Phileo by Lesaffre opened a new factory in Valladolid, Spain. More than 100 customers and business partners from the agricultural industry joined Phileo for an afternoon and evening of networking and celebration followed by a thought-provoking symposium entitled Reconciling Planet, People and Profit for a positive impact.

An integral aspect of sustainability is the responsible local sourcing of raw materials and ingredients. Committed to a sustainable agrifood industry and to answer the growing demand, Lesaffre constructed a new factory in Valladolid for the production of Selsaf®, Phileo’s nutritional solution enriched in organic selenium, and the ideal location to discuss the future, and examine available and future solutions for sustainable agriculture.

“For 170 years and on the initiative of its founders, Louis Lesaffre and Louis Bonduelle, the group has built itself up with a very strong entrepreneurial spirit, and a constant concern to meet the evolving needs of its customers in various fields of expertise. The inauguration of this new selenium-enriched yeast factory to serve the animal nutrition sector is an example of Lesaffre's desire to evolve and grow alongside its customers, in a spirit of partnership,” said Brice-Audren Riché, general manager of Lesaffre.