15 Nov 2019 --- Avansya, the joint venture (JV) between Cargill and DSM, has started production at the first commercial-scale fermentation facility for EverSweet stevia sweeteners in the US. This comes as sugar reduction remains a key theme in food and beverage formulation, global consumers increasing demand healthier alternatives and manufacturers avoiding sugar taxes. Andy Ohmes, from Cargill, tells FoodIngredientsFirst that “some of the first commercial products made using EverSweet are already on the shelves in the US and that by the new year, there will be more of the EverSweet sweetened products on the market across various categories.”