industry food and beverage founded 2001 headquarters bandar enstek malaysia key people magomet malsagov ceo products sweeteners revenue 101.1 million 2014 website http www.purecircle.com purecircle ltd is an investment holding company that is a major provider of natural ingredients based on high purity stevia to the global food and beverage industry . through its operating subsidiaries purecircle produces markets and distributes natural sweeteners and flavors principally high purity stevia products . 1 contents 1 history 2 operations 3 offices 4 products 5 financials 6 officers 7 board of directors 8 recognition and awards 9 references 10 external links history edit purecircle was founded in 2002 and incorporated into purecircle ltd. in 2007 . from its inception the company has created and continues to operate a vertically integrated supply chain for high purity stevia from crop cultivation through extraction production and final product distribution . 2 on december 2007 purecircle made an initial public offering on the alternative investment market of the london stock exchange to raise us 50m to fund expansion . 3 overall purecircle invested more than 300 million and is leading the industry with the development of a sustainable vertically integrated supply chain operating in four continents . across these regions purecircle sources dry stevia leaves undertakes extraction processes and refines the extracts into a broad range of ingredient solutions for food and beverage manufacturers worldwide . throughout its history the company has worked with various regulatory bodies in different countries to obtain approval for the use of stevia based sweeteners in foods and beverages . india is the most recent country to lend its approval . 3 4 5 in 2010 the company launched the global stevia institute an organization that provides science based information about stevia serving as an educational resource for health professionals manufacturers and the general public . operations edit purecircle is a leading international producer and marketer of specialty natural ingredients based on high purity stevia . 6 the company oversees production of stevia in asia africa and the americas and works with producers to promote the use of sustainable practices at each step of the production and distribution process . 7 purecircle operates a vertically integrated supply chain managing its resources from the plant through harvesting processing and formulation . this focus enables purecircle to integrate sustainability 8 directly into its business model . in 2012 purecircle announced a joint development agreement with the coca cola co. to investigate new forms of stevia and to provide stevia for future beverage products . 9 in 2013 the company said it would be providing a new high purity rebaudioside sweetener reb m for the production of coca cola life in the united kingdom united states and other countries starting in 2014 . 10 11 in 2015 the company secured a significant regulatory approval with the european food safety authority concluding reb m is safe for use as a sweetener in the european union . 12 in 2015 the company secured a premium listing on the london stock exchange main market with shares commencing trade on october 28 2015 . purecircle now has a commercial presence on five continents including north america latin america europe asia and africa and five in market applications laboratories on four continents . offices edit corporate head office purecircle limited kuala lumpur malaysia other offices located in argentina australia brazil china columbia denmark france india italy mexico paraguay russia turkey united kingdom united states products edit as of 2016 purecircle has more than 17 proprietary stevia ingredient products designated for use in food or beverage formulations . these stevia ingredients are categorized into product families including sg95 reb a alpha delta and zeta and matrix solutions . financials edit 2015 fy15 sales increased 26 % to us 127m 2014 fy14 sales increased 44 % to us 101m 2013 fy13 us 70.2 m in sales 2012 us 44.5 m 2009 2011 purecircle was operating with capital raised by investors initial or take or pay contract years officers edit magomet malsagov founder and ceo board of directors edit paul selway swift non executive chairman william mitchell chief financial officer peter lai hock meng non executive director olivier maes non executive director retired 1 march 2016 christopher pratt senior independent non executive director guy wollaert non executive director mitch adamek non executive director john gibney non executive director appointed with effect from 11 april 2016 recognition and awards edit purecircle s achievements have been recognized by the readers of the financial times investors chronicle who in 2009 voted purecircle as aim international company of the year . 13 in 2014 purecircle received the world dairy innovation award for best environmental sustainability initiative at the 8th world dairy congress . 14 15 purecircle won the 2014 sustainability commercialized 16 award from ethical corporation a global publication dedicated to corporate social responsibility . purecircle has also been nominated as a finalist for its sustainability effort at food ingredients europe fie 2013 17 sustainability and world beverage innovation awards 2014 . 18 references edit corporate website retrieved 07 01 2014 http purecircle.com purecircle plans flotation to fund reb a sweetener supply . foodnavigator nov. 13 2007 . retrieved february 4 2016 . a b stevia potential bigger than we thought . foodnavigator oct. 25 2008 . retrieved february 4 2016 sweetener stevia clears fssai hurdle . business standard november 24 2015 . retrieved february 4 2016 . a new presidential decree in brazil opens doors for more reduced sugar beverages . global stevia institute january 25 2016 . accessed february 5 2016 . london stock exchange retrieved 07 03 2014 . purecircle reduces carbon footprint intensity 15 % 05 09 2014 retrieved 07 07 2014 purecircle celebrates stevia s sustainability this earth day . malaysian tribune april 22 2015 . accessed august 25 2016 stevia set to be a mass volume mainstream ingredient says purecircle after striking deal with coca cola 09 28 2012 retrieved 07 01 2014 purecircle and coke get ok from fda for reb m stevia 01 03 2014 retrieved 07 06 2014 stevia sweetened coca cola life to be launched in the u.s. 06 18 2014 retrieved 07 08 2014 purecircle reb m approval milestone achieve in europe the wall street journal december 18 2015 . retrieved february 3 2016 . ft and investors chronicle aim awards categories for best aim companies purecircle wins prestigious sustainability award during global dairy congress . purecircle . retrieved 12 july 2015 . purecircle wins world dairy innovation award for best environmental sustainability initiative . nutraceuticalbusinessreview.com . retrieved 12 july 2015 . press release the 5th annual responsible business awards 2014 winners announced ethical corporation . ethicalcorp.com . retrieved 12 july 2015 . purecircle wins respected sustainability award . yahoo finance . 9 october 2014 . retrieved 12 july 2015 . purecircle honored as finalist at the world beverage innovation awards for sustainability efforts . purecircle . retrieved 12 july 2015 . external links edit purecircle official website annual results fiscal year 2015 annual results fiscal year 2014 global stevia institute retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title purecircle & oldid 737978683 categories holding companies of malaysiafood and drink companies of malaysiasugar substitutesholding companies established in 2001companies listed on the london stock exchangecompanies listed on the alternative investment market navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main 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