Headquartered in Dinard (France, Brittany), Kersia (formerly Hypred) was created in 1985 as a subsidiary of the Roullier Group, and has progressively expanded geographically to hold growing positions in Europe and the rest of the world (notably in South America). Kersia is specialized in the formulation, production and sale of food safety, bio-security and disinfection solutions, mainly for the food processing and farming industries. In addition, the company has also developed feed-additive and water-disinfection product ranges. Kersia is present in more than 80 countries, operates directly more than 10 industrial sites (and has in parallel several toll manufacturing partnerships) and employs more than 900 FTEs. The company enjoys solid competitive advantages in R&D, innovation and regulatory practice, which is key to meet and anticipate customers’ needs and comply with constantly evolving regulation and sanitary threats.
Location: France, Brittany, Dinard
Employees: 1001-5000
Founded date: 1985
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Ardian | ardian.com |
| 23.02.2021 | Céréa Part... | cerea.com |
| - | Arkéa Capi... | arkea-capi... |
| 30.06.2023 | Unigrains | unigrains.... |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.10.2020 | IK Investment Partners enters exclusive negotiations with Ardian for the acquisition of Kersia | Kersia was formed as a new company in 2016 after Hypred acquired Antigerm, LCB Food Safety, G3, Kilco, Choisy Laboratories and Holchem, with each acquisition carefully chosen for their complementary technologies, leading market positions, a... |
| 29.05.2020 | Ardian-backed Kersia acquires Manchester-based Holchem, and becomes Europe's second largest food safety company | Kersia, a global leader in biosecurity and food safety, announces the completion of the acquisition of Holchem from Ecolab. With this important milestone, Kersia becomes a leader in the UK hygiene sector and the second largest player in Eur... |
| 18.07.2019 | Ardian-backed Kersia acquires Choisy laboratories | This transaction grows Kersia’s geographical footprint in North America, allowing the company to expand its presence in new sub-segments and to acquire new technologies; it has been completed with the support of Ardian, its majority shareho... |
| 18.07.2019 | Kersia Acquires Choisy Laboratories | Ardian-backed Kersia, a global leader in food saftey, acquired Choisy Laboratories, a Louiseville (Quebec)-based developer and manufacturer of checmical, biotechnological and biosecurity hygine solutions, from the Trudeau family and Champla... |
| - | Ardian’s Kersia buys Champlain-backed Choisy Laboratories 10.10-2019 | July 18, 2019 By Kirk Falconer Kersia has acquired Choisy Laboratories Ltd, a Louisville, Québec-based developer and maker of chemical, biotechnological and biosecurity hygiene solutions, for an undisclosed amount. The sellers were the ... |