Lallemand is a privately held global company headquartered in Canada, that specializes in the development, production, and marketing of microorganisms (yeasts, bacteria, fungi) and their derivatives. Lallemand provides microbiological solutions for dozens of different industries, from human and animal health and nutrition to baking, oenology, brewing, food ingredients, probiotics, and biofuels.

Lallemand has a proprietary collection of yeast and bacteria that includes thousands of genetically identified and characterized strains. With the goal of reproducing, managing, and optimizing natural fermentation processes, Lallemand can offer its customers not only the precise microorganism or derivative that fits their unique needs, but also the support, knowledge, and expertise that comes with over a hundred years of continuous research in this field.

Other activities of Lallemand include ownership of a 67% share of the Macco Organiques, which produces specialty salts of organic acids and mineral salts.

There are more than 5000 Lallemand employees who live in 45+ countries.

Lallemand is organized into 11 technically driven business units focused on various yeast, bacteria, and fungi applications: