The company has its own stevia production, extraction and refining facilities in Brazil and Japan. Adriana Rached, Corn Products' director of marketing and customer solutions for North America, told FoodNavigator-USA that the company has shifted its approach from 100 replacement of caloric sweeteners to a 50 to 80 percent sugar reduction strategy.
Speaking at Supply Expo in Anaheim, California, Rached explained why the company has chosen to focus on mid-calorie formulations - and that when it comes to sweeteners, Corn Products is about more than just corn products.