About Lesaffre Yeast Corporation & Red Star Yeast Company

Lesaffre Yeast Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lesaffre Group, and Red Star Yeast Company, a joint venture between Lesaffre Group and ADM, serve the Baking Industry with Red Star® brand yeast and ingredients, Saf-Instant® yeast, and Saf Pro® line of dough conditioners.

Lesaffre Group is the world leader in yeast and yeast extracts, with an industrial presence in more than 30 countries and 6,000 employees throughout the world. The lesaffre group is fully family-owned since 1853, and headquartered in Lille, France. Additional information can be found on Lesaffre’s Web site at http://www.lesaffre.com.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is the world leader in BioEnergy and has a premier position in the agricultural processing value chain. ADM is one of the world’s largest processors of soybeans, wheat and cocoa. ADM is a leading manufacturer of biodiesel, ethanol, soybean oil and meal, corn sweeteners, flour and other value added food and feed ingredients. Headquartered in Decatur, Illinois, ADM has over 26,000 employees, more than 240 processing plants. Additional Information can be found on ADM’s Web site at http://www.admworld.com.