22 Mar 2024 --- This week in industry news, dsm-firmenich unveiled a production facility in New Jersey, US, to bolster beverage scale-up. Biotalys and Novonesis joined forces to commercialize a... Read More

12 Mar 2024 --- In a recent development that has stirred the UK’s sugar industry, concerns have emerged regarding potential price hikes following a proposed acquisition by T&L Sugars... Read More

23 Feb 2024 --- A classic British shelf staple is retiring its Christian iconography-inspired logo from circulation after more than a century. Tate & Lyle’s brand imagery of a dead lion... Read More

15 Feb 2024 --- Howtian has recently completed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its core stevia product lines. The assessment, conducted by the Switzerland-based Société... Read More

09 Feb 2024 --- In this week’s industry news, ofi partnered with the Commodity Centre Group to unveil its solar-powered cocoa bean warehouse in the Netherlands. Danone, Givaudan and Symrise... Read More

09 Aug 2023 --- Tate & Lyle presented several prototypes for IFT FIRST, including a soft serve that united an alt-dairy coconut ice cream with a purple ube-flavored dairy-based product. Christine Kerekes, a research chef for the company, discusses the importance of connecting with dairy and non-dairy consumers, as well as ingredients that are touted for fiber and sugar reduction.

11 Jun 2019 --- The US mainstream commercial adoption of allulose looks closer than ever after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will allow the low-calorie sweetener to be excluded from total and added sugars counts on Nutrition and Supplement Facts labels when used as an ingredient in April 2019. “Allulose has been approved for some time, but until now allulose has been labeled as a sugar and as an added sugar because it is a rare sugar. But it has relatively low calories at just 4 calories per gram. Until now there has never been an issue like to this for the FDA to contend with: a sugar without calories. We recognized some 4 years ago that we needed to overcome that because consumers are not just looking for calorie reduction, but also for sugar reduction,” Abigail Storms at Tate & Lyle says.

11 Jan 2019 --- Tate & Lyle presented various reduced sugar concepts with stevia extracts at HiE 2018. Products included a lychee red fruits juice drink with Intesse Stevia 2.0 and a thousand island dressing containing a sweetener blend including a stevia/sucralose blend with the company’s HAMULSION emulsifier. Also presented was a reduced sugar coffee latte creation. With OPTIMIZER Stevia 4.10 and INTESSE Stevia 2.0, producers have more tools to deliver cost-efficient sugar and calorie reductions across their product ranges, meeting growing consumer demand for great tasting, plant-based products that support weight management.

18 Sep 2017 --- Tate & Lyle and Sweet Green Fields’ new partnership portfolio of innovative stevia ingredients and solutions was presented for the first time. To help manufacturers tap into the growing trend for sugar reduction and sweeteners from a natural source, Tate & Lyle showcased a special menu to inspire them to use its comprehensive new range of stevia sweeteners. Tate & Lyle and Sweet Green Fields unveiled its comprehensive range of stevia ingredients, which reduce calories cost-effectively in food and drinks, while retaining the same great taste. 

10 Jul 2017 --- Tate & Lyle is looking to explore an unexploited gap around texture in food product development. "Texture is one of the least understood attributes built into foods and because of that we have been sharing our expertise in texture in how it relates to starch, but more importantly in terms of formulating ingredients into food systems and characterizing them in terms of sensory & consumer facts is really key to getting the outcomes that people really want," says Judith Whaley of Tate & Lyle.  

05 Nov 2015 --- The growing awareness of the health benefits of fibre, has prompted consumers to become more conscious of food and beverage products that contain added fibre. Learn what consumers are looking for and how Tate & Lyle’s fibre portfolio addresses manufacturer challenges, to deliver the great taste consumers expect while moving them toward better nutrition.

29 Jun 2015 --- Functional beverages are increasingly becoming part of a healthy lifestyle for consumers around the world. Fibre-fortified beverages continue to grow and provide consumers a viable option to fill their fibre intake gap. Learn why oat beta glucan can be an appealing option for manufacturers developing fibre-fortified beverage applications.

21 Mar 2014 --- Consumers are continually changing their tastes and habits. As food and beverage professionals, you’re under pressure to keep up. From trends to taste to trusted partnerships, Tate & Lyle provides end-to-end insight into developing products that not only meet – but also exceed – consumers’ expectations.

16 Nov 2016 --- Irish food-to-go supplier Greencore has struck a $588m deal to buy Peacock Foods in a bid to strengthen its US business. Greencore - one of the world's largest sandwich manufacturers - says the takeover will deliver cost savings of around $15m by 2019. Peacock is seen as a strong player in the US frozen breakfast sandwich market and has long-standing relationships with industry leaders including Kraft Heinz and Tyson Foods. Other companies mentioned are Unilever, Tate & Lyle and ABF. 

07 Nov 2016 --- DuPont Nutrition & Health has announced a significant investment to expand their probiotics production capacity in the US. The investment is the second phase of a broader probiotics expansion project due to the rapidly growing global demand for probiotics. The second phase which is scheduled to span over two-years, represents an investment of approximately $100 million, and increases the company’s probiotics production capacity by an additional 70 percent. Other companies mentioned are Kraft Heinz, Unilever and Ornua. 

24 Jul 2016 --- General Mills is slashing nearly 1,300 jobs as it closes a number of manufacturing sites due to falling demand for its soups and fruit snacks. The cuts are on top of the 3,500 other cuts announced since 2014 by General Mills. Other companies mentioned are Tate & Lyle, Premier Foods, AB InBev and Greencore.

30 May 2016 --- Monsanto has rejected Bayer's opening takeover bid of $62bn as too low but said it is "open to continued and constructive conversations”. Monsanto’s rejection was expected by analysts, but the wording of Monsanto's statement could encourage Bayer to come back with a higher bid. Other companies mentioned are Coca-Cola, Cargill and Tate and Lyle.