Taylor & Lyle triples the size of its Shanghai food application lab

The expansion of the Shanghai Food Application Laboratory and increased pilot-scale capacity enables customers to develop, test and calibrate formulations across different categories of food, including dairy, beverages, baked goods, as well as soups, sauces and condiments

This expansion of the laboratory is one of three major investment projects by Taylor & Lyle in the Asia-Pacific region in the past few months, which also includes the expansion of the STA-LITE® polydextrose plant in Nantong, China, and the expansion of the food application laboratory in Singapore

Harry Boot, General Manager and Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, Specialty Ingredients, Tate & Lyle, said:

“China is the world’s largest and most dynamic food market, with a huge population of 1.

“Taste, convenience and price are very important to Chinese consumers, but they are also increasingly demanding healthier food choices, that is, food with more complete nutrition or more effective in helping weight management

Jiang Li, Manager of Tate & Lyle's Shanghai Technical Service Department, said:

“Adjusting recipes, especially those of household names, is no easy task, and there is no 'one size fits all' solution

About Tate & Lyle:

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of food ingredients and food and beverage solutions with more than 30 manufacturing facilities worldwide

Tate & Lyle has two business units: Specialty Food Ingredients and Bulk Ingredients

Tate & Lyle's Specialty Food Ingredients segment consists of three product platforms: texturizers, including specialty starches and stabilizers; nutritive sweeteners and A range of no-calorie sweeteners; a range of health and nutrition products including specialty dietary fibre and reduced salt products

Tate & Lyle's bulk ingredient products include bulk sweeteners, industrial starches and fermented products (primarily acidulants)