Charles Louis-Dreyfus (August 21, 1870 – July 30, 1929) was a co-director of the commodity distribution and trading company, Louis Dreyfus Group.
[2] In 1915, his father died turning over the family company to sons Louis and Charles who served as co-Directors.
[2] In 1917, the Louis Dreyfus Group was forced out of Russia by the Russian Revolution[2] catalyzing their international expansion.
[3] In 1924, they expanded to South Africa and in the 20s and 30s built up their own shipping company, LD Lines.
Known as the "King of Wheat," the Dreyfus Group dominated the grain trade through the Great Depression and up to the outbreak of World War II[3] purchasing grain at low cost in producing countries and selling at a higher price in countries that had shortages.