CLOSE-UP: LESAFFRE BAKING CENTERS
Lesaffre is the world’s leading producer of yeast for professional bakers. In 1974 the company opened its first Baking Center™ in Hauts-de-France, growing it into a global network that now counts 48 facilities. The aim is to track trends and encourage an exchange of ideas with users, while giving commercial bakeries a forum for discussion and innovation.
To promote shared growth, the Baking Center™ network offers customers:
- 5 climate-controlled bakeries that reproduce the environment and production processes on five continents
- 2 labs for ingredients and fermentation
- 1 lab for sensory testing
- an industry watch team tracking all markets
- technical assistance to fine-tune production conditions, advise on choice of ingredients, troubleshoot, and more.