Accord International, Inc.

Accord International, Inc. — a leader in its league. Over the years, Accord has built a name as a pioneer in exceptional and innovative ideas and applications in the Philippines. The year 1982 marked the inception of Accord International, Inc., a marketing company that rose to the challenge of linking up global makers and suppliers of quality ingredients and finished goods with domestic finished product manufacturers, distributors, and end-users in pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food and veterinary industries. Accord successfully introduced many ingredients in the Philippine market such as Ibuprofen(which later became a popular component of treatment drugs for pain relief)even ahead of its global innovator and Minoxidil (as a hair growth drug only recognized as a treatment drug for high blood pressure) which led to the development of a successful hair growth lotion. Accord was appointed as exclusive Philippine agent for Aspartame by The Nutrasweet Company of the United States – a quality ingredient that is 200 times sweeter than sugar. From this partnership and the extensive efforts of Accord to mainstream Nutrasweet, sprung notable innovations not only in the Philippines but likewise in Asia. Among these are the following: • A diet sarsaparilla became the first product in the world to bear the Nutrasweet logo on its returnable bottle. • A local ice cream company came out with the first sugar-free ice cream in Asia. • A local cola drink became the first sugar-aspartame sweetened cola in Asia. Other applications in which Nutrasweet found a niche through the initiative of Accord was in table top sweeteners, 3-in-1 coffee, and juices. Accord has earned respect in the industry not only as a trusted agent of high quality products, but also as a provider of added-value technical support in researching, conceptualizing, developing, and innovating creative best-sellers in the market.