CHICAGO—PureCircle, a leading developer, producer and marketer of high-purity Rebaudioside A (Reb A), was named the Investor Chronicle/Financial Times AIM International Company of the Year. This award is voted for by readers of the Investor Chronicle who were asked to judge best levels of corporate governance aligned with exposure to international markets.
PureCircle announced on July 7 it is expecting to see an increase of full year profit over 2008, exceeding 420 percent, due mainlyto higher sales of its Reb A products and strong demand from consumers following a letter of no objection from FDA to GRAS status for Reb A in December.
“We are delighted that both our progress in the global food and beverage industry and our way of doing business have been recognized in this way,” said Group Finance Director, William Mitchell. “We have worked extremely hard to build a world-class company capable of supplying the leading food and beverage companies with our range of natural stevia extracted sweeteners.” The latest Nielsen retail data for new products launched in the U.S. containing Reb A is confirming the high expectations the industry has for an all-natural, zero-calorie sweetener.