Company:Lesaffre
 Historic facilities of the company in Marcq-en-Barœul | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food |
| Founder | Louis Lesaffre |
| Headquarters | Marcq-en-Barœul |
| Website | www |
Lesaffre is a French yeast manufacturer, and the world's largest producer.
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.[5]
In 2006, the end of the malt business, via its subsidiary International Malting Company (IMC), then the fifth largest maltster in the world, created tension among the family shareholders.[6] IMC was acquired at 100% by ADM.
In 2007, it was the world's largest producer of yeast.[2] In 2011, it bought the factory of "Voronezh Yeast" LLC in Voronezh.[citation needed]
After the foundation of the Lesaffre Advanced Fermentations (LEAF) subsidiary, the Swiss biofuel start-up Butalco, founded by Eckhard Boles and Gunter Festel, was acquired in July 2014.[7] With this acquisition, Lesaffre entered the market for second generation, waste-based bioethanol and biobutanol.[8]
In 2014, it had an annual turnover of 1.5 billion euros, 7,700 employees and 80 subsidiaries in various countries.[9] The capital is not listed on the stock exchange, but shared among 400 shareholders from the founders' family, whose professional fortune is estimated at 3 billion euros.[10]
In 2018, the group took control of Tunisian Rayen Food Industries, which specializes in the production of baker's yeast, and of a Serbian Alltech plant specializing in yeast extracts.[11]
In 2021, it was ranked 8th on FoodTalks' list of Top 30 Global Probiotic Food Ingredient Companies.[12] According to current data, the company generates annual sales of €2 billion with more than 10,000 employees and 80 subsidiaries in 50 countries.[13]
References
- ↑ "History". Lesaffre. http://www.lesaffre.com/group/history/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lenoir, Alexandre (July 13, 2007). "La saga d'une gros se légume" (in fr). L'Express. http://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/actualite-economique/la-saga-d-une-gros-se-legume_476154.html. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ "About Us". Bio Springer. http://www.biospringer.com/about-us/.
- ↑ "Visitez la fabrique de levure" (in fr). Le Parisien. October 21, 2009. http://www.leparisien.fr/maisons-alfort-94700/visitez-la-fabrique-de-levure-21-10-2009-682273.php.
- ↑ Greg Pletras. "Opened in 2005, the Red Star Yeast Co. plant in Cedar Rapids…". Efficient Plant. https://www.efficientplantmag.com/2017/12/cmms-raises-efficiencies-yeast-maker/dcim100mediadji_0001-jpg/.
- ↑ Nouvelle, L'Usine (2014-03-13) (in fr). Lesaffre, la mue du roi de la levure. https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/lesaffre-la-mue-du-roi-de-la-levure.N246667.
- ↑ "Lesaffre Acquire Butalco". July 24, 2014. https://news.bio-based.eu/lesaffre-aquire-butalco/.
- ↑ Lane, Jim. "Lesaffre acquires Butalco: will the race for sustainable butanol ever be the same?". Biofuel Digest. https://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2014/07/24/lesaffre-acquires-butalco-will-the-race-for-sustainable-butanmol-ever-be-the-same/. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ "The group in a nutshell". Lesaffre Group. http://www.lesaffre.com/group/.
- ↑ Eric Tréguier (15 November 2018). [106 "les 500 fortunes..."] (in fr). Challenges. 106.
- ↑ "Lesaffre, numéro un mondial de la levure, multiplie les acquisitions" (in fr). Le Monde.fr. 2018-04-18. https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2018/04/18/lesaffre-numero-un-mondial-de-la-levure-multiplie-les-acquisitions_5287107_3234.html. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ↑ Zhao, Viola (2021-04-20). "2021年全球食用益生菌原料企业30强" (in zh). https://www.foodtalks.cn/news/foodnews/top_100/5723.
- ↑ "Marketing & Sales Analyst" (in en). https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Lesaffre/743999712835660-marketing-sales-analyst.
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