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Celebrating the centennial of an iconic brand in bakery ingredients

From the 2023 Annual Report

In Argentina this year we celebrated the 100th anniversary of Calsa, AB Mauri’s consumer yeast brand. Calsa is well known there for its high quality, innovation and customer service, a reputation which we have developed over the past century.

It is this consistency that has made our levadura fresca product, or fresh yeast, a household name in the country since its origins in 1923. Calsa, which was created as a high-quality yeast for legendary Argentine bakery Virgen, has evolved to become AB Mauri’s flagship product in Argentina. 

Calsa’s dedication to the skilled craft of bakery has endured for decades, particularly in the 1960s, when the brand featured a much-expanded product, and in the 1970s when we introduced a school of bakery. With the launch of this educational initiative we deepened our business strategy, thereby delivering on Calsa’s ultimate mission and purpose: to help develop the artisan bakers of tomorrow. The bakery school still serves as a trusted mentor to home and commercial bakers across Argentina.

Fast-forwarding to the 1990s, Calsa underwent further significant development with the addition of a premium lineup of silver-branded bakery and pastry ingredients which has proved important to its current success.

Today the collection is led by Calsa’s traditional fresh yeast as well as other innovative products featuring added sourdough, better kneading and mixing capabilities, and more. 

Calsa continues to lead the industry by staying true to the purpose established a century ago, prioritising what is important for artisan and home bakers in Argentina. We continue to nurture this reputation through the creation of the freshest, highest-quality handmade bakery products and our focus on consistent and well-executed service to customers.

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