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Tate & Lyle and bioalternatives scale-up platform Manus have launched Yume, a new sweetener brand designed to expand access to sugar-reduction solutions for food and beverage manufacturers.

The first product, Yume M Stevia, is a stevia-derived ingredient produced at Manus’ bioconversion facility in Augusta, Georgia, the only large-scale site of its kind in the US.

The product uses an all-Americas supply chain, ensuring traceability and supply security for manufacturers, and leverages Reb M steviol glycosides to deliver sugar-like sweetness without the bitterness often associated with stevia.

Yume M Stevia is positioned as a premium ingredient that allows manufacturers to reformulate products across multiple categories – from beverages to confectionery – without compromising taste or consistency.

It is engineered for high-performance industrial use, offering predictable sweetness, solubility and stability in different processing conditions.

“The Sweetener Alliance accelerates the growth of ingredients that meet society’s evolving nutrition needs and industry’s need for security of supply,” Tate & Lyle CEO Nick Hampton noted.

Manus CEO Ajikumar Parayil added that the brand “translates next-generation industrial biotechnology into commercially scalable sweetener solutions,” combining Tate & Lyle’s formulation expertise and market access with Manus’ biomanufacturing and traceable supply chain.

Yume is positioned for food and beverage manufacturers seeking sugar-reduction options that replicate the taste of sugar while supporting reliable sourcing and scale.