08 Feb 2019 --- UK-based ingredients group Tate & Lyle has reported its adjusted pre-tax profits in the last three months of 2018 were “ahead of the comparative period” in a trading update yesterday which also saw the company’s Food & Beverage (F&B) Solutions performing well. CEO Nick Hampton described that sucralose volumes were higher due to an Optimization program at Tate & Lyle’s facility in Alabama, while lower volumes were reported in North American sweeteners, mainly driven by weaker demand by larger carbonated soft drink customers.