China Venture Forum: China Stock to Watch for Tuesday, May 1: SUWN Receives Purchase Order for OnlySweet for Utilization in the Food Services Industry
Tuesday May 01, 2007 04:40:14 EDT
Shanghai, China, May 01, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX News Network) --
China Venture Forum, an equity research newsletter of micro- and small-cap China Stocks, announced China Stock to Watch for Tuesday, May 1, 2007 include Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: SUWN), China Medical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMED), and China Expert Technology, Inc. (OTC BB: CXTI).
Sunwin Stevia International Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc (OTC BB: SUWN), announced last week that it has received an order for OnlySweet that will be used in the food service industry. The Company has also received several additional purchase orders from regional grocery chains to carry the OnlySweet product line beginning in June 2007, bringing the total number of locations where OnlySweet will be sold in excess of 2,000 stores nationwide.
Sweetness is about to be the subject of a bitter courtroom fight.
In one corner is the artificial sweetener in the blue packet, Equal; in the other is its best-selling rival in the yellow packet, Splenda. The maker of Equal contends that Splenda has been misleading millions of consumers by fostering the notion, through television and print advertising, that Splenda is made from sugar and is natural. Splenda's maker counters that the process to make the sweetener does indeed start with sugar.
At stake is leadership of the fiercely competitive $1.5 billion artificial sweetener market. Equal had once dominated the market, finding its way into more than 6,000 consumer products like Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, the two biggest buyers of artificial sweeteners in the world. But since Splenda was introduced in late 1999, Equal has steadily been elbowed aside and Splenda is now No. 1, with 62 percent of the market in the United States. It is unusual for a dispute over advertising claims to go to a jury trial. The case centers on Splenda's tagline "Made from sugar, so it tastes like sugar" - a claim that Equal mocks as an "urban myth" on its Web site. While both sides are expected to present phalanxes of neurobiologists and chemists as expert witnesses, the dispute hinges on the role of language in creating and defining the product.
So which one is the right sweetener for you?
Stevia is extracted from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudania plant. It is used as a food additive in a wide variety of products, such as beverages, pastries, dairy products, confections and medicinal products in Japan, China, Malaysia, Israel, South Korea, Brazil and other countries. In the United States, Stevia is classified as a dietary supplement.
OnlySweet(TM) is a proprietary stevia blend and is distributed through Sunwin Stevia International Corp. Sold in boxes of 100 and 200 sachets, OnlySweet(TM) has zero calories and does not significantly alter blood sugar levels. OnlySweet(TM) is unique because its stevia comes directly from Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc., one of the world's largest stevia producers, which assures consistency and purity. Sunwin Stevia International Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: SUWN), engages in the distribution of Stevia under the OnlySweet(TM) line in North America. For more information about OnlySweet(TM), please visit http://www.onlysweet.com.
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