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11 Dec 2012 11:25
Tate & Lyle signs agreement with Nandi Proteins Ltd to develop early-stage food ingredient technology
London, UK (11 December 2012) – Tate & Lyle PLC (Tate & Lyle), a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage and other industries, announces that it has signed an agreement with Nandi Proteins Ltd, a spin-out of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, to develop an early-stage protein ingredient technology for use in the food texturants space.
The agreement grants Tate & Lyle an exclusive worldwide licence for the technology for food and beverage use while Nandi Proteins Ltd retains the rights to develop the technology for other applications such as pharmaceutical. Tate & Lyle will be responsible for developing and in due course commercialising the technology including its manufacturing, applications development, sales and marketing.
Tate & Lyle’s partnership with Nandi Proteins Ltd was delivered through its Open Innovation team which is part of its Innovation and Commercial Development group. Tate & Lyle’s Open Innovation team leverages its global network to develop partnerships with universities, research institutes and start-ups specialising in food science with the aim of commercialising their technologies and bringing new products to market.
John Stewart, Open Innovation Manager at Tate & Lyle said: “We look forward to further developing Nandi’s food ingredient technology which has the potential to be an excellent addition to our texturants offering. This agreement represents another example of Tate & Lyle’s Open Innovation team successfully developing strong, mutually beneficial partnerships with early-stage companies.”
Mike Brennand, Executive Chairman of Nandi Proteins Ltd said: “Our agreement with Tate & Lyle is a powerful validation of Nandi’s approach of developing partnerships with major food industry players. Tate & Lyle’s technical resources and global customer reach combined with our technology make this a ‘win-win’ partnership and we look forward to a long and successful partnership in the years to come”.
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If you are a university, start-up business or a similar organization, and want to learn more about Open Innovation at Tate & Lyle, please contact:
John Stewart
Open Innovation Manager
Tate & Lyle Innovation & Commercial Development
e: john.stewart@tateandlyle.com
www.tateandlyleopeninnovation.com
For more information contact:
Mathew Wootton
Group VP, Investor and Media Relations
t:+44 (0)20 7257 2110
m:+44 (0)7500 100 320
e: InvestorRelations@tateandlyle.com
About Nandi Proteins Ltd
Nandi Proteins Ltd is a sales, marketing, IP and licensing company spun out of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh in 2001. The company was established to exploit patented process technology and know how to improve the functional properties of common proteins such as whey, egg and soy. The company’s objective is to become a market leader in the field of denatured protein technology. Denatured egg and dairy proteins are currently being produced on a factory scale and have been successfully used in applications by major companies in the food industry
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About Tate & Lyle:
Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage and other industries, operating from over 30 production facilities around the world.
Tate & Lyle operates through two global business units, Speciality Food Ingredients and Bulk Ingredients, supported by Innovation and Commercial Development. The Group's strategy is to become the leading global provider of Speciality Food Ingredients through a disciplined focus on growth, and by driving the Bulk Ingredients business for sustained cash generation to fuel this growth.
Speciality Food Ingredients include starch-based speciality ingredients (corn-based speciality starches, sweeteners and fibres), no calorie sweeteners (including SPLENDA
® Sucralose) and Food Systems which provides blended ingredient solutions. Bulk Ingredients include corn-based bulk sweeteners, industrial starches and fermentation products (primarily acidulants). The co-products from both divisions are primarily sold as animal feed.
Tate & Lyle is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TATE.L. American Depositary Receipts trade under TATYY. In the year to 31 March 2012, Tate & Lyle sales totalled £3.1 billion.
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