Lesaffre
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.
One of its subsidiaries, Bio Springer, was founded by Baron Max de Springer in 1872 in Maisons-Alfort.
In 2004, it formed a North American joint-venture with Archer Daniels Midland, known as Red Star Yeast.
As of 2007, it was the world's largest producer of yeast.
in 2011 buy factory LLC "Voronezh Yeast"
As of 2014, it had an annual turnover of Euro 1.5 billion, 7,700 employees, and " 80 subsidiaries in some 40 countries."
