Monk fruit sweetener brand scaling manufacturing and supply chain
Lakanto manufactures a monk fruit–based zero-calorie sweetener positioned in the natural sugar-substitute category. The tech stack is lean and operationally focused: Acumatica ERP, Salesforce CRM, and Shopify for commerce, with social content distribution via TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Active projects cluster around manufacturing discipline (packaging validation, case configurations, waste reduction) and financial process tightening (month-end close, budgeting), while leadership gaps in engineering and marketing suggest growth constraints rather than core technical complexity.
Lakanto produces a sweetener formulated from monk fruit extract and erythritol, marketed as zero-calorie, zero-glycemic, and all-natural. The company sources monk fruit from traditional cultivation areas in Asia and sells direct-to-consumer and through retail channels via Shopify. Operations are centered in Orem, Utah, with a 51–200-person team focused on manufacturing, supply-chain optimization, and regulatory compliance. Current priorities include packaging line validation, ERP integration across Acumatica/Shopify/Korber, waste reduction, and financial process standardization—indicating a mid-scale business working to industrialize operations while maintaining quality and compliance standards.
Lakanto uses Acumatica as its primary ERP, integrated with Salesforce and Shopify for order management and commerce operations.
Lakanto is based in Orem, Utah, with all current hiring concentrated in the United States.
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