Lesaffre UK & Ireland is the subsidiary of Lesaffre Group that was founded in 1853 and has now become a leader in the domain of bread-making yeasts, yeast extracts and bakery ingredients. The independent French family-run group has a presence on all five continents and works with over 9,000 employees. Lesaffre UK and Ireland was formed at the start of 2017 by the merger of the previous DCL Yeast and Fermex teams, now with a product range extended by the acquisition of LFI, a leading UK based bakery ingredients manufacturer.