Lesaffre

Lesaffre is a French yeast manufacturer, and the world's largest producer.

Lesaffre
TypePrivate
IndustryFood
FounderLouis Lesaffre
HeadquartersMarcq-en-Barœul
Websitewww.lesaffre.com

History

The company was founded by Louis Lesaffre, the co-founder of Bonduelle, in the mid-19th century.[1][2]

One of its subsidiaries, Bio Springer,[3] was founded by Baron Max de Springer in 1872 in Maisons-Alfort.[4]

In 2004, it formed a North American joint-venture with Archer Daniels Midland, known as Red Star Yeast.

As of 2007, it was the world's largest producer of yeast.[2]

in 2011 buy factory LLC "Voronezh Yeast" (Voronezh).

After foundation of the subsidiary Lesaffre Advanced Fermentations (LEAF) the Swiss biofuel start-up Butalco, founded by Eckhard Boles and Gunter Festel, was acquired in July 2014.[5] With this Acquisition Lesaffre entered the market for biobutanol.[6]

As of 2014, it had an annual turnover of Euro 1.5 billion, 7,700 employees, and " 80 subsidiaries in some 40 countries."[7]

References
  1. "History". Lesaffre. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. Lenoir, Alexandre (July 13, 2007). "La saga d'une gros se légume". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. "About Us". Bio Springer. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. "Visitez la fabrique de levure". Le Parisien (in French). October 21, 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. "Lesaffre aquire [sic] Butalco - Bio-based News -". Bio-based News. July 24, 2014.
  6. Lane, Jim. "Lesaffre acquires Butalco: will the race for sustainable butanol ever be the same?". Biofuel Digest. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. "Group". Lesaffre. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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