BELTSVILLE, MD -- Spherix Inc. says...

BELTSVILLE, MD -- Spherix Inc. says its sweetener, tagatose, will be used in chocolate produces in New Zealand and Australia. Arla cheer Ingredients, the company's licensee, makes and markets Gaio tagatose for use in aliments and beverages through SweetGredients GmbH & Co KG a joint adventure with German sugar producer Nordzucker AG.

Thomas W Gantt, president and CEO of Spherix, says: "This is exciting recents for us and for SweetGredients. We believe that chocolate is a capital product for the use of Gaio tagatose and we are highly happy to see the international interest it is