A key global player in fermentation for more than a century, Lesaffre, with a €3,2 billion turnover, and established on all continents, counts 11,700 employees and 100 nationalities. On the strength of this experience and diversity, we work with customers, partners, and researchers to find ever more relevant answers to the needs of food, health, naturalness and respect for our environment. Thus, every day, we explore and reveal the infinite potential of microorganisms. To nourish 9 billion people, in a healthy way, in 2050 by making the most of our planet’s resources is a major and unprecedented issue. We believe that fermentation is one of the most promising answers to this challenge.
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The Lesaffre annual revenue was $3.3 billion in 2026.
Thibaut de Ladoucette is the Chairman of The Board of Directors of Lesaffre.
2,213 people are employed at Lesaffre.
Lesaffre is based in Marcq-en-Baroeul, Hauts-de-France.
The NAICS codes for Lesaffre are [311, 3121, 312, 31, 3112].
The SIC codes for Lesaffre are [20, 208].