Tate & Lyle completes maltodextrin capacity expansion

This major expansion enables Tate & Lyle to meet growing global demand for food grade and infant food grade MALTOSWEET® Maltodextrin

UK headquartered Tate & Lyle PLC, a leading global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions, is pleased to announce the completion of the doubling of capacity of its non-GMO MALTOSWEET® Maltodextrin production line at its facility in Boleraz, Slovakia.

This major expansion enables Tate & Lyle to meet growing global demand for food grade and infant food grade MALTOSWEET® Maltodextrin.  Nick Hampton, Chief Executive of Tate & Lyle, joined employees and local dignitaries from Boleraz for a ceremony to celebrate the formal opening of the expanded capacity.

MALTOSWEET® Maltodextrin is a nutritive corn-based speciality sweetener made from locally sourced non-GMO corn. It is available in powder and granular formats. Maltodextrin acts as a binder, viscosity provider, fat replacer and bulking agent. The ingredient is used in a wide range of food and beverages such as infant formula, sports drinks, dairy desserts and sauces.