Lesaffre Group
Lesaffre is a French fermentation specialist and the world's leading yeast manufacturer, producin…
Lesaffre is a French fermentation specialist and the world's leading yeast manufacturer, producing baker's yeast, yeast extracts, fermentation starters, yeast-derived flavors, and nutritional yeast at 90+ sites globally. The company supplies bakeries, food ingredient distributors, breweries, and nutraceutical manufacturers in 185 countries. ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 certified; COSMOS organic certification available for select yeast extract grades.
- Type
- brand seeking distribution
- Location
- Marcq-en-Barœul, France
- Founded
- 1853
- Website
- lesaffre.com
- Categories
- Pantry & Dry Goods, Specialty & Gourmet Food
- Markets
- France, United States, Germany, Brazil, China
Verified facts
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-04 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-26 Mail server of the company domain
- places-goods-on-market (green), checked 2026-08-30 Registre national des producteurs (ADEME/SYDEREP), France
- registry-id-verified (green), checked 2026-08-20 SIREN published in the company's own legal notice, confirmed in the French business register
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-26 OpenSanctions
- export-registered (green), checked 2026-08-26 EU EORI validation (European Commission)
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-26 OpenSanctions
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-26 Domain registry record
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- FSSC 22000, Food Safety System IAF CertSearch
- HACCP
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA