Lesaffre Opens New Asia Pacific Regional Hub in Singapore

Lesaffre has set up a new expertise hub in Singapore, which houses at the same location several of its teams in baking, food taste, human health and nutrition, animal care and biotechnology.

It will consolidate Lesaffre’s various business streams at the forefront of advanced yeast applications and improve collaborative engineering of tailored business solutions in the region. The CEO, Antoine Baule, inaugurated the new premises, on May 16, in the presence of Low Yen Ling, senior parliamentary secretary, ministry of trade and industry and ministry of education, and the ambassador of France to Singapore, Marc Abensour. During the opening event, guests were introduced to Lesaffre’s full range of capabilities.

The 1,000-sqm space also houses a Lesaffre Baking Center™ – one of the largest in the world – and a culinary center, serving as collaborative spaces for innovation as Asian consumers’ palates and nutritional demands rapidly evolve. The two brand new application centers are dedicated to baking and culinary applications and enable the group to better adapt and respond to the cultural habits and trends across Asia-Pacific

The Singapore hub cements Lesaffre’s commitment to its regional customers working with them to meet local demands in a diverse region. The project, an investment of USD4m, is expected to create more than 75 jobs by the end of 2018.

Joergen Lundgaard, Asia Pacific managing director, said: “Singapore’s capabilities as a high quality, future ready, global food ingredients hub was a key factor in our decision to make it the home of our Asia Pacific regional hub. Lesaffre will continue to invest in local and regional talent, process capabilities and innovative technology to support the robust growth in this important region.”