Tate & Lyle and Manus have announced the launch of Yume, a new brand under The Sweetener Alliance.
The global supplier of food and beverage ingredients and the bioalternatives scale-up platform entered into a strategic partnership last year to expand access to innovative sugar-reduction solutions.
The first ingredient under the new brand is Yume M Stevia Sweetener, a "premium all-Americas stervia-derived sweetener with great sugar-like taste."
The new product, developed and scaled by Manus, is produced at Manus' BioFacility in Augusta, Georgia, the only large-scale stevia bioconversion facility in the US.
Yume M utilises Manus' extensive supply chain across the Americas, ensuring complete traceability. This strengthens supply security for customers and supports future innovations in stevia.
Nick Hampton, CEO, Tate & Lyle, said: "The Sweetener Alliance, our strategic partnership with Manus launched a year ago, is a clear example of Tate & Lyle's science-driven, solutions-focused approach at work."
"Our partnership accelerates the growth of ingredients that meet society's evolving nutrition needs and the industry's growing need for security of supply. Yume M Stevia—our all-Americas stevia Reb M—gives our customers expanded access to innovative, cost-competitive sugar-reduction solutions."
"Yume brings together nature's promise and Manus' biomanufacturing capability to deliver a new standard in sweetness," said Ajikumar Parayil, founder and CEO of Manus.
"With Yume sweeteners, we are translating next-generation industrial biotechnology and bioalternatives into commercially scalable sweetener solutions."
"Partnering with Tate & Lyle helps us accelerate global adoption by combining Manus' bioalternative products, scale-up platform and supply-chain traceability with Tate & Lyle's formulation expertise and market access."
Together, we are bringing cost-competitive, scalable products to consumer brands looking to reduce sugar without compromising taste.
Yume presents a premium brand expression for next-generation sweetness—bold in taste, rooted in science and designed to feel approachable rather than technical.
"With Yume, we set out to create a new kind of sweetener brand for the category – one that feels optimistic, modern and grounded in science," said Frederik Bjoerndal, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Marketing at Manus.
"Yume reflects a deep respect for nature, enabled by advanced biotechnology and uniquely managed supply chains. It's designed for the people who create products for a living—giving them confidence in taste, performance and reliability, while pointing to a more hopeful, better-for-you future."
Yume will help brands reduce sugar while elevating flavour—today and into the future. Yume M Stevia unlocks the sweetest parts of stevia leaves through science and innovation.
"The brand is a celebration of taste, optimism and progress—translating advanced science into products that are effortlessly enjoyable, joyful and ready for real-world scale," said Abigail Storms, Vice President Global Platform, Sweeteners and Fibers at Tate & Lyle.