Buy your SPLENDA now..... or you may not get any...

[Papa Deuce]

Just read this.... who knew?

- Dieters hoping for a slew of new products with the sugar substitute Splenda may be disappointed next year.

That's because the maker of sucralose, the key ingredient behind the increasingly ubiquitous no-calorie sweetener, is having trouble keeping up with demand.

Tate & Lyle PLC, the world's only manufacturer of sucralose, said interest has so outpaced expectations the company won't take on new U.S. customers until it has doubled production at it's plant in McIntosh, Ala., sometime in early 2006.

The company also plans to open a second plant in Singapore, according to a written statement.

Buoyed by a surge in anti-sugar diets such as Atkins and South Beach, Splenda has enjoyed sweet success since its introduction in 2000, appearing in everything from soda and ice cream to candy and jams.

Splenda, which won fans with its sugar-like sweetness and stability in baking, now dominates the $337 million U.S. retail market for sugar substitutes, beating out aspartame sweetener

 

[candykisses]

I'll definitely get a stockpile. Splenda certainly has helped keep my husband following his diabetic diet.

 

[Beanie]

Splenda is the only 'sugar' I use! Thanks for the heads up!

 

[ZachnElli]

That is a great head's up! I know several people who have come to depend on Splenda, I'll let them know!

 

[Papa Deuce]

I'll definitely get a stockpile. Splenda certainly has helped keep my husband following his diabetic diet.

This is why I posted it; my mom is diabetic and never uses sugar anymore. Plus, for me, I like it more than any other sweetener except sugar ( which I rarely use ).

 

[JCJRSmith]

Relax, everybody. There's more to the story:

"Splenda is sold to consumers as a table and baking sugar substitute by McNeil Nutritionals LLC, a Pennsylvania-based unit of Johnson & Johnson. Consumer sales won't be affected by the tight supply, a company spokeswoman said."

Read the whole story here: Splenda Story

 

[Grog]

Consumer sales won't be affected by the tight supply, a company spokeswoman said."

That's good to know

 

[Papa Deuce]

Relax, everybody. There's more to the story:

"Splenda is sold to consumers as a table and baking sugar substitute by McNeil Nutritionals LLC, a Pennsylvania-based unit of Johnson & Johnson. Consumer sales won't be affected by the tight supply, a company spokeswoman said."

Read the whole story here: Splenda Story

Well, that is good news. I just cut and pasted what I did from something somebody sent me.