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Posted on 8/20/2026
Provides specialty sweeteners and fiber ingredients
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London, UK
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Tate & Lyle creates food ingredients and solutions that help make foods healthier and tastier. The company develops specialty sweeteners and dietary fibres that reduce sugar and calories, fortify foods to support digestive health, and mouthfeel solutions that improve texture, creaminess, and shelf life without relying on added sugar or fat. Its products are used by food and beverage manufacturers to reformulate products for healthier options while maintaining taste and texture. What sets the company apart is its emphasis on science-driven food solutions, global reach, and a focused portfolio of sweeteners, fibres, and texture modifiers that enable low-sugar and high-quality foods. Tate & Lyle’s goal is to transform lives through the science of food by helping create healthier foods, improving safety and working conditions, supporting communities, and driving sustainable growth.
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London, United Kingdom
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1903
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Global prebiotic ingredient market to reach USD 15.7 billion by 2036. Posted on August 11, 2026 The global prebiotic ingredient market is expanding rapidly as CPG manufacturers, dairy formulators, and pediatric nutrition companies incorporate functional soluble fibers into daily consumer goods, according to latest insights by Future Market Insights. Driven by sugar-reduction mandates, rising metabolic health consciousness, and clinical substantiation linking intestinal microbiota to immune and digestive wellness, non-digestible oligosaccharides are becoming essential structural and functional ingredients. The global market, valued at USD 7.7 billion in 2025, is estimated to reach USD 8.2 billion in 2026. Advancing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.7% over the ten-year forecast period, total market valuation is projected to achieve USD 15.7 billion by 2036, delivering an absolute incremental opportunity of USD 7.5 billion. Market Performance Overview (2026-2036) To map out the key ingredient types, primary application sectors, and regional growth vectors guiding this USD 7.5 billion market scale-up, key segment allocations highlight where global commercial demand is concentrated: * Inulin Ingredient Segment (46.0% share): Commands the active ingredient category in 2026, favored for its dual functionality - stimulating beneficial gut bacteria while replacing sugar and fat texture in complex dairy, bakery, and beverage matrices. * FOS, GOS, & HMO Synthetic/Enzymatic Oligosaccharides: Form secondary ingredient pillars, driving high-margin growth across infant formulas, pediatric nutrition, and clear functional drinks. * Functional Food & Beverages Application Segment (63.0% share): Dominates end-use applications over dietary supplements, as consumers migrate from pill-based formats to convenient, fortified daily snacks, drinkable yogurts, and high-fiber bars. * India Regional Leadership (7.7% CAGR): Serves as the fastest-growing national market through 2036, driven by rapid urban transformation, packaged functional food adoption, and rising metabolic health awareness. Technical Drivers and Formulation Shifts The commercial expansion of prebiotic ingredients across food, beverage, and supplement sectors is propelled by three primary industry catalysts: Sugar Replacement and Structural Texture Replication Global sugar-reduction taxes and front-of-pack labeling mandates force manufacturers to reformulate. Soluble prebiotic fibers (like chicory inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides) replace the bulk, mouthfeel, and humectancy of sugar in reduced-calorie CPG products without altering processing viscosity or adding high glycemic calories. Pediatric HMO Approvals and Infant Formula Fortification Regulatory approvals for synthetic Human Milk Oligosaccharides (such as 2'-FL HMO in China and North America) enable infant formula producers to mirror natural human breast milk immunity benefits, driving high-volume adoption across early-life nutrition lines. Processing Stability Under Severe Thermal Cycles Ingredient suppliers are investing in heat- and acid-stable soluble fiber processing (e.g., Tate & Lyle's facility expansions in Europe). This ensures that prebiotic fibers retain their non-digestible structure and microbiota-stimulating potency through high-temperature UHT pasteurization and acidic beverage storage. Industrial Constraints & Raw Material Volatility Prebiotic extractors and functional CPG procurement teams navigate specific operational hurdles: * Raw Material Harvest Vulnerability: Chicory root, agave, and Jerusalem artichoke crops are susceptible to weather disruptions and seasonal yield