Welcome to the world of Yume™

A new kind of sweetener brand – rooted in nature, elevated by science, and built to deliver sweetness without compromise.

Welcome to the world of Yume™

Written by

Frederik Bjoerndal

Frederik Bjoerndal

Senior VP, Corporate Affairs and Marketing

Manus

Welcome to the world of Yume™.

How often do you look at the ingredient landscape and see a sea of sameness? A world of functional, clinical, and ultimately uninspired commodities.

We saw it too. But we asked a different question: What if better-for-you didn’t mean less joy?

In a category crowded with commodities, we set out to build something bolder. We chased a simple, powerful idea: sweetness without compromise. A more joyful, indulgent, and irresistible consumer experience.

This mission required us to think beyond the ingredient and build an entirely new kind of brand – one designed for the true architects of taste, the R&D and formulation professionals. We call you “The Real Food Influencers.” You need more than an ingredient; you need a partner.

That journey began with a dream. We named our new brand Yume™, from the Japanese word for “dream,” because it captures the wonder of the world’s sweetest moments and reflects our mission to help you craft the products of your dreams.

A foundation of performance and trust

A dream, however, must be built on an unshakeable foundation. For Yume™, that foundation is a seamless synergy of nature and science. Our core belief is that nature holds great taste, and our role is to use science to elevate it. “Derived from nature. Designed to savor” is our promise.

Through an innovative bioconversion technology, we begin with the stevia leaf and engage in a meticulous process of revealing, replicating, and refining nature's rarest sweets. This delivers a premium, sugar-like taste. The result is a clean, full-bodied sweetness at high sugar replacement levels, without the bitterness or off-notes often associated with stevia leaf extract, supporting clean-label formulations and stronger consumer appeal.

Of course, an exceptional ingredient is only valuable if it’s reliable. That’s why Yume™ M Stevia Sweetener is supported by an unparalleled, reliable all-Americas supply chain. Our ingredients are grown and produced entirely in the Americas, ensuring end-to-end traceability and minimizing potential supply chain disruptions. Made by Manus™ and brought to you by Tate & Lyle, this strategic partnership guarantees quality sourcing and industrial-scale readiness your business can count on.

A brand built for a bolder – and sweeter – future

With a revolutionary product and an ironclad supply chain, the final piece was to create a brand that feels like a true partner in innovation. As I noted in our launch announcement today, 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.

We deliberately moved away from the category’s technical jargon to create a brand that is approachable and inspiring. It’s a brand designed for the people who create products for a living, giving you confidence in taste, performance, and reliability while pointing to a more hopeful, better-for-you future.

This is more than a brand launch; it's an invitation to disrupt that sea of sameness with us. We are revolutionizing sweetness, one tastebud at a time.

Derived from nature, designed to savor – this is the future of sweetness.

#CultivatingASweeterFuture, together – welcome to the world of Yume™.