Starbucks To Serve Stevia Sweetener

07-Sep-2016 - USA

Starbucks Corp., the world's largest coffee retailer, will start serving calorie-free stevia sweetener in the U.S. and Canada.

Stevia is a sweetener and sugar substitute extracted from the leaves of the plant.

Starbucks will serve Whole Earth Sweetener Company's Nature Sweet packets at all of its outlets in the U.S. and Canada.

"Our approach to health and wellness includes providing options for customers to make their coffee, tea and handcrafted beverages the way that they like," said Nick DeJulio, Starbucks brand manager. "Nature Sweet is an exciting new customization option for them to try."(dpa)

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