Roquette
EMEA
Lestrem
,
France
Multinational
FOUNDED
1933
HEADCOUNT
10000+
FUNDING
Privately held
Keywords:
fermentation, organic_acids, sweeteners, food_protein, alternative_proteins, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, therapeutics, microalgae, filamentous_fungi, specialty_chemicals
BUSINESS
Roquette Frères is a privately held, family-owned global producer of plant-based ingredients and excipients with reported 2024 revenue of approximately €4.5 billion and approximately 11,000 employees across 25+ industrial sites in over 100 countries. Operations span starch and starch derivatives, plant proteins, polyols (including maltitol, sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, and isosorbide), pharmaceutical excipients, fermentation-derived fine chemicals, and microalgae-derived ingredients.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Fermentation-based product lines include polyols, gluconic acid and gluconates, and various fine chemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates. The company operates a microalgae production unit at Lestrem (opened 2014, producing Chlorella-derived ingredients for food and nutrition. Roquette is also one of the largest global suppliers of fermentation feedstock substrates.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Plant-based starches; proteins; polyols; bioindustry solutions