[4] In 2004, it formed a North American joint-venture with Archer Daniels Midland, known as Red Star Yeast.

[citation needed] After the foundation of the Lesaffre Advanced Fermentations (LEAF) subsidiary, the Swiss biofuel start-up Butalco, founded by Eckhard Boles and Gunter Festel, was acquired in July 2014.

[9] The capital is not listed on the stock exchange, but shared among 400 shareholders from the founders' family, whose professional fortune is estimated at 3 billion euros.

[12] According to current data, the company generates annual sales of €2 billion with more than 10,000 employees and 80 subsidiaries in 50 countries.

[13] In 2024, it acquired the control of Brazilian yeast products manufacturer Biorigin from Zilor group.