Case Study

Biscuits are loved by many, and few are as beloved in the U.K. as the iconic Digestive biscuit. When pladis, the maker of McVitie’s Digestives and a long-standing customer of Tate & Lyle’s, asked us to help them develop a healthier version, our food scientists jumped into gear.

A food service customer in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region was looking to launch a new chicken batter flour premix with an "extra crunch." They had evaluated several different starches before selecting Tate & Lyle's CMS Modified Tapioca Starch samples made in Thailand.

Food trends vary throughout the world. What’s popular in North America for example, is often very different to the prominent consumer desires further south in Latin America. Our regional experts are well aligned to the nuances of local food trends, and our portfolio of ingredients and solutions can...

Consumers today are looking for healthier snacks and products with less sugar and calories, and often in categories where sugar reduction is more difficult due to the broader functionality (beyond sweetness) that sugar traditionally provides.

Here at Tate & Lyle, we’re proud to partner with companies of all sizes – from large multinationals, to family-run businesses and start-ups. So we were excited when US start-up Suffield Foods came to us with a new formulation challenge: to develop a low-fat ice cream, not exceeding a target number...

The Nutri-Score front-of-pack rating system is already in use in several European countries and set to be adopted more widely. With the German government having now also issued a recommendation that food and drink manufacturers use the Nutri-Score rating system on their product packaging, it has...

Cooking the perfect snack with a fruit filling can be a tough ask! Will the texture be too thick? Will the fruit filling boil and spill out? Whether for a snack bar or a pastry, the science behind cooking with starches in food applications is highly complex.

Latin America has a rich history of dairy production and consumption. Milk and other dairy products are recognised as excellent sources of nutrition, but food and beverage manufacturers still need innovation to meet growing consumer needs.

There’s no denying that our lives are becoming busier. That’s one of the reasons on-the-go food and beverage products are experiencing growth in North America.

When the Singapore government identified diabetes as one of the country’s most pressing health issues, they asked their Health Promotion Board (HPB) to encourage food and beverage manufacturers to create healthier options for consumers.