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LECICO GmbH (Avril Group)
German specialty lecithin specialist with 30+ years of experience; 100% focused on lecithins and high-quality phospholipids from soy, sunflower, rapeseed, and milk sources. Offers fluid, powder, non-GMO, and organic grades for food, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical applications. Acquired by French agricultural group Avril (formerly Sofiprotéol) in January 2019 — the sunflower oil and oleochemicals giant now also controls a major European lecithin specialist. Positioned in premium segments rather than bulk commodity lecithin.
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Soy Lecithin
45%Sunflower Lecithin
30%Pharmaceutical-Grade Phospholipids
15%Specialty & Organic Grades
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Did you know2019
LECICO GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) — a 30-year specialty lecithin specialist — was acquired in January 2019 by Avril Group (formerly Sofiprotéol), France's dominant sunflower oil and oleochemicals producer. This acquisition gave Avril a direct channel from its sunflower crush operations into premium European lecithin markets. However, Avril's sunflower supply base stretches through France, Eastern Europe, and Ukraine — meaning LECICO's sunflower lecithin was directly affected by the 2022 Ukraine war supply shock. The same acquisition that vertically integrated Avril into lecithin markets exposed LECICO's product portfolio to geopolitical supply risk.
FoodNavigator ↗Origin2023
LECICO GmbH was founded in Germany in the early 1990s as a focused specialty company within the lecithin fraction of the oilseed processing industry — at a time when lecithin was transitioning from a commodity emulsifier in chocolate and baked goods to a premium ingredient in nutraceuticals and pharmaceutical lipid delivery systems. The company was acquired by Avril Group (France's largest agricultural cooperative-owned agro-industrial group, with Saipol as its oilseed crushing subsidiary) to integrate specialty lecithin processing into Avril's rapeseed and sunflower value chain.
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