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Kellogg Company is one of the leading cereal and snack food manufacturers and distributors throughout the world. The company produces foods, such as cereal and convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, frozen waffles, meat alternatives and cones. Kellogg products are manufactured in approximately 19 countries and marketed in more than 160 countries throughout the world. The company has developed and marketed some of the most popular brands and advertising characters in America. Kellogg Company has brand names, such as Kellogg s, Keebler, Pop-Tarts, Eggo, Cheez-It, Nutri-Grain, Rice Krispies and Special K. The company was founded in 1906 and has projected annual sales of more than $9 billion. Kellogg Company maintains its headquarters in Battle Creek, Mich.

Merisant is a global manufacturer and supplier of a variety of tabletop sweetener products. It supplies its products in more than 100 countries worldwide. Merisant owns several brand names, including Equal, Canderel, Sweet Simplicity, SweetMate, EqualSweet, Misura, Mivida, Sucaryl and Chucker. Its products are approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The Equal and Canderel tabletop sweetener products account for more than 85 percent of total revenue generated by the company. It distributes its products through food retail stores, mass merchandising, pharmacies and food service channels. The company has more than 400 employees working in four production facilities located in Manteno, Ill., Zarate, Argentina, and Bergisch and Stendal, Germany. Merisant is headquartered in Chicago.