Tate & Lyle and BioHarvest Sciences have announced significant progress in their partnership focused on developing advanced plant-based sweeteners. The collaboration, which began in late 2024, aims to meet the growing demand for sustainable, plant-derived sweeteners suitable for sugar-reduced and sugar-free food and beverage products. Earlier this year, the partnership was expanded to encompass multiple plant-based sweetener molecules.
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The latest development indicates that BioHarvest’s Botanical Synthesis platform is capable of producing the desired sweetening solutions. This innovative technology utilizes plant cell cultivation, which aims to lessen the industry’s reliance on traditional agricultural processes for sourcing botanicals. This alignment with sustainability goals could enhance supply reliability and consistency while minimizing the labor, time, and natural resources typically required in the production of certain ingredients.
Susanna Palatucci, the vice president of commercial innovation and strategy at Tate & Lyle, emphasized the need for diverse solutions to cater to varying consumer demands in the food and beverage segments. She noted that this milestone underscores the potential of BioHarvest’s technology and the ways it could address diverse customer needs across the portfolio.