Stevia First Corp. Accelerates Commercialization With Launch of SF Pure

SACRAMENTO, CA, Jun 16, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) Stevia First Corp. (OTCQB: STVF) ( Stevia First or the Company ), an agricultural biotechnology company based in California s Central Valley growing region and focused on the industrial scale production of stevia, the all-natural zero-calorie sweetener that is rapidly transforming the food and beverage industry, is pleased to announce that it is accelerating plans for commercialization of its stevia products and for California production of stevia leaf and stevia extract. The Company has formed a subsidiary branded as SF Pure to build North American stevia extraction and refining facilities. SF Pure has agreed in principle to obtain exclusive rights outside of China to use technology developed by a private Chinese company, Qualipride International ( Qualipride ) and currently installed at multiple stevia extraction and purification facilities located within China. The California facilities will be the first of their kind in Califor
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