9 billion people in 2050 is tomorrow. Humanity, in other words each one of us, will face an unprecedented challenge in history: how can we successfully feed us all, as healthily as possible, to preserve our health and quality of life, while the resources to produce our food will become scarcer or less high quality, polluted or with poor nutritional value?
The challenge is colossal, complex and urgent. Are we ready to take it up?
For centuries, fermentation has been used all over the world: to fight waste, to preserve our food, to give more taste… And for 170 years, at Lesaffre, we have been working with passion and expertise on its formidable properties. We strongly believe that fermentation is one of the most promising answers to feed 9 billion people in a safer, healthier and more sustainable way.
Our ambition is to be one of the leaders of the movement around fermentation.
Today, microorganisms and ingredients constitute a new wide field to explore, to open up, and exciting boundaries to push. Faced with such challenges, we cannot progress alone. It is through our teams’ passion and commitment that we can enhance our partnerships.
Everywhere in the world, locally, in our plants, our applied science and research centers, our offices… Our women and men put their energy and enthusiasm into building solid and trusted partnerships to innovate, develop, train and move forward together.
It is together with our customers, partners, researchers, and citizens that every day we reveal the infinite potential of microorganisms. This is the key to success.
This is Lesaffre’s mission, which unites the Group’s 11,000 employees and must guide our daily actions.
Across Lesaffre’s 10 global R&D centers, our skilled researchers work tirelessly to address nutritional and health challenges through biotechnology and biotransformation. We adhere to strict health and safety standards and utilize advanced technologies and equipment to produce high-quality products, striving to maximize the use of natural resources.
With a growing number of applied science centers all over the world, across multiple industries, we are ready to listen closely and understand our clients’ needs and provide tailor -made support.
Sensory analysis experts across the food business units of Lesaffre leverage their extensive expertise to enhance the taste and overall sensory pleasure of food.
Our global network of production facilities enables us to consistently produce high- quality products around the world while adapting to local needs and requirements. With a focus on multisourcing, we prevent shortages and guarantee on-time delivery.
With a culturally diverse staff, representing 100 nationalities, Lesaffre cultivates an inclusive work environment that values good listening, understanding and strong customer relationships.
We develop a deep understanding of consumers’ evolving lifestyles and needs, and, together with insights and perspectives from our clients, this continuously fuels innovation in our products and processes.
