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7 October 2024

Lesaffre strengthens its Research, Development & Innovation (RD&I) with the acquisition of Altar, a company owned by Ginkgo Bioworks

Lesaffre, a key global player in the field of fermentation and microorganisms, announces the acquisition of Altar, a French start-up specializing in Adaptive Laboratory Evolution (ALE). Created in 2017, Altar will complement Lesaffre’s existing know-how and technologies to boost the…
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4 October 2024

Lesaffre acquires a majority stake in Biorigin to strengthen and broaden its savory ingredients offering

Lesaffre, an independent key global player in fermentation and microorganisms, announced today the acquisition of a majority stake in Biorigin, a business unit of Zilor, a multinational company producing yeast derivative products, to enhance the supply of yeast derivatives for…
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2 October 2024

Lesaffre has completed the acquisition of dsm-firmenich’s yeast extract business

Lesaffre, an independent key global player in fermentation and microorganisms, announces today the closing of a transaction with dsm-firmenich, a leading innovator in nutrition, health, and beauty, regarding its yeast extract business. Through this acquisition, Lesaffre solidifies its commitment to…
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9 July 2024

Lesaffre appoints Ulrich Irgens as General Manager of Gnosis by Lesaffre, its business unit dedicated to nutrition and human health

Lesaffre, a key global player in fermentation and microorganisms, announces the appointment of Ulrich Irgens as General Manager of its business unit dedicated to nutrition and human health, Gnosis by Lesaffre. In this capacity, Ulrich Irgens has joined the Group’s…
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12 June 2024

Lesaffre reinforces its presence in savory ingredients market by acquiring dsm-firmenich’s yeast extract business

Lesaffre, an independent key global player in fermentation and microorganisms, announces today the signing of a transaction with dsm-firmenich, a leading innovator in nutrition, health and beauty, regarding its yeast extract business. Lesaffre and dsm-firmenich have reached agreement for a…
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28 May 2024

Lesaffre launches work on a new heat recovery unit at the group’s historic site in Marcq-en-Barœul, in partnership with ENGIE Solutions

Brice-Audren Riché, CEO of Lesaffre, and Frank Lacroix, Executive Vice President of ENGIE, in charge of Energy Solutions activities, celebrated the launch of work on the fatal heat recovery unit at Lesaffre’s historic site in Marcq-en-Barœul on Friday May 24.…
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