Sweet Green Fields

What Sweet Green Fields does

Sweet Green Fields (SGF) is a global stevia ingredient solutions business that supplied stevia-based sweeteners and formulations to food and beverage manufacturers. The company operated a fully integrated stevia supply chain encompassing proprietary leaf varietal development, established agricultural programmes for leaf sourcing, and cost-efficient manufacturing at dedicated production and R&D facilities in Anji, China, with corporate headquarters in Bellingham, Washington. Its broad portfolio of stevia ingredients enabled customers to formulate products with reduced sugar and calories and cleaner labels, with applications spanning beverages, dairy, and snacks.

SGF's go-to-market was structured around an exclusive global distribution partnership with Tate & Lyle established in 2017, through which Tate & Lyle acted as the sole channel to food and beverage customers worldwide. Tate & Lyle deepened the relationship by acquiring a 15% equity stake in 2018, then acquired the remaining shares on 1 December 2020, making SGF a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tate & Lyle PLC and consolidating the supply chain and commercial organisation under unified R&D. Reported revenue for the year ending 31 December 2020 was approximately US$50 million, inclusive of products sold through the Tate & Lyle distribution channel, and stevia-based product launches had grown at a 15% compound annual growth rate globally between 2015 and 2019.

Following the December 2020 acquisition, Sweet Green Fields no longer operates as an independent entity; its capabilities, supply chain, and customer relationships are now embedded within Tate & Lyle's broader speciality food ingredients platform. Pre-acquisition ownership structure, founder details, and pre-2017 distribution arrangements are not disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Sweet Green Fields

Legal name

Sweet Green Fields

Website

https://sweetgreenfields.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sweet Green Fields supplies stevia-based sweetener ingredients and formulations to food and beverage manufacturers globally, operating a fully integrated supply chain from proprietary leaf varietal development through manufacturing in Anji, China. Acquired by Tate & Lyle in December 2020.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural Sweetener Ingredients

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural High-Intensity Sweeteners (Stevia, Monk Fruit, Thaumatin) (AFAJAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sweetener Blends & Systems (Bulk + HIS Blends, Customized Sweetening Systems) (AFAJAAAO)

Keywords

• Stevia ingredients
• Natural sweeteners
• Sugar reduction solutions
• Food and beverage ingredients
• Clean-label sweeteners

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Stevia Ingredient Sales: Sale of stevia-based ingredients and solutions to food and beverage manufacturers. Revenue for year ending 31 December 2020 expected to be around US$50 million, including revenue for products sold through distribution partnership with Tate & Lyle.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sweet Green Fields produces and supplies a broad portfolio of stevia-based ingredients and solutions to food and beverage manufacturers worldwide. Its offering is built on a fully integrated supply chain that encompasses proprietary leaf varietal development, leaf sourcing, established agricultural programmes, and cost-efficient manufacturing, enabling customers to formulate lower-sugar, lower-calorie, and cleaner-label products across beverages, dairy, and snacks.

Product overview

Sweet Green Fields is a leading global stevia solutions business offering a broad portfolio of stevia-based ingredients and solutions for food and beverage manufacturers. The company operates a fully integrated stevia supply chain encompassing leaf sourcing, leaf varietal development, established agricultural programmes, and cost-efficient manufacturing. The portfolio enables customers to create foods and beverages that are lower in sugar and calories with cleaner labels. Tate & Lyle began its partnership with Sweet Green Fields in 2017 as the exclusive global distributor of their stevia-based ingredients and solutions portfolio, subsequently acquiring a 15% equity holding in 2018 before completing full acquisition in December 2020.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stevia-Based Ingredients and Solutions Portfolio

Quantifiable outcome

• Stevia product launches grew by 15% compound annual growth rate globally from 2015 to 2019

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tate & LylecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Tate & Lyle began partnership with Sweet Green Fields in 2017 as exclusive global distributor of SGF's portfolio of stevia-based ingredients and solutions. In 2018, Tate & Lyle acquired a 15% equity holding. In December 2020, Tate & Lyle acquired the remaining shares to fully integrate the business.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PureCircle (Ingredion): PureCircle is the largest pure-play stevia ingredient producer, supplying high-purity Reb-A and next-generation steviol glycosides to global F&B manufacturers. Acquired by Ingredion, it is the closest direct competitor to Sweet Green Fields in stevia-based sweeteners and food/beverage formulation.
• SweeGen: SweeGen is a stevia sweetener company offering Bestevia and other Reb-M/Reb-D based ingredients to food and beverage manufacturers. It competes head-to-head with Sweet Green Fields in next-generation steviol glycosides targeting sugar reduction in beverages, dairy, and confectionery.
• Sunwin Stevia International: Sunwin Stevia International is a China-based producer and exporter of high-purity stevia extracts (Reb-A 95%, Reb-A 97%, Reb-A 99%) serving global F&B manufacturers. It is a direct stevia competitor with overlapping Asian sourcing and manufacturing economics to Sweet Green Fields.
• Stevia One: Stevia One is a vertically integrated stevia ingredient producer operating leaf cultivation, extraction, and refining in South America, supplying Reb-A and other steviol glycosides to food and beverage formulators. Comparable to Sweet Green Fields in its integrated leaf-to-ingredient model.
• HYET Sweet: HYET Sweet is a Netherlands-based stevia ingredient company developing and supplying steviol glycoside sweeteners to European and global food and beverage manufacturers. It competes in the same sugar-reduction formulation space as Sweet Green Fields, focused on better-tasting next-gen stevia.

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: Cargill is a global food ingredient powerhouse and, through its EverSweet joint venture with DSM (now dsm-firmenich), produces stevia sweeteners including Reb-M and Reb-D via bioconversion. It competes with Sweet Green Fields across the same F&B accounts with a broader ingredient portfolio and deeper agronomic resources.
• ADM: ADM is a global nutrition and agricultural processor with stevia sweetener offerings alongside a broad portfolio of flavors, colors, and functional ingredients. As a broad incumbent it competes with Sweet Green Fields in supplying sugar-reduction solutions to large CPG customers.
• Tate & Lyle: Tate & Lyle is the parent company of Sweet Green Fields and a major global ingredient supplier of sweeteners, texturants, fibres, and stabilization systems. Its broader Sweetener, Taste, and Mouthfeel portfolio now incorporates SGF's stevia range and competes directly with PureCircle, Cargill, and ADM in sugar-reduction solutions.

Emerging players

• Evolva: Evolva is a biotechnology ingredient company developing fermentation-derived steviol glycosides (notably Reb-M) as an alternative to leaf-extracted stevia. It is an emerging competitor using bioconversion routes that could disrupt traditional stevia suppliers like Sweet Green Fields.

Regional players

• Layn Natural Ingredients: Layn Natural Ingredients is a China-based botanical extraction company producing stevia alongside other plant extracts (such as monk fruit, tea, and citrus flavonoids) for global F&B and nutraceutical customers. It is a regional botanical-extract peer that overlaps with Sweet Green Fields in stevia and adjacent natural sweeteners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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