Tate & Lyle offers it congratulations to Belgium on 175 years of history and is very proud to be taking part in the Organisation of Belgian Companies’ (VBO) celebration of Belgium’s commercial history.
The VBO, supported by Export Vlaanderen, Awex and Brussels Export, has selected Tate & Lyle as one of Belgium’s 175 leading international companies. Each of the 175 businesses was selected based on their financial and social contribution, longevity and international presence. Tate & Lyle’s European Food & Industrial Ingredients division is headquartered in Aalst, Belgium.
As part of the VBO’s celebrations Tate & Lyle will be exhibiting at the Brussels Expo (Heizel) between 22 and 26 June where we will provide an insight into our corporate ethos, products and services, and corporate history.
Founded in 1873 as Callebaut Frères et Lejeune, and later known as Glucoseries Réunies and then Amylum, the company has operated in Belgium for 132 of the country’s 175 years. The company is the largest single user of Belgian wheat and processes wheat to produce starches and starch syrups for food and industrial usage around the globe.
Operating internationally since 1975, the company became increasingly global; expanding throughout Europe by acquisition, joint venture and organic growth. Part of the Tate & Lyle Group since 2000, the company is now part of a worldwide organisation with sister divisions in the UK, US, Latin America and has a presence in Africa and Asia.
Between the 22 and 26 June, Tate & Lyle will participate in a series of events at Brussels Expo to celebrate 175 years of Belgian history. These include the VBO’s special Gala Evening on 22 June where business leaders will join guests of honour King Albert II and Queen Paola and the "International Relations" Gala Evening on 23 June with Crown Prince Filip and Princess Mathilde. The first evening celebrates Belgium’s commercial leadership and social responsibility and the second celebrates Belgium’s international relations and investments.
For more details on the VBOs celebration please visit:
www.bel175.be
Ten things you didn’t know about our European Food & Industrial Ingredients division:
- Founded in 1873 we are one of the oldest companies in Belgium
- Our first products were used by the local brewing industry
- Today our products are used in everything from soft drinks to paper production
- Including joint-ventures we have 14 plants worldwide
- Our most westerly site is in Morocco and our most easterly is in China
- We process 2 - 3% of the European wheat crop every year
- Since the company was founded in 1873 it has been known as Callebaut Frères et Lejeune, Glucoseries Réunies and Amylum – which is Latin for starch
- UK based ingredients company Tate & Lyle first purchased a stake in Amylum in 1976 and purchased the remaining holding in 2000
- Amylum rebranded as Tate & Lyle in 2004
- Tate & Lyle employs 6646 people worldwide, with 2927 in Europe.
