Ben Parkes

Head Of Operations at Lesaffre UK & Ireland

Ben Parkes currently serves as the Head of Operations at Lesaffre UK & Ireland, a position held since September 2023. Previously, Ben held various roles at KP Snacks from January 2015 to September 2023, including Operations Manager, Technical Manager, and Quality Manager, overseeing multiple factories and leading quality assurance and operational management efforts. Earlier experience includes a Quality Manager role at Kerry Ingredients, where responsibilities extended to quality assurance and regulatory affairs across EMEA for major brands, and experience as a Quality Assurance Specialist at Nestle Waters Powwow. Ben's academic background includes an MSc in Toxicology from the University of Birmingham and a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry from Cardiff University.

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Cleobury Mortimer, United Kingdom

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Lesaffre UK & Ireland

Lesaffre UK & Ireland is the subsidiary of Lesaffre Group that was founded in 1853 and has now become a leader in the domain of bread-making yeasts, yeast extracts and bakery ingredients. The independent French family-run group has a presence on all five continents and works with over 9,000 employees. Lesaffre UK and Ireland was formed at the start of 2017 by the merger of the previous DCL Yeast and Fermex teams, now with a product range extended by the acquisition of LFI, a leading UK based bakery ingredients manufacturer.