PureCircle has entered into a new stevia supply agreement with Merisant. This new and expanded partnership will help to ensure Merisant’s long-term supply of the best-tasting stevia ingredients. This new agreement focuses on the supply to Merisant of PureCircle’s next generation stevia sweetener ingredients like Reb M. PureCircle announced last year that it significantly increased its capacity to supply Reb M to consumer product companies. PureCircle’s Reb M is a next generation zero-calorie sweetener from the stevia leaf with sugar-like taste. Merisant’s new and innovative tabletop sweeteners include: Canderel and Equal with Stevia; PureVia; and Whole Earth. Both PureVia and Whole Earth use PureCircle’s next generation stevia. Packets of Whole Earth and PureVia carry the PureCircle trustmark. Whole Earth and PureVia products are available in coffee shops across the U.S. and Europe, including Starbucks stores, as well as in other restaurants and retailers. In addition to being served in restaurants, tabletop sweeteners are sold broadly in supermarkets and other retail stores where Whole Earth, PureVia, and Canderel and Equal with Stevia are posting double-digit sales gains. This new agreement between PureCircle and Merisant makes Merisant one of the leading customers for PureCircle’s next generation stevia sweeteners.