Ingredion Incorporated (Westchester, IL) has announced the completion of its acquisition of PureCircle Limited (Chicago, IL). PureCircle brings global innovation and manufacturing expertise, enabling Ingredion to leverage its global go-to-market model, formulation capabilities and broad ingredient portfolio, the company stated.

“This is a significant step forward as we advance our driving growth roadmap and further align our sugar reduction and specialty sweetener platform to the megatrends in the food and beverage industry,” said Jim Zallie, Ingredion’s president and CEO. “PureCircle provides substantial growth potential that is aligned with our strategy to create long-term shareholder value. We have always had tremendous respect for the PureCircle team and the business they have built over the last two decades. We are excited to welcome them to the Ingredion family. Most importantly, our team stands ready to drive new growth opportunities that are fully aligned with consumers’ preferences for plant-based alternatives that are sustainable, good for the environment and taste great.”

Two leadership team decisions are also being announced to support this integration, effective July 1, 2020. Tony DeLio will serve as CEO of PureCircle in addition to his current responsibilities as the chief innovation officer of Ingredion. SukGu Kim will become the chief financial officer of PureCircle. Most recently, Kim was the finance director for the company’s largest region in Asia-Pacific. 

“PureCircle is a renowned innovator with a proven track record for producing great-tasting, naturally based stevia and derivatives of stevia. And, they have pioneered the development of novel varieties of stevia that are both better tasting and higher yielding,” said DeLio. “Our go-to-market model and formulation expertise will be highly complementary when combined with their leading position and innovation capabilities. Through their industry leadership, PureCircle has created outstanding customer relationships, which we look forward to building upon in the future.” 

For more information, visit www.ingredion.com or www.purecircle.com.