Sweet Home Alabama: Tate & Lyle is back in business at original US sucralose plant
McIntosh, Alabama. It's hot, sweaty, and historic... For history buffs, it's where former vice president Aaron Burr was arrested for treason back in 1807... For food scientists, it's where sucralose was first manufactured on an industrial scale. So FoodNavigator-USA paid a visit to Tate & Lyle’s first sucralose factory to find out what all the fuss is about.
The pictures: Lights, camera, and it's back in action: Tate & Lyle's McIntosh, Alabama, plant in pictures
The plant: Sweet Home Alabama: Tate & Lyle is back in business at original US sucralose plant
The technology: Tate & Lyle: Our sucralose technology ‘cannot be matched’ for yield and sustainability
The competition: Sucralose: Can Tate & Lyle keep its first-mover advantage?
The market: Finding the sweet spot: Sucralose in an evolving sweeteners market
