It is a wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Merisant markets brands in over 90 countries including Equal and Canderel, as well as natural sweeteners PureVia and Whole Earth featuring stevia and monkfruit extract.

In 2021, Merisant was ranked 12th on the Top 50 Global Sweetener Companies list by FoodTalks.

[4] In January 2019, Merisant launched Sugarly Sweet range of sweeteners exclusively for Amazon as part of the Amazon Accelerator Program, bringing a new brand from development to launch in just 90 days.

[5] In June 2020, Whole Earth Brands acquired Merisant from Flavor Holdings.