The Group

Our business activities

Lesaffre is today present in more than 170 countries and is considered internationally as the undisputed leader in the Yeast & Bread-making sector. Lesaffre is also a key player in the domains of taste, nutrition, fermentation and distillation.

3 activities and a number of major challenges:

Yeast & Bread-making:

 Lesaffre is an expert in the fermentation process, and has designed and provided bread-making solutions that guarantee a high quality finished product and high-performance services.
Lesaffre is putting forward a wide range of yeasts that is always adapted to the needs of professional users, as well as ingredients and improvements that are in line with changing trends in consumption.
There are many complex bakery and bread-making applications available, and these are tailored to the local geographic needs.
The group has an international network and therefore perfectly understands the cultural climate of each country where it is based. The group provides consistent and tailored solutions for the needs of each country, taking into account details of dietary prohibitions, raw materials and so on.
 

Taste & Nutrition:

 Lesaffre works with the benefits of yeast for human and animal food.
On the strength of its knowledge in bread-making yeast, Lesaffre meets the very specific needs of the food-processing and pharmaceutical industry.
The group provides:
- Products made by using fermentation and bioconversion used for their nutritional and aromatic properties,
- Manufacturing services for pharmaceutical and food-processing organizations’.


Fermentation & Distillation:

For Lesaffre, adapting and responding to the exact needs of each commercial producer is also about choosing the right type of yeast so as to get the desired quality and characteristics for the alcohol fermentation process. The products and services provided by Lesaffre center around four product lines that meet the needs of its clients: yeast for brewing, yeast and yeast products for wine, spirits and fermented drinks, and yeast for ethanol fuel.