Our business activities

The Lesaffre group is today present in more than 190 countries and is considered internationally as the undisputed leader in the Yeast & Bread-making sector. Lesaffre is also a key player in its second business field, Health & Nutrition, which includes three separate activities: human, animal and plant health.

2 business activities and a number of major challenges:

Yeast & Bread-making:

Lesaffre enjoys a high level of brand awareness in the bread-making market. Its incomparable know-how developed thanks to product ranges including baker’s yeast, improvers and ready-to-use mixes have made the Lesaffre group the outright frontrunner in this business field.

Applications in the baking and bread-making industry are both multiple and complex, and are usually based on specific geographical requirements. Thanks to its international network, Lesaffre is fully aware of the cultural constraints of the countries in which its various units are based.  It offers tailored solutions, in keeping with the special characteristics of each country (including speciality or forbidden food products, and raw materials, etc.). This approach forms just part of Lesaffre’s commitment to excellence.

Health & Nutrition:

As a result of its outstanding knowledge of yeast, yeast extracts and their different applications, Lesaffre has today become a dynamic key player in the human, plant and animal health market. Thanks to products such as probiotic yeast and functional ingredients, the group is committed to rigorously meeting the needs of industrial companies in the food sector, cosmetic and pharmaceutical laboratories or flavour specialists, in addition to those of producers of functional foods for animals.