Frog on a Coffee Leaf: Memories of Mexico

LDC’s Global Head of Sustainability for Coffee, Olivier Laboulle, traveled to Mexico in May 2022 to meet colleagues and partners after two years of Covid-19 restrictions, strengthening ties, reviewing progress on sustainability-related interventions and discussing plans toward implementation of LDC’s zero-deforestation and native vegetation conversion commitment.

Read more about Frog on a Coffee Leaf: Memories of Mexico
OUR PEOPLE | MAR 28, 2017

Meet Ana, Grains and Oilseeds Manager

Ana Bartol joined Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) in 2006 as an Accountant, based…

IN THE FIELD | MAR 21, 2017

From Farm to Fork

Throughout the world, millions of people, regardless of their region, age, social standing…

OUR PEOPLE | MAR 15, 2017

Keeping Our People Safe

At Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), we see Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) matters…

OUR ROOTS | MAR 7, 2017

How Goats Discovered Coffee…

The legend says that the first coffee berries were discovered by an Ethiopian…

OUR ROOTS | FEB 28, 2017

Part 2: Into Uncharted Waters

Driven by his entrepreneurial spirit, Léopold Louis-Dreyfus turned a small grain business into…

OUR ROOTS | FEB 28, 2017

Part 1: Alsace to Basel and Beyond

As a company with a 165-year history, the respect for our heritage still…

OUR ROOTS | FEB 28, 2017

Part 3: A New Millennium

Having weathered the storms of World War II and built close relationships with…

ON THE HORIZON | FEB 27, 2017

Preparing for Our Future, Today

From the moment Léopold Louis-Dreyfus founded our company in 1851, he understood that…

OUR ROOTS | FEB 27, 2017

The Global Merchant

It’s quite likely that even our visionary founder, Léopold Louis-Dreyfus, did not expect…

OUR ROOTS | FEB 20, 2017

Part 1: The Seed That Fed Humanity

Wheat was the bedrock of Léopold Louis-Dreyfus’ early business, and today it remains…

OUR ROOTS | FEB 20, 2017

Part 2: The Seed That Fed Humanity

Once wheat was widely cultivated in the Middle East and Asia, farming innovations followed…

OUR ROOTS | FEB 20, 2017

Part 3: The Seed That Fed Humanity

At the turn of the 19th century, wheat farmers faced a seemingly impossible…