Founded as Centrale Suiker Maatschappij (CSM), the company began as a sugar producer and trader quickly establishing itself on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 1920.

The company started growing through strategic acquisitions and shifting its focus toward the food and confectionery markets while building a strong presence in Europe and North America.

Carels fruit filling business was founded, starting the journey that led to the establishment of hero brands in the artisanal market like Fruffi (premium fruit filling with pieces) and Jelfix (premium fruit glaze).

Braims is the first company in Italy to introduce the concept of pastry mixes, launching specific mixes for different applications (croissant, puff pastry, sponge cake, leavened dough and many others) and revolutionizing the bakers’ pastry production techniques

Waldkorn® the Original was launched on the Dutch market as a dark-colored, airy multigrain bread, richly decorated with extra grains and seeds. What began with a single bread soon developed into a fully-fledged brand, often copied but never equaled.

Introduction of the Temperature Tolerant patented concept in margarines and melanges, providing maximum flexibility in terms of working temperature with very good workability between 10 and 30 °C.

National Doughnut Week was launched as a week-long celebration of doughnuts for good, sponsored by CSM Ingredients. Every year, NDW raises vital funds for The Children’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury.

Acquisition of Marguerite, a premium fine pastry ingredients brand founded in France in 1919, that has become an icon worldwide of the most refined pastry art.

Launch of Tiger Paste, an easy-to-use paste for bread to easily enhance its flavor and appearance.

Acquisition of Artisal (France), Masterline (Italy), MeisterMarken (Germany) and Ulmer Spatz (Germany) brands to further broaden the company’s portfolio in relation to bread ingredients, pastry ingredients, margarines, fats and oils, as well as fillings and toppings.

Launch of Ancient Grains brand based on the promotion of little-known crops like Emmer, Einkorn and Ancient Rye.

The bakery supplies activities in North America and Europe were separated from the biobased products division (today part of Corbion): CSM Bakery Solutions was born.

A fund managed by Investindustrial acquired the European and international divisions of CSM Bakery Solution, thus founding CSM Ingredients and the Ingredient-Tech Platform.

CSM Ingredients acquires HIFOOD, a company specializing in the research, development and production of cleaner label, value added ingredients primarily of natural origin, including proteins, fibers, gluten-free systems and egg reduction solutions.

The Ingredient-Tech Platform, comprising CSM Ingredients group and Italcanditi group, further evolves into the holding company Nexture.