14 Mar 2019 --- Tate & Lyle has partnered with APC Microbiome Ireland, a Science Foundation Institute (SFI) Research Centre, on a research project on the health effects of dietary fibers. Representatives from both organizations joined Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, to discuss this project’s potential to improve global diets at the SFI food innovation roundtable in Washington, D.C., US, this week. The collaboration comes at a time when the industry is seeing growing consumer awareness of dietary fibers and their health benefits.