Rumours of Tate & Lyle patent expiry to cut costs of sucralose?

21-Apr-2005 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 11:33 GMT

Food makers could soon reduce costs for popular sweetener sucralose, as analysts suggest key patents held by the market leader Tate & Lyle may soon come to an end, reports Lindsey Partos.

Branded ingredients: the path to growth in pressurised industry?

25-Feb-2005

The news this month that the world's number one drinks giant Coca Cola has linked up with Tate & Lyle's Splenda sweetener in a new branding venture could signal the beginning of a new wave of ingredient - manufacturer tie-ups.

Coca-Cola to use Splenda logo on new Diet Coke

08-Feb-2005

Sales and consumer awareness of sweetener from UK manufacturer Tate & Lyle look set to rise as number one global soft drinks player launches a new version of Diet Coke, complete with Splenda sucralose logo on the packaging, writes Lindsey Partos.

Splenda faces new lawsuit in US

28-Jan-2005

The US sugar association files a lawsuit against McNeil Nutritionals, the supplier of successful sweetener Splenda, following swiftly on from a complaint in November by US NutraSweet supplier Merisant.