Lesaffre

At Lesaffre, we have been raising life since 1853! We are committed to cultivating our company as we cultivate our strains, with the same care, the same high standards, and the same desire to test everything, multiply possibilities, and get the best results. Today, microorganisms and ingredients represent a new frontier to explore and develop, and we are revealing their infinite potential thanks to our talented team of 11,000 people in more than 55 countries. With this experience and diversity, we collaborate with our customers, whom we welcome to our 65 applied science centers, and work with more than 100 partners and 700 scientific experts to find ever more relevant answers to the needs of nutrition, health, naturalness, and respect for our environment. Today, our products are distributed in 180 countries around the world, and this is how we contribute to our mission: working together to better protect and nourish the planet. 

We are thrilled to announce a major strategic investment by Lesaffre in CanBiocin Inc., marking a decisive milestone in our commitment to developing innovative solutions for animal wellness on a global scale. This promising collaboration will unite the strengths of CanBiocin and Phileo by Lesaffre, our business unit, to offer an extended and robust portfolio of probiotic solutions perfectly tailored to the unique needs of companion animals.   The synergies emerging from this strategic alliance will leverage our complementary strengths: • Lesaffre's global presence and extensive industrial network.  • Phileo's innovation acceleration capabilities.  • CanBiocin's cutting-edge expertise in bacterial screening, strain isolation from ancestral and primordial sources, and advanced microencapsulation formulation techniques. Together, we are determined to create unique combinations of natural and sustainable ingredients to enhance animal health and wellness.This alliance perfectly aligns with our vision of responsible innovation and our commitment to contribute to a healthier future for all.   To learn more: https://bit.ly/404PY5M

En ce 1er juillet 2025, Lesaffre a eu l'honneur d'accueillir Clara Chappaz, Ministre déléguée en charge de l’intelligence artificielle et du numérique et Xavier Bertrand, Président de la Région Hauts-de-France. Depuis maintenant deux ans, Lesaffre s'est engagé dans une transformation ambitieuse visant à accélérer le déploiement de l'intelligence artificielle, en ligne avec ses objectifs stratégiques pour 2025-2027. Pour relever les défis d'aujourd'hui et de demain, le Groupe a organisé ses efforts de transformation, Digital Data et Tech, autour de quatre piliers clés. L'amélioration de l'expérience client via des interactions omnicanales et personnalisées, l'augmentation des capacités R&D pour une innovation plus agile, l'optimisation des opérations industrielles, l'autonomisation des collaborateurs dans leurs méthodes de travail. A l’occasion de sa visite, des initiatives concrètes utilisant l’intelligence artificielle déployées à travers le Groupe ont été présentés à Madame la Ministre. Cette rencontre souligne l'engagement de Lesaffre à combiner expertise scientifique et technologique pour relever les défis de l'avenir. Pour en savoir plus, cliquez ici : https://bit.ly/3IoBzel #IntelligenceArtificielle #TransformationNumérique

At Lesaffre, we are committed to understanding our customers' expectations and meeting their needs worldwide. With 13 sensory sites around the world, we have become experts in local cultures, consumer tastes and market trends, enabling us to design truly customized operational solutions. In the Asia-Pacific region, our sensory capabilities support data-driven product innovation through customized research and training. Our sensory studies span across the various types of panels, from consumer to expert panelists, and this allows us to deliver various reports on topics such as product profiling, product discrimination, bread mappings and consumer acceptance and/or appreciation. We also offer customized sensory training to provide our clients with the technical tools and resources they need to embark on their own sensory journey. For more information: https://lnkd.in/g99xeNQN

This post was written by employees of Lesaffre. What an incredible experience! 🌍✨ We’ve just wrapped up 3 unforgettable days filled with learning, connection, and inspiration. 🤝💡 Meeting colleagues from all over the world reminded me how powerful our global community truly is. 🌐💙 We shared stories, insights, and laughter — and most importantly, we shared experiences that brought us closer together. 🗣️😊 Getting to know Lesaffre from its rich origins to its innovative present was truly eye-opening. 🏛️➡️🚀 Exploring each business unit gave us a deeper appreciation for the passion and purpose that drive our work every day. 🧪🌾🍞 Grateful for the opportunity, the people, and the journey. 🙏💼 Here’s to continued growth, collaboration, and making a difference — together. 🌱🤗 Cristian Tolhuijsen Karin Edelhauser Julien D. Sezai İnem, CFE FREDERIC TROMBERT Hannavi Halim haris Purnama #Lesaffre #Teamwork #Innovation #GlobalCommunity #Gratitude