volatility. Ingredient refiners are securing multi-continent supply networks and long-term agricultural contracts to prevent supply shocks. * Clinical Substantiation and Claim Regulations: Authorities like the US FDA and EFSA enforce strict scientific thresholds for on-pack health claims. Obtaining exclusive health claims requires substantial multi-year human clinical trials. Regional Growth Profile Regional demand reflects rapid functional food adoption in Asia-Pacific alongside policy-driven sugar-reduction reformulations in Western economies: * India (7.7% CAGR): The global growth frontrunner, driven by an expanding urban population ($sim 600$ million by 2036), rising adult diabetes awareness, and widespread daily staple fiber fortification. * China (7.2% CAGR) & Japan (6.9% CAGR): Spurring volume growth through state pediatric nutrition clearances, aging demographic gut-brain axis interventions, and specialized FOSHU functional health claims. * Germany (6.4% CAGR) & United Kingdom (6.0% CAGR): Leading European market expansion, driven by clean-label organic demand, strict sugar levy compliance, and soluble fiber deployment in bakery/dairy. * United States (4.7% CAGR): Sustained by finalized FDA "healthy" labeling definitions, massive preventive healthcare spending, and direct-to-consumer gut-health supplement sales. Competitive Landscape The global prebiotic ingredient landscape features a combination of global flavor and fiber refiners, specialized bio-fermentation innovators, and agricultural processors. Key market participants profiled in the report include Tate & Lyle, dsm-firmenich, IFF, BENEO, Roquette, Ingredion, Kerry Group, Nexira, COSUCRA, and Lallemand Health Solutions. Major players compete by expanding multi-continent soluble fiber production capacity, securing third-party prebiotic verification seals (NutraStrong), and co-developing synbiotic (prebiotic + probiotic) systems. Frequently Asked Questions What is the projected valuation of the global prebiotic ingredient market by 2036? The global prebiotic ingredient market is projected to reach USD 15.7 billion by 2036, expanding from an estimated baseline valuation of USD 8.2 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 6.7%. Why does Inulin command a 46.0% market share? Inulin leads the ingredient category in 2026 because it combines proven gut microbiota stimulation with excellent fat- and sugar-replacing texturizing properties across dairy, bakery, and beverage products. What main end-use application dominates prebiotic ingredient sales? Functional Food & Beverages holds a 63.0% market share in 2026, as mainstream consumers prefer fortified everyday foods (yogurts, bars, juices) over traditional supplement pills. FMI Custom Research: Strategic Intelligence for Confident Decision-Making In today's rapidly evolving business environment, leadership teams need clear, actionable intelligence tailored to their strategic objectives. FMI's Custom Research solutions are designed around specific business questions, enabling executives to evaluate growth opportunities, validate investments, assess competitive dynamics, and reduce uncertainty before making critical decisions. Key Executive Benefits * Decision-Ready Insights: Research tailored to your specific business challenges, growth plans, and investment priorities. * Reduced Strategic Risk: Validate market opportunities, customer demand, and competitive positioning before committing resources. * Market Entry Confidence: Assess opportunity size, regulatory barriers, channel dynamics, and competitive landscapes with precision. * Competitive Advantage: Gain proprietary intelligence unavailable through syndicated reports or internal datasets. * Faster Growth Decisions: Accelerate expansion, product development, portfolio optimization, and investment planning. * Primary Market Validation: Access real-world customer, buyer, and stakeholder insights that support high-confidence decision-making. Business Impact FMI helps organizations transform market complexity into strategic clarity, enabling leadership teams to identify growth opportunities faster, optimize resource allocation, strengthen competitive positioning, and make high-stakes business decisions with confidence. To explore how FMI Custom Research can support your strategic priorities, connect with its team at - [email protected] About Future Market Insights (FMI) Future Market Insights (FMI) delivers actionable, decision-focused market intelligence that goes beyond traditional research reports. The company provides: * In-depth pricing and cost benchmarking analysis * Demand forecasting based on real industry inputs * Procurement and buyer behavior insights * Supply chain and trade flow intelligence * Technology and application trend analysis across industries FMI follows a robust bottom-up research methodology, combining insights from industry experts, procurement leaders, manufacturers, and technical professionals to ensure accurate and practical market intelligence.
