tate  lyle plc said thursday pretax profit for the first half of fiscal 2023 rose and said it expects to meet fullyear market expectations the ftse 250 provider of foodandbeverage ingredients said pretax profit for the half year ended sept 30 was 68 million pounds 772 million compared with gbp21 million for the first half of fiscal 2022 the company said its food and beverage unit delivered a strong half with broadbased growth across all regions adjusted pretax profitwhich strips out exceptional and other oneoff itemsrose to gbp139 million from a restated gbp112 million revenue rose to gbp849 million from gbp656 million with doubledigit organic growth across all regions the company said the board declared an interim dividend of 54 pence a share down from 90 pence for the comparable period last year and in line with previous expectations the company said this reflects a new earnings base share consolidation and a special dividend in may for the full year tate  lyle expects revenue growth reflecting current topline momentum and adjusted pretax profit to meet current market expectations which its website provides as being gbp244 million