Lesaffre adds a string to his bow in health.
The yeast giant has just taken control of the Norwegian NattoPharma, world champion of vitamin K2.
This vitamin, very little present in the diet, is known for its virtues for bone health, with applications in the functional foods and food supplements market.
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For the French manufacturer, one of the world players in fermentation and microorganisms, this is an additional lever of differentiation in the nutrition and health market.
Lesaffre, who created a dedicated division in 2006, is convinced of the benefits of fermentation for improving human, plant and animal health.
More than 20 acquisitions in less than ten years
In addition to his original profession, baker's yeast, he harnesses the power of microorganisms to cultivate nutritional active ingredients, probiotics and nutritional yeasts that he sells to agri-food, pharmaceutical, petfood and food supplement companies.
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