& ampersand not displayed in html text notification

Hello ,

I am trying to display HTML table in sap task description.

within the HTML table i am trying to display the text field vendor name. The contents are as follows

CAPITAL INCENTIVES & MOTIVATION

However in the HTML table the value is displayed as

CAPITAL INCENTIVES <(>&<)> MOTIVATION

Please help.

Regards

Meghana Munj

/* <TR><TD>Vendor Invoice Number</TD><TD>

&Z_REFERENCE&

/* </TD></TR>

/* <TR><TD>Invoice Date</TD><TD>

&DOCUMENTDATE&

/* </TD></TR>

/* <TR><TD>Vendor Number</TD><TD>

&VENDOR_Number&

/* </TD></TR>

/* <TR><TD>Vendor Name</TD><TD>

&VENDOR_NAME&

/* </TD></TR>

/* <TR><TD>Invoice Amount</TD><TD>

&AMOUNT&

/* </TD></TR>

/* <TR><TD>SAP Document Number</TD><TD>

&INVOICEDOCNUMBER&

/* </TD></TR>

/* <TR><TD>SAP PO Number</TD><TD>&PONUMBER&

/* </TD></TR>

/* <TR><TD>SAP PO Line Item</TD><TD>

&POITEM&

/* </TD></TR>

/* <TR><TD>Shopping Cart Number</TD><TD>

&SHOPPINGCARTNO&

/* </TD></TR>

/* </TABLE>