Crespel & Deiters rebrands and consolidates divisions to pursue global growth

At a Glance

Crespel & Deiters, a German family-owned company founded in 1858, has restructured its management and consolidated its business divisions under a unified brand. The reorganization reflects the company's evolution from a wheat specialist into a broader plant-based raw materials refiner, now processing pea and fava bean alongside wheat. A new logo, website, and strapline—"Nature. Refined. Since 1858"—accompany the strategic shift, which targets continued growth across the food and paper processing industries.

Key Details

• The former Loryma food ingredients brand has been folded into the Crespel & Deiters umbrella, though established product names such as the Lory and Definol ranges remain unchanged.
• The company employs approximately 450 people across facilities in Ibbenbüren (Germany), Helmond (Netherlands), and Zwingenberg (Germany), with sales offices in Europe, the United States, and Mexico.
• Processing capabilities include fractionation, extrusion, blending, protein hydrolysis, and starch modification, serving both food ingredient and paper industry applications.
• Now in its sixth generation of family ownership, the company is positioning itself as a strategic development partner offering functional, high-performance solutions from renewable plant-based raw materials.

Top Quote

"Our heritage obligates us, while our technology enables our future. Refinement also reflects our attitude—that is, to make something better with every solution for the customer, the market and a more sustainable industry." —Philipp Deiters, executive management member and CSO for the Food Division