Tate & Lyle opens new Research & Development facility in Shanghai

Tate & Lyle announced that it has opened a satellite Research & Development facility in Shanghai, China.

The technical service and research team in Shanghai will initially specialise in beverage, dairy and bakery applications. Mun Hay Tang, Manager, Technical Service & Applications, Tate & Lyle: “We have served the Asian market for some time, but basing an R&D team in Shanghai means we can better target our products and services to local customer needs and help customers optimise their product formulations. At the same time we will learn more about Asian consumer preferences and trends, and how our ingredients can help to solve the challenges our customers face in this market.”

Now customers in Asia will have better access to Tate & Lyle’s broad portfolio of value-added ingredients, which include sweeteners such as SPLENDA® Sucralose; texturants such as starch and gums; and wellness ingredients such as PROMITOR™ fibres, proteins and prebiotics. The R&D team will develop prototypes of Asian and ‘Western’ foods and beverages to demonstrate how Tate & Lyle’s ingredients work in these applications and how products can be adjusted to meet local consumer preferences in taste and texture.