Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. Announces Completion of the Divestiture of SPLENDA® Brand to Heartland Food Products Group

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. Announces Completion of the Divestiture of SPLENDA® Brand to Heartland Food Products Group

SKILLMAN, N.J., Sept. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --  Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. today announced it has completed the divestiture of the SPLENDA^® brand to Heartland Food Products Group. Global sales for the SPLENDA^® brand were approximately $370 million in 2014. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

About Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., based in Skillman, N.J., is the world's sixth-largest consumer health and personal care products company.  Our consumer companies produce many of the world's most trusted brands, among them JOHNSON'S^® Baby, BAND-AID^®, NEUTROGENA^®, TYLENOL^®, MOTRIN^®, and LISTERINE^®.  Each one of our consumer businesses embraces innovative science to create products that anticipate consumer needs and create experiences that help them live healthy, vibrant lives.

SOURCE Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.