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Isaac Carasso (1874 – 19 April 1939) was a member of the prominent Sephardic Jewish Carasso (Karasu) family of Ottoman Salonica (modern Thessaloniki, Greece).
Isaac Carasso was a Greek immigrant who created the first Danone yogurt in Spain in 1916. He named his product after his son Daniel, who later expanded the business to France and the US.
Naming them after his son’s nickname ‘Danon’, Isaac Carasso began to sell “Danone” yogurt to pharmacies in 1919. A simple product, with the simple aim to improve health, rooted in one of the oldest processes known to man: fermentation.
Danone is a global food company that started in 1919 with Isaac Carasso's yogurt. Learn about our vision, values, products and history of nourishing people and the planet.
Nov 21, 2016 · “Since the first use of lactic ferments in the early 20th century by Isaac Carasso, health and well-being have been key objectives for all our products,” said Franck Riboud when describing the...
Isaac Carasso brought his wife and three children to Spain, his ancestral home, in 1916 from his birthplace of Thessaloniki in Greece. Isaac was instantly struck by the levels of malnutrition and disease among local children. Concerned for their health, and thinking of his own son Daniel, he set out to make a difference.
Danone was founded by Isaac Carasso (born İzak Karasu), a Thessaloniki-born Sephardic Jewish physician from the Ottoman Empire, who began producing yogurt in Barcelona, Spain in 1919. The brand was named Danone, which translates to "little Daniel", after his son Daniel Carasso .
