NEWS 22 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE August 2025 Lesaffre, an independent French key global player in fermentation and microorganisms, and CanBiocin, Canadian global leader in species-specific companion animal and livestock probiotic development, announced a major strategic investment by Lesaffre into CanBiocin to offer an extended cutting-edge portfolio of pet care solutions to a global customer base. Thanks to the combination of complementary strengths and strong synergy between proprietary portfolios, CanBiocin and Phileo, a Lesaffre business unit, will join forces to offer extended and robust innovative portfolio of probiotic solutions tailored to the unique needs of companion animals. “This strategic move perfectly aligns with Lesaffre’s unwavering commitment to customer proximity. Together with CanBiocin with whom we share common values, we will expand our ability to provide comprehensive offerings and extensive portfolios that address our clients’ complete needs with end-to-end solutions,” said Brice-Audren Riché, CEO of Lesaffre. “We are confident that the combination of Phileo’s and CanBiocin’s expertise will allow us to better serve the evolving needs of pet owners and animal feed producers worldwide.” Synergies will emerge while leveraging both companies’ strengths: Lesaffre’s global presence, extensive industrial network, Phileo’s innovation acceleration capabilities, and CanBiocin’s complementary expertise in bacterial screening, strain isolation from ancestral and primordial sources, and advanced microencapsulation formulation techniques. Read more>> Two and a half years after being acquired by Adisseo, Nor-Feed confirmed its focus on breakthrough botanical solutions, in line with Adisseo Group’s global strategy. Based in the Angers Technopole, France, Nor-Feed has developed over the years an advanced expertise in the sourcing, characterization and standardization of specific active molecules extracted from plants, aimed at limiting the use of antibiotics, coccidiostats and pesticides. It was precisely the rationale of the investment made by Adisseo in 2023, according to the announcement, a key step for the group in its strategy of developing species solutions boosting productivity and sustainability at the same time. Sebastian Marten, Adisseo Executive Director for Specialties, commented: “The demand for botanical additives is strong on the strategic market segments Adisseo targets, the growth potential remains considerable, and all the teams are now well connected and aligned to meet our customers' expectations.” Being now part of the Adisseo group, Nor-Feed confirms its focus on botanicals dedicated to swine and poultry primarily, concentrating its efforts on solutions vis-à-vis oxidative stress, coccidiosis and certain other parasites. Olivier Clech, CEO of Nor-Feed, added: “We are enthusiastic to extract significant value from working as part of the Adisseo family. The many synergies we work on will further accelerate our growth in the years to come.” Read more>> Lesaffre strengthens pet probiotics portfolio Nor-Feed accelerates innovation in botanical additives for swine and poultry Photo: Lesaffre Photo: Nor-Feed
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