Isaac Carasso

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Isaac Carasso was a Spanish entrepreneur best known for creating the Danone brand and pioneering the commercial production of yogurt in Europe in the early 20th century.

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instanceOf entrepreneur
human
aimedTo improve child nutrition
associatedWith Danone Group NERFINISHED
birthYear 1874
brandCreated Danone NERFINISHED
brandNameEtymology Danone is a diminutive of Daniel in Catalan NERFINISHED
businessInnovation branding and packaging of yogurt as a consumer product
industrial-scale yogurt production in Europe
businessModel mass production of yogurt for urban consumers
businessSector consumer packaged goods
food processing
child Daniel Carasso NERFINISHED
contributedTo popularization of yogurt in Western Europe
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathYear 1939
entrepreneurialRole founder of a multinational food company
era early 20th century
ethnicOrigin Sephardic Jewish
familyName Carasso NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork dairy industry
food industry
founded Danone NERFINISHED
givenName Isaac NERFINISHED
inspiredBy traditional Balkan yogurt
introducedProductToMarket yogurt in Spain
legacy creation of one of the world’s largest dairy brands
marketedAs health food
name Isaac Carasso NERFINISHED
namedBrandAfter his son Daniel (Danone)
nationality Spanish
notableFor founding the Danone brand
pioneering commercial yogurt production in Europe
occupation entrepreneur
industrialist
operatedInCity Barcelona NERFINISHED
operatedInCountry Spain NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Barcelona NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
productDeveloped commercial yogurt
regionOfOrigin Balkans NERFINISHED
relative Daniel Carasso NERFINISHED
usedCulture yogurt bacterial cultures
usedIngredient fermented milk
usedScientificSupportFrom Pasteur Institute cultures

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Danone foundedBy Isaac Carasso