中华烘焙：“乐斯福与海上青焙坊携手烘焙公益事业”
2014年5月13日，法国农业、食品与林业部长Le Foll 先生的中国之旅进行到了上海站并来访问乐斯福展位现场，见证了乐斯福和公益组织海上青焙坊（SYB）签署合作协议的时刻。
这份协议不仅继续了两个组织之间的合作，更包括了由乐斯福和海上青焙坊的老师们的培训,例如家乐福中国等各公司员工提供的特殊培训等。乐斯福大中华区总裁Jean de Lataillade代表乐斯福公司全体员工对于部长Le Foll 先生到访以及对此次公益活动表示欢迎和支持。
海上青焙坊（Shanghai Young Bakers）是一家公益组织，成立于2008年，项目致力于为来自困难家庭17－23岁的青少年无偿提供一年的免费法式烘焙技术训练，以使得他们可以在毕业后找到合适的就业机会并自力更生。
在为期一年的培训中，海上青焙坊的学员们在完成传统西式烘焙课程之余，还有生活技能课和英语课，更有在国际性大酒店中实习的机会。这个社会创新型项目由家乐福基金会、雅高基金会和乐斯福等公司共同赞助，并由来自法国、中国和其他国家的员工和志愿者负责。该项目由智行基金会与上海慈善基金会合作运营。
“签署这份协议能够帮助我们加强我们和乐斯福公司之间的合作伙伴关系并提高学生们的培训质量”海上青焙坊项目经理林兰女士说道。海上青焙坊从2009年开始就为中国贫困地区青少年提供免费的传统法式烘焙培训。家乐福基金会从项目成立之初就一直资助海上青焙坊。在它的带领之下，许多法国食品公司和酒店都一起为这个创新的项目提供了专业的援助之手，使得将近100名来自中国各地的学生学习到了法国专业知识并且在上海日益发展的烘焙界找到了合适的工作。
乐斯福大中华总裁Jean de Lataillade在采访中特别表示，这份合作关系使得乐斯福能够“和有需要的人分享有用的知识并积极地为面包市场在中国的发展作出贡献”。作为世界上酵母和酵母提取物生产的领军人物，乐斯福从海上青焙坊成立之初就是SYB强有力的合作伙伴。正是因为来自乐斯福的烘焙专家来传授了前三届海上青焙坊的学生，SYB的培训才得以发展。之后，乐斯福又继续在物资和资金方面给海上青焙坊提供支持，并将他们所拥有的专业技能和海上青焙坊的老师分享。
在演讲中，法国农业、食品与林业部长强调了培训对于食品产业发展的重要性并总结道：“我希望类似于乐斯福和海上青焙坊这样的合作能够越来越多，并像中国的面包烘焙产业一样蓬勃发展！”
恰值今年是中法建交50周年。希望能通过饱含中西文化的“小小面包”带来更多中法两国文化的不断交融，不断进步。
Baking in China:”Lesaffre and SYB Help Develop Bakery-Related Charity Cause Together”
On Tuesday 13th May 2014, the French Minister of Agriculture Mr. Le Foll makes a stop on his official China tour to visit the International Trade Fair Bakery China that takes place in Shanghai from May 13th to May 16th.
Lesaffre Greater China CEO Jean de Lataillade proudly welcomes the Minister on his booth for the signature of a partnership agreement with the charity program Shanghai Young Bakers (SYB). Not only will this contract renew past cooperation between both organizations, it will also include special trainings that are to be given by Lesaffre and SYB’s teachers to employees of companies such as Carrefour China.
Founded in 2008, Shanghai Young Bakers (SYB) is a charity program providing a fully-sponsored French bakery training to disadvantaged Chinese youth (aged 17-23), enabling them to find qualified jobs and lead independent lives after graduation.
During the one-year training, SYB students follow classes in traditional Western bakery, life skills and English, combined with a practical internship at international hotels.
Sponsored by Carrefour Foundation as well as Accor Foundation and other companies, this social innovation program is managed by a dynamic multicultural team, and operates under the governance of Chi Heng Foundation with the support of the Shanghai Charity Foundation.
«Signing this new contract will enable us to strengthen our partnership with Lesaffre and improve the quality of our training» says Floriane Lemoine, project manager at SYB. SYB has been training underprivileged Chinese in the skills of traditional French bakery since 2009. Under Carrefour Foundation’s impulse, who has sponsored the program since its beginnings, many French food and hospitality companies in Shanghai have since come together to lend a professional hand to this innovative program, allowing almost 100 young people from all over China to discover the French know-how and have access to jobs in Shanghai’s growing bakery market.
According to Jean de Lataillade, this partnership will enable Lesaffre to « share a most needed knowledge and actively contribute to the development of the bread industry in China. It is fully in line with the commitment of Lesaffre: to innovate with confidence in order to feed and protect the planet more effectively». Setting the global standard for yeast and other fermentation products, Lesaffre has been a strong partner of SYB since the inception of the program. The content of SYB training was developed thanks to the support of the baking experts of Lesaffre, who taught the three first batches of SYB students. Lesaffre has then continued to support SYB through in-kind and financial sponsorship, and by sharing its expertise with SYB bakery teachers.
During his speech, the French Minister of Agriculture emphasized the importance of trainings for the development of the food industry, and concluded by saying “I hope that initiatives such as this partnership between Lesaffre and Shanghai Young Bakers will multiply like bread!”
In this year marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and the People’s Republic of China, such a cooperation reflects the many achievements that both countries have now made as well as both nations’ wish to share what is best in each other’s culture.