SAN FRANCISCO - Johnson & Johnson and McNeil Nutritionals persuaded a federal judge to dismiss most claims about its "fortified no-calorie sweetener" Splenda Essentials. Sign up for new weekly ...

Piled high with cupcakes, brownies and creme brulee, a high-powered trio of Bay Area pastry chefs arrived in The Chronicle test kitchen to put the artificial sweetener Splenda through its paces.

The marketers of Splenda have confused consumers and food makers by unfairly distancing the sugar substitute from other artificial sweeteners by claiming it is natural, its chief rival told a jury ...

Heartland Food Products Group might not be a familiar name, but you’ve almost certainly heard of the Carmel-based company’s most famous brand: Splenda. For years, Heartland quietly manufactured a ...

Most retailers have a sweet tooth when it comes to Splenda. That's because the sweetener has been a boon not only to products that contain it, but also to the sugar substitute category. Dollar sales ...

CARMEL, IND. — Splenda parent Heartland Food Products Group plans to acquire the Americas business of better-for-you sweeteners maker Whole Earth Brands Inc. Heartland said the transaction includes ...