Lesaffre and MicroBioGen establish exclusive global partnership in order to provide innovative yeast solutions for the global #Baking, #Food and #Biochemicals markets. By combining Lesaffre’s bioengineering and fermentation expertise, our global R&D and production footprint and network, with MicroBioGen’s innovative yeast biotechnology, we will be able to deliver significant innovation the key sectors that are baking, food and biochemicals. This partnership testifies that Lesaffre and MicroBioGen are both driven by continuous improvement to bring advanced BioSolutions to the market. With collaborative R&D at the heart of the Group’s activities, Lesaffre can go even further in the solutions offered to customers, and respond ever more effectively to their needs, with adapted technologies and products.   Read more here: https://lc.cx/z6By_3

Today is #WorldFoodSafetyDay, a chance to spotlight the industrial processes and strict quality protocols that are at the core of Lesaffre’s operations. For more than a century, we’ve been honing our skills and forging unparalleled expertise in developing the highest quality #microorganisms. Whether used for food, fermented beverages or healthcare, every product is backed by our advanced technical expertise and our global quality assurance policy. Across our 80 plants, supported by 55 in-house control labs, our teams manage living organisms at an industrial scale. From the lab to our industrial tanks, every batch follows strict, consistent safety and quality procedures — ensuring traceability, product stability and compliance with the highest health and safety standards. In recent years, we’ve also made a concerted effort to strengthen and improve our supply chain. Our global presence and local expertise have enabled us to create an incredibly agile model, capable of anticipating demand shifts and focusing resources where they’re needed most. Find out more about our industrial excellence here: https://lc.cx/-rMnRb

On 28 May 2025, Lesaffre and its long-standing partner Citra Bonang signed an investment agreement in Jakarta, Indonesia, in the presence of Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, and Prabowo Subianto, President of the Republic of Indonesia.   Lesaffre and Citra Bonang have been working together since 2000 to distribute French baker’s #yeast in Indonesia. This agreement recognizes the strategic importance of strengthening Indonesia’s national production capacities in the #fermentation industry.   The signing of this investment agreement comes as Lesaffre’s plant in Malang is in the final study steps for phase 2 of its construction. This new stage testifies to the smooth operation of this production unit, which combines state-of-the-art technologies and Lesaffre’s long-standing industrial expertise. Thanks to this high-performance production tool, the Group can provide excellent quality products to the growing markets it serves. Read more: https://bit.ly/4n2aqOu

Today, Lesaffre and Zilor announce the completion of the acquisition by Lesaffre of a 70% stake in Biorigin, a business unit of Zilor. This leads to the creation of a joint venture that will leverage Biospringer by Lesaffre and Biorigin’s complementary capabilities and competencies to enable enhanced yeast derivative and #savory ingredient solutions for #food and #feed markets. By combining strengths, Lesaffre and Zilor will unlock significant mutual benefits to deliver enhanced natural yeast-based #ingredient solutions to customers around the world. Lesaffre’s business units will benefit from this joint venture and will reinforce their position as key players in the human food, animal nutrition, pet supplement and aquaculture markets. This innovative partnership will accelerate the delivery of customer-centric solutions. It will rely on common values, recognized sales and technical expertise and on a global industrial network including Biorigin’s production unit in Quatá/São Paulo, combined with a vertical and sustainable supply chain. The strategic partnership between Lesaffre and Zilor was first jointly announced on October 4, 2024. #yeastextracts https://bit.ly/43S9k01

From May 18 to 22, Lesaffre was present at the iba.TRADE FAIR in Düsseldorf! During these four days, Baking with Lesaffre presented its innovative vision and solutions for the future of baking with passion and enthusiasm. An opportunity to welcome customers, and partners on an immersive booth that further illustrates Lesaffre's commitment to working alongside bakers to meet their needs and the expectations of their customers. A key feature of the event was the presentation of insights from Lesaffre's 2024 international consumer study on #breadconsumption. On this occasion, the Group's experts shared valuable data that underscored the enduring importance of bread in global diets and its adaptation to contemporary health concerns. And above all, moments rich in sharing and energy that remind us that passion is at the heart of our activities every day.