Roquette is a French-based family owned company which produces more than 650 by-products from the starch extracted from corn, wheat, potatoes and peas.

[4][independent source needed] Worldwide Roquette has 18 production sites and 12 offices located on three continents, Europe, Asia, and North America.

Since the 1980s, Roquette has been strengthening its international presence with various factories or offices in the United States, China, Korea, Japan, India, Russia and Mexico.

The United States is home to 2 production sites found in Keokuk, Iowa and Gurnee, Illinois.

[11] In mid-2014, Roquette announces the opening of a microalgae production unit at its industrial site in Lestrem, France.