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About Lesaffre
A key global player in fermentation for nearly 170 years, we are established on all continents with our 11,700 employees and 100 nationalities.
We push boundaries to reveal the full potential of microorganisms and fermentation through our businesses: baking, food taste & pleasure, healthcare and industrial biotechnology.
RAISING LIFE
SINCE 1853
Lesaffre in China
In 1981, Lesaffre’s iconic Swallow brand yeast was among the first to enter the Chinese market. With a commitment to quality and a focus on innovation, Lesaffre has rapidly expanded its investment in China, offering a wide range of baking products while actively providing tailored solutions for customers and driving the development of the domestic yeast industry.
Today, Lesaffre operates six manufacturing sites in China, along with four major baking centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong, employing over 1,500 people.
Looking ahead, Lesaffre aims to deliver even greater value to Chinese customers—not only in the field of baking, but also in food flavoring, animal nutrition and health, and bioscience-based nutrition.
Our know-how
at your service
Through our 70 Applied Science Centers worldwide, our experienced, multicultural technical experts identify local market needs and provide customers with tailored support from start to finish.
Our sensory analysis experts are dedicated to enhancing the sensory quality of every product, aiming to deliver a pleasurable experience across all five senses. While focusing on taste, we also emphasize the enjoyment that food brings.
How to transform a microorganism weighing just a few micrograms into several hundred tons of yeast in less than two days?
Our mastery of fermentation combined with the infinite complexity of living microorganisms drive us to provide biotechnology-based answers to tomorrow’s questions.
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