Fleischmann's honoured

Fleischmann's was honoured during a luncheon at the Mount Royal Centre on February 12. Established in LaSalle since 1929 and specialising in baking yeasts, the plant employs about a hundred people who work in the company located on 31 Airlie Street.

Fleischmann's undertook several energy efficiency projects leading to savings of more than 7 millions of kWh. This represents a reduction of 17 % in its total electric consumption. The company has improved the efficiency of its blowers used in manufacturing yeast.

“Our team is constantly on the lookout for new technologies and this has motivated us to replace energy-hungry equipment with newer and much more efficient equipment. Hydro-Québec’s Programme has allowed us to improve our methods in acquiring and using energy”, Rémi Saulnier, director of Engineering at Fleischmann's, explained. “This has allowed us to consolidate jobs.We have reduced our energy consumption and our production costs have made us more competitive. The LaSalle factory is one of the world leaders in automated processes.”

AB Mauri is a global company of yeast and bakery ingredients and operates in six geographical regions. In North America, it covers the United States and Canada with two divisions: Fleischamann's Yeast and Innovative Cereal Systems. Fleischmann's sells various types of yeast products under the brand name “Fleischmann's Yeast”.