sweetener with zero calories. For more information call (800) 536-1722 or visit online at www.sweetsimplicity sweetener.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
- Research articles 2007-03-05
- The Whole Earth Sweetener offers an all-natural, zero-calorie sweetener.(PRODUCT NEWS)
- The Whole Earth Sweetener Co. announces its first product to be launched to the U.S. foodservice marketplace: Sweet Simplicity[TM] sweetener. Sweet Simplicity is a 100 percent, all-natural sweetener with zero calories. Patrons can savor its natural sweetness in a soothing cup of tea or sprinkled on...
- Research articles 2007-02-01
- Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. Announces Expansion of Production of Natural, Low Calorie Sweetener
- Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: SUWN), an industry leader in distribution and manufacturing of Chinese herbs, veterinary medicines and natural sweetener in China, announced today it has recovered sales of natural sweetener beet sugar in the fist six months of 2004. The Company has achieved $2 million in...
- Research articles 2004-09-16
- USDA: Sugar and Sweetener.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-2 February 1999-USDA: Sugar and Sweetener C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:020299 SUGAR AND SWEETENER is published twice a year by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20036-5831. This release contains only the text of the report...
- Research articles 1999-02-02
- Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages Announces Plans to Reformulate Diet 7 UP with SPLENDA Brand Sweetener; 7 UP Brand Continues to Innovate with SPLENDA Brand Sweetener Reformulation
- PLANO, Texas -- Continuing a long tradition of innovation, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages announced today that the first UNCOLAR will become the first leading diet lemon-lime carbonated soft drink to be reformulated with SPLENDAR Brand Sweetener. Starting May 23, Diet 7 UPTM sweetened with SPLENDAR Brand Sweetener will hit store...
- Research articles 2005-04-22
- Sucralose Takes Aim At Sweetener Arena With Soft Drink Entry
- THE HIGH-INTENSITY SWEETENER market is seeing new activity as sucralose, a product from McNeil Specialty Prod-Company MSPC, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, takes aim at the US beverage marker. Sucralose, which holds only a small share of THE HIGH-INTENSITY SWEETENER market...
- Research articles 1998-04-27
- Neotame approval expands sweetener palette. (Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals).(Brief Article)
- THE FOOD and Drug Administration FDA recently approved Neotame, a new high-intensity sweetener HIS that is so strong it practically blows the currently available products out of the water with its sweetening punch. The new addition underscores THE FOOD and Drug Administration FDA...
- Research articles 2002-08-05
- Sugar and sweetener company Tate and Lyle has traced the source of sucralose sold in Wal-Mart under a rival brand name to its own manufacturing plant in Alabama, according to the Financial Times
- Sugar and sweetener company Tate and Lyle has traced the source of sucralose sold in Wal-Mart under a rival brand name to its own manufacturing plant in Alabama, according to the Financial Times. It is now investigating which of its customers had supplied Wal-Mart with the sweetener and said it...
- Research articles 2005-09-26
- FDA OKs marketing of new sweetener
- MINNEAPOLIS -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for Cargill Inc. here to market trehalose, a multifunctional sweetener. Under an agreement with Hayashibara Co: Ltd. of Japan, which manufactures and markets trehalose in Japan, Cargill has exclusive rights to develop and market the sweetener for food...
- Research articles 2000-12-11
- Sweetener hard to swallow.(Viewpoint)
- Byline: Alair Townsend "This kind of bill is one that only passes in the dead of night.'' So wrote a former state legislator who knows how Albany works. The item in question is a pension sweetener for certain government retirees. It's a givea ...
- Research articles 2004-08-09
- FDA Approves New Sweetener for Beverages; PepsiCo Launches New Drink
- FDA last week approved the use of the calorie-free sweetener acesulfame potassium, or Ace-K under the brand name Sunett, in liquid beverages. The sweetener, made by German-firm Nutrinova, is expected by analysts to revolutionize the diet beverage industry in the United States because of its unique taste characteristics and stability.
- Research articles 1998-07-06
- Sunwin International Neutraceuticals Partners With United States Distribution Corp to Enter the U.S. 25 Billion Sweetener Market
- Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: SUWN), an industry leader in the production and distribution of Chinese herbs, veterinary medicines and low calorie natural sweetener Stevia in China, has signed a distribution agreement with United States Distribution Corp ("USDC"). The agreement calls for USDC to distribute Sunwin's low calorie...
- Research articles 2005-11-16
- Ace-K Gets Beverage Approval.(FOOD AND DRUG Administration has approved Nutrinova Inc.'s acesulfamepotassium calorie- free sweetener for use in liquid beverages)
- FOOD AND DRUG Administration has approved Nutrinova Inc.'s acesulfame potassium (Ace-K) calorie- free sweetener for use in liquid beverages. Nutrinova, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoechst AG, markets Ace-K under the brand name Sunnett. FOOD AND DRUG Administration has approved Nutrinova Inc.'s acesulfame...
- Research articles 1998-07-06
- FDA approves controversial sweetener Neotame.
- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sweetener, Neotame, which is about 7,000 to 13,000 times sweeter than sugar and about 20 to 30 times sweeter than aspartame, depending upon its application. The water soluble, white crystalline powd The Food and Drug Administration has...
- Research articles 2002-07-20
- How sweet it is: the latest news in high-intensity sweetener options.(Food Business)
- Many food companies are developing their own high-intensity sweeteners in anticipation of the product's increased popularity among American consumers. However, the FDA has been cautious in approving new sweetener products developed by food companies. The Many food companies are developing their own high-intensity sweeteners in anticipation of the product's increased...
- Research articles 1995-06-01
- Forbes Chocolate provides many flavor and sweetener combinations
- Forbes Chocolate provides many flavor and sweetener combinations. These are primarily targeted at the school milk market, which requires variety as well as special sweetener formulations to meet schools' nutritional requirements.
- Research articles 2006-04-01
- Textiles foreign policy 'sweetener.' (use of textile-apparel imports in dealings with foreign governments)
- Textiles Foreign Policy "Sweetener' The U.S. Government is using textiles and apparel as a "sweetener' in dealings with foreign governments, the new president of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute ATMI said Thursday at the annual convention of the Alabama Textile Manufacturers ...
- Research articles 1986-05-16
- US DEPT OF AGRICULTURE: Sugar and sweetener--Part 1 of 3
- M2 PRESSWIRE-1 July 1998-US DEPT OF AGRICULTURE: Sugar and sweetener C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:300698 SUGAR AND SWEETENER is published twice a year by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20036-5831. U.S. beet sugar production for 1997/98 is estimated at...
- Research articles 1998-07-01
- Equal Plans New Reduced-Calorie Sweetener for Baking.
- By Robert Manor, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 8--The company that makes the artificial sweetener Equal says it will market a new reduced-calorie sweetener that can be used in baking, potentially a plus for people on a low-carbohydrate diet. ...
- Research articles 2004-05-08
- Sweetener approved in UK. (Sweeteners).
- Sucralose, the high intensity sweetener marketed under the Splenda brand by Tate & Lyle, has received a two year temporary approval for use in the UK as a sweetener in a broad category of food and beverage products. During the two years temporary...
- Research articles 2002-06-01