Tate & Lyle shareholders say yes to Ingredion takeover. 28th Jul 2026 15:06 (Alliance News) - Tate & Lyle PLC on Tuesday announced that its shareholders have voted in favour of its GBP2.7 billion acquisition by US peer Ingredion Inc. The London-based maker of food and beverage ingredients said all resolutions were passed at the court meeting and general meeting of scheme shareholders, with 98.64% votes in favour of the takeover. Tate & Lyle expects the scheme to become effective during the second half of 2027. The company's directors unanimously recommended Ingredion's acquisition bid in early June, with the latter offering 595 pence per share, not including dividends. This was roughly a 60% premium to the company's closing share price of 374.80p on May 13, the day before its offer period began. The all-cash offer values Tate & Lyle's equity at GBP2.7 billion and implies an enterprise value of GBP3.7 billion, including debt. In addition, Tate & Lyle shareholders will be eligible to receive a final dividend for the year ended in March of up to 13.2p per share and an interim dividend for the first half of financial 2027 of up to 6.8 per share. Assuming that the dividends are paid in full, the Ingredion offer values Tate & Lyle at 615p per share, about 64% higher than the May 13 closing share price, or GBP2.8 billion in total, and implies an enterprise value of GBP3.8 billion. Tate & Lyle shares were flat at 555.50p each on Tuesday afternoon in London. By Emma Curzon, Alliance News reporter Related Shares:
Tate & Lyle received innovation award in China. July-2026 CHINA Tate & Lyle PLC (Tate & Lyle) has recently been honoured with the Innovation in Health Technology Product Award at the Boao Food for Health Science Conference and Expo (FHE) 2026 in China, recognising its leadership in precision prebiotic technologies and evidence-based nutritional research. The award celebrates innovations that demonstrate meaningful scientific advancement, strong validation, and the ability to deliver measurable health benefits in real-world food and beverage applications. At the event in Boao in Hainan, Tate & Lyle showcased its portfolio of functional oligosaccharide dietary fibres and prebiotic solutions. This includes EUOLIGO(R) FOS, GOSYAN(R) GOS, PROMITOR(R) Soluble Fibre and STA-LITE(R) Polydextrose - forming a comprehensive and scalable fibre portfolio designed to support gut health and enable product innovation across a wide range of food and beverage applications. The breadth and value of Tate & Lyle's comprehensive fibre portfolio is underpinned by an integrated research framework and application expertise, enabling customers to translate scientific insight into commercially viable products. Together, these capabilities support the development of solutions that are grounded in robust science and designed to perform in real-world conditions. Remington Zhu, President, Asia Pacific at Tate & Lyle said, "This award recognises our scientific capabilities and our continued focus on advancing prebiotic innovation. Our approach is centred on translating scientific research into practical solutions that support health while meeting the expectations of both customers and consumers. As demand for functional ingredients continues to grow, we remain focused on delivering solutions that are scientifically robust, scalable, and designed to work across a wide range of applications."
Tate & Lyle faces shareholder revolt over executive pay. Retail Reporter London Stock Exchange stalwart Tate & Lyle faces an investor revolt over its chief executive's salary after failing to address shareholder concerns about its executive-level pay. The FTSE 250 ingredients firm could be overruled by its investors at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday after coming under pressure from a leading shareholder advisory firm. Glass Lewis, which offers advice to investors, has told Tate & Lyle shareholders to vote against the group's remuneration report. At its last AGM it proposed to hike the salary of chief executive Nick Hampton by 13.4 per cent to £820,000. The pay rise was handed out to reward Hampton for his "strategic transformation of the business and to reposition [his] salary closer to market norms," the company said. News updates. Stay ahead with our three daily briefings delivering all the key market moves, top business and political stories, and incisive analysis straight to your inbox. Board 'should have been proactive' But the package was opposed by nearly 24 per cent of voting investors, exceeding the 20 per cent level which Glass Lewis says "represents a fair level of shareholder protest". In the event of this level of opposition, "boards should engage with shareholders, take steps to address their concerns and explicitly address this dissent in their publicly-available documents," the shareholder proxy said. Glass Lewis said that Tate & Lyle's failure to sufficiently engage with the shareholder rebellion over this pay package means that they cannot support this year's remuneration package. "The committee might reasonably have been expected to take a more proactive approach in addressing these issues. "As such, and given the committee's disclosure in this regard lags that of peers, this issue precludes a supportive recommendation at this time," the group said. Tate & Lyle to exit FTSE. Tate & Lyle is well-known for its golden syrup brand but offloaded the rights to its sugar business in 2010. It has since expanded its ingredients and flavourings business. The firm was created in 1921, after the sons of rival sugar refiners Henry Tate and Adram Lyle merged their fathers' firms following their deaths. It has been listed in London since 1938 but in June accepted a £2.7bn takeover offer from US rival Ingredion. The deal came after the company revealed a "disappointing" 10 per cent profit drop to £238m as it battled with slowing consumer demand. Tate & Lyle declined to comment.
