Tate & Lyle

Company History: Tate & Lyle PLC is a British-based multinational agribusiness. It was originally a sugar refining business, but from the 1970s began to diversify, eventually divesting its sugar business in 2012. It specialises in using innovative technology to turn raw materials like corn, tapioca and oats into ingredients that add taste, texture, nutrients and increased functionality to food and beverages. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Nick Hampton became CEO on 1 April 2018, replacing Javed Ahmed, who stepped down from this role and from the board, and retired from the company.

In 1988 Tate & Lyle P.L.C., the large British sugar refiner, bought out Staley Continental Inc. , a corn processor and food services concern based in Rolling Meadows, Ill., a Chicago suburb.

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