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What do parents expect of food manufacturers?

08 April 2022
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what do parents want from food manufacturers
As a result of the global pandemic, health and wellness has taken centre stage and consumers are increasingly focused on getting healthier or staying healthy. In our research conducted in China, Indonesia and Brazil in early 2021, we asked adults which health benefits they intend to focus on long...

Nutrition Month – let's focus on fibre reformulation

30 March 2022
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Fibre-fortified pancakes
In 2022, Tate & Lyle launched its Gut Health Campaign, with the publication of its health and nutritional data modelling, exploring the positive difference fibre reformulation could make to people’s health in the UK. The findings revealed that increased fibre fortification of some everyday UK foods...

Everyone knows they should eat more fibre

14 March 2022
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Fibre-enriched bread loaf
Everyone knows they should eat more fibre – though hardly anyone does. Fibre fortification would make the UK population healthier, writes Dr Kavita Karnik (originally published at FMCG CEO Magazine).

Permissibly indulgent recipes from our North American Prototype Pantry

10 March 2022
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Prototype Pantry 2022 1
Spring is on the way, and so is another batch of delicious prototypes from our pantry. The North American Application and Technical Services team has been focusing heavily on how to deliver more - and less - across food applications.

Diets for immunity

28 February 2022
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Diets for immunity
The COVID-19 pandemic has sharply focussed interest on the role of nutrition in immune health and has sparked a plethora of media stories suggesting that certain foods and supplements are capable of ‘boosting’ the immune system, with sales of vitamin and mineral supplements rising sharply. But even...

Nutritious and Delicious: Episode 1

02 February 2022
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Nutritious and delicious episode 1
At Tate & Lyle, we strive to help people make healthier and tastier choices when they eat and drink and lead a more balanced lifestyle. To support this purpose, we have launched Nutritious and Delicious our new recipe series. In this series, co-hosted by the Tate & Lyle Global Nutrition Team and...

Dry January – what do consumers want from their alcohol-free drinks?

30 January 2022
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Alcohol-free cocktails
Have you heard of ‘dry January’? If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it is the challenge to eliminate alcohol from one’s diet for the whole month of January. Dry January began in 2012 as a public health initiative from Alcohol Change UK, a British charity. Now millions worldwide take part in this...

Nutrition transition: China's story

13 January 2022
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China's nutrition transition
The way consumers in China eat, drink, and move and the subsequent effects on their health has shifted greatly since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. 1 Official reports have been released and are being used to understand how changes in the behaviours of Chinese consumers...

Vegetarian and vegan diets

04 January 2022
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cereal and dairy with vitamin b12
Previously considered a niche dietary choice, the rise in interest in plant-based diets and vegan lifestyles in the last 10 years has been notable. Motivation for cutting out animal-based foods is varied but includes concerns about animal welfare and ethics, environmental and sustainability issues...

Do consumers feel enough products contain added fibre?

29 December 2021
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Products containing fibre
Closing the fibre gap and supporting gut health Globally, consumers are not getting enough fibre daily from the food and beverage they consume. From our own global research in 17 markets, we know that only 22% of consumers are eating and drinking products that contain fibre daily 1. However...