Tate & Lyle named one of the world's most sustainable companies. Tate & Lyle is one of 24 food and drink businesses recognised in TIME Magazine and Statista's list for 2026. London, UK - WEBWIRE - Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Tate & Lyle PLC (Tate & Lyle), a global leader in ingredient solutions for healthier food and beverages, is pleased to announce its entry into TIME Magazine and Statista's World's Most Sustainable Companies list. This marks the company's first appearance in the annual ranking and places Tate & Lyle among 24 food and drink businesses of the 750 global companies recognised from an assessment of more than 5,800 of the world's most successful companies [1,2]. In its third year, this annual list is compiled independently by TIME Magazine's research partner, Statista, with more than 20 key performance indicators assessed relating to environmental commitments and ratings, reporting and transparency, and stewardship. The World's Most Sustainable Companies ranking is not open for company applications. Researchers assess approved science-based targets, ESG ratings based on sustainability disclosures, and other publicly available company information, creating an independent snapshot of corporate sustainability efforts across industries. Rowan Adams, Tate & Lyle's Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer, said: "We're proud to be recognised alongside our customers for our commitment to the decarbonisation of our business and supply chain, and for making our ingredients sustainably and responsibly. As a business that relies on natural raw materials like corn, citrus fruit and stevia to make our ingredients, it's essential that we take care of our planet and its ecosystems for its own health and the future health of our business." Notes to editors * Tate & Lyle was number 741 in TIME Magazine's World's Most Sustainable Companies 2026 list. For the full list, click here. * The ranking process began with a comprehensive selection from over 5,800 of the world's largest and most influential companies, considering factors such as revenue, market capitalisation, and public prominence. More detail on the methodology here * See Tate & Lyle's latest progress towards its environmental commitments in its Annual Report 2025, accessible here (p 47-57). * Other recent accolades include: CDP 2025 Scores: Climate: A-, Supplier Engagement Rating: A; Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ESG rating: Prime; Environment + Energy Leader Awards Programme 2025 winner for Tate & Lyle's regenerative stevia programme in China; World Food Innovation Awards 2025 shortlisting for Tate & Lyle's stevia programme. Click here for our press image gallery About Tate & Lyle PLC: Supported by over 165-years of ingredient innovation, we partner with customers to provide consumers with healthier and tastier choices when they eat and drink. We are proud that millions of people around the world consume products containing our ingredients and solutions every day. Through our leading expertise in sweetening, mouthfeel and fortification, we develop ingredients and solutions which reduce sugar, calories and fat, add fibre and protein, and provide texture and stability to food and drink in categories including beverages, dairy, bakery, snacks, soups, sauces, and dressings. Tate & Lyle has approximately 5,000 employees working in around 70 locations in 37 countries, serving customers in more than 120 countries. Science, Solutions, Society is our brand promise and how we will achieve our purpose of Transforming Lives through the Science of Food. By living our purpose, we believe we can successfully grow our business and have a positive impact on society. We live our purpose in three ways, by supporting healthy living, building thriving communities and caring for our planet. Tate & Lyle is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TATE.L. American Depositary Receipts trade under TATYY. For the year ended 31 March 2026 Tate & Lyle revenue from continuing operations totalled £2.0 billion. For more information, please visit www.tateandlyle.com or follow Tate & Lyle on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Facebook or YouTube WebWireID357323 This news content was configured by WebWire editorial staff. Linking is permitted. Distribute your news. * Every day, hundreds of individuals and companies choose WebWire to distribute their news. * WebWire places your news within numerous highly trafficked news search engines generating leads and publicity. * Submit Your Release Now!