Develops and produces specialty ingredients and solutions for healthier food and beverages.
Tate & Lyle PLC
London (5 Marble Arch) · Lille Skensved · Großenbrode · Lübeck · Buenos Aires · Brisbane · Melbourne · Guarani · Limeira · Matão · São Paulo · Santiago · Anji · Guangzhou · Jiangmen · Nantong ·New on Amplifa
About Tate & Lyle
Tate & Lyle is a provider specializing in food and beverage ingredients with over 165 years of history. The company processes raw materials such as corn, tapioca, citrus peel, seaweed and stevia leaves into ingredients and solutions that deliver sweetness, mouthfeel, fibre, texture and stability in food and beverages. The portfolio includes sweetening solutions, pectin, carrageenan, locust bean gum, xanthan and diutan gum, soluble fibres such as PROMITOR® Soluble Fibre and polydextrose, as well as modified starches and stabiliser systems. In addition to large-scale production in its own plants worldwide, Tate & Lyle offers reformulation services through a network of Customer Innovation and Collaboration Centres, for example for sugar, calorie and fat reduction, clean-label and GLP-1 reformulation. Customer industries include beverages, dairy, bakery and snacks, confectionery, soups, sauces and dressings, as well as Personal Care, Household Care and Industrial. The global head office is located in London (5 Marble Arch); production sites include Denmark (Lille Skensved), Germany (Großenbrode), Brazil, China and Australia. In 2024, CP Kelco was acquired, a provider of pectin, specialty gums and nature-based ingredients.
- Site
- London W1H 7EJ, United Kingdom
- Processes
- Production of stabiliser systems by blending (mixing operation), Production of modified starch (mainly from tapioca), Pectin production, Processing of citrus peel into pectin and citrus fibre, Production of carrageenan and refined locust bean gum, Production of xanthan and diutan gum, Production of polydextrose fibres (soluble fibres), Stevia production and research
- Materials
- Corn, Tapioca, Citrus peel, Seaweed, Stevia leaves, Pectin, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2008, KOSHER, ISO 14001, ISO 45001/Bek.1409, OSHA Green Smiley, FSSC 22000, ISO 9001, ISO 45001
- Founded
- 1859
- Industries
- Food & Beverages, Beverages, Dairy, Bakery & Snacks, Confectionery, Soups, Sauces & Dressings
- 01
Procurement of agricultural raw materials (corn, tapioca, citrus peel,
- 02
R&D and recipe development
- 03
Production in own plants worldwide
- 04
Application technology at Customer Innovation and Collaboration Centres
- 05
Sales and customer service
Raw Materials & Ingredients
Pectin
Gelling and stabilising agent obtained from citrus peel for food and beverages.
Carrageenan
Texturising and stabilising agent obtained from seaweed.
Locust Bean Gum (carob gum)
Refined plant-based thickener and stabiliser.
Xanthan
Fermentation-produced thickener for food and industrial applications.
Diutan Gum
Fermentation-produced specialty gum, produced in Wulian, China.
Polydextrose
Soluble fibre for calorie and sugar reduction, produced in Nantong, China.
PROMITOR® Soluble Fibre
Soluble corn fibre for fibre fortification and sugar reduction.
EUOLIGO® FOS Fibre
Prebiotic fibre for gut health and synbiotic formulations.
Modified Starch (Tapioca)
Functionalised starch for texture and stability, produced in Guarani, Brazil.
Stevia
Plant-based sweetener, produced and researched in Anji, China.
Corn
Raw material for sweeteners, soluble fibres and starch products.
Citrus Peel
Raw material for pectin and citrus fibre production, processed in Matão, Brazil.
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of stabiliser systems by blending (mixing operation)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Stabiliser systems, Ingredient blends |
| Production of modified starch (mainly from tapioca)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Tapioca |
| Pectin productionEngineering | – | – | – | – | Citrus peel, Apple/citrus pectin |
| Processing of citrus peel into pectin and citrus fibreEngineering | – | – | – | – | Lemon peel (citrus peel) |
| Production of carrageenan and refined locust bean gumEngineering | – | – | – | – | Seaweed/seaweed raw materials (seaweed), Carob |
| Production of xanthan and diutan gumEngineering | – | – | – | – | Fermentation raw materials |
| Production of polydextrose fibres (soluble fibres)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Polydextrose |
| Stevia production and researchEngineering | – | – | – | – | Stevia leaves |
| Development of ingredient solutions at Customer Innovation and Collaboration CentresEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
Tate & Lyle maintains site-specific quality systems; for the Lille Skensved site, among others, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FSSC 22000 and Kosher certification are documented.
| Evidence | Lille Skensved |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| ISO 45001 | |
| FSSC 22000 | |
| KOSHER |