The Yeast Market - France

The yeast is a microorganism commonly used in food and beverage processing. It is used in the fermentation process for its ability to promote carbon release by improving the smell, taste, consistency and flavour of food. There are different types of yeasts on the market depending on the form (fresh, dry, instantaneous or other), depending on the use (baker's yeast, wine yeast, beer yeast, bio-ethanol yeast), but also according to the consistency (liquid, granular, solid yeasts) The manufacture of yeasts is registered to code 10.89Z in the INSEE's nomenclature of French activities (NAF code), a subclass of the food industry In a highly concentrated market with few players involved, the yeast segment is growing strongly on a global scale, driven in particular by the development of ready-made meals the alcohol consumption slightly higher and awareness of the nutritional values of yeast . [Research France also has one of the world's leading yeast manufacturers an asset in a country where bread-making yeasts are the main variety in the global manufacture of yeasts.