Roquette

Employee size

10,001+

Organization type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Lower Gwynedd Township, PA

Founded

1933

Roquette is a family-governed, plant-based ingredients manufacturer with nearly a century of industrial operations. It processes renewable plant raw materials into ingredients, excipients, and solutions for food, health, cosmetics, and bio-based industry, operating more than 40 manufacturing sites and over 20 R&D and innovation centers worldwide. The company reports 11,000-plus employees and €4.9 billion in 2025 turnover.

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