Tate & Lyle is a world-leading manufacturer of renewable food and industrial ingredients. All our ingredients are produced from renewable crops, predominantly corn (maize) and sugar cane. We take these renewable crops and transform them through the use of innovative technology into value added ingredients for our food, beverage and industrial customers.
Backed by a strong and growing research organisation, Tate & Lyle's ingredients help add taste, texture, nutrition and increased functionality to everyday products used by millions of people around the world.
Tate & Lyle was founded in the UK in 1921 but its roots can be traced back to a number of companies established in the middle of the 19th century focused on sugars in Europe and corn milling in the US and Europe. 2006 marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of our US corn milling business.