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Chapter 01About us

Building Australia's stevia industry.

Australian Stevia Pty Ltd is working to become the largest stevia cultivation and processing business in Australia. We are 100% Australian owned and operated, and we produce natural, zero-calorie sweeteners for local and international food and beverage makers.

Seedlings planted in rows of red soil with irrigation equipment in the foreground
Fig. 01Planting out
  • Since 2004
  • 100% Australian owned
  • Research partner: CQUniversity
  • Melbourne, Victoria

With our technical partner CQUniversity, whose research helped bring stevia into Australian food, we're building a stevia crop industry and an extraction facility to serve Australian and overseas markets.

  1. 01

    Industry development

    Australian Stevia and CQUniversity are running crop trials and the associated extraction of stevia.

  2. 02

    Cultivation

    Our cultivation trial programme is building understanding of how stevia performs in Australian conditions and developing methods to improve yields.

  3. 03

    Processing plant

    We are developing a dedicated Australian stevia processing facility, so locally grown leaf can be extracted and refined close to the farm.

  4. 04

    Product distribution

    We supply finished stevia to food and beverage manufacturers in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, and export leaf to partner companies in Asia.

Two decades with stevia.

  1. 2004

    Our principals take up stevia

    Australian Stevia’s principals begin promoting stevia to Australian food and beverage manufacturers as a natural, zero-calorie substitute for sugar.

  2. 2008

    Stevia approved for food in Australia

    Food Standards Australia New Zealand approves steviol glycosides as a food ingredient, an approval supported by research from CQUniversity’s Plant Science Group. Stevia can now be used in foods and drinks across Australia and New Zealand.

  3. 2012

    Research into Australian-grown stevia

    CQUniversity researchers publish their findings on growing Stevia rebaudiana in Australian conditions, including yield and steviol glycoside content.

  4. 2019

    Building a local industry

    Australian Stevia sets out to build a stevia cultivation and processing industry in Australia, with CQUniversity as technical partner.

  5. 2021

    Erythritol joins the range

    Australian Stevia Erythritol Co. is established to supply erythritol, the bulk sweetener that pairs naturally with stevia.

  6. Today

    Supplying Australia & Asia-Pacific

    We supply stevia and erythritol sweeteners to food and beverage manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors in Australia and across Asia-Pacific.

Healthier diets, naturally.

Around the globe, people want natural, healthy and sustainable ingredients: products that are good for them, their families and the planet. Our mission is to encourage healthier diets around the world by supplying natural ingredients to the local and international food and beverage industry.

We are dedicated to producing high-quality stevia at scale and offering competitive wholesale pricing to businesses developing products with natural sweeteners. We supply Australian manufacturers and wholesalers and export our products globally. Our Australian processing facility, now in development, will let us refine locally grown leaf close to the farm.

Stevia leaves, dried leaf and refined stevia sweetener
Fig. 02Leaf to sweetener

Field record

Australian Stevia Pty Ltd
01Working with stevia since
2004
02Head office
Melbourne, VIC
03Grown in
Queensland
04Research partner
CQUniversity
05Range
Stevia & erythritol
06Processing plant
In development

A global natural-ingredient market built on great-tasting stevia.

Since 2004, Australian Stevia's principals have worked with stevia and promoted it to food and beverage manufacturers as a healthier substitute for sugar.

We're pioneering a vertically integrated stevia supply chain. With partners, customers and suppliers, we're committed to great taste, consumer acceptance and supply at scale, delivered responsibly and sustainably.

Sustainable farming reduces our environmental impact, and we share what we learn with growers and their communities. This small plant can make a big difference to the planet and the people it touches.

Integrity in every part of our business.

  1. A.

    Respect

    We treat employees, suppliers and customers with respect and build partnerships on mutual trust.

  2. B.

    Fair & safe

    Our standards and policies keep the workplace fair, honest, respectful and safe.

  3. C.

    End to end

    We apply these standards at every step of our global supply chain, and only work with partners who meet them.

A heart made of leaves balanced against a stack of coins on a scale
Fig. 03Doing business the right way

Enquiries · Supply · Samples

Partner with Australian Stevia.

Are you a manufacturer, grower or research partner? We'd like to hear from you.

Make an enquiry info@australianstevia.com.au