LU (biscuits)

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Lefèvre-Utile

LU factory in Nantes, pictured in 2011
Formerly	Lefèvre-Utile Biscuit Co.
Company type	Private (1846–1986)
Industry	Food
Founded	1846; 178 years ago (1846)
Founder	Jean-Romain Lefèvre Pauline Lefèvre-Utile Louis Lefèvre-Utile
Fate	Acquired by Danone in 1986, then other owners
Headquarters	Nantes , France[1]
Area served	Worldwide[2]
Products	Biscuit
Brands	Petit-Beurre Prince de LU
Parent	Mondelez (2012–pres.) Kraft Foods Inc. (2007–12) Danone (1986–2007)
Website	lu.fr

Lefèvre-Utile, better known worldwide by the initials LU, was a French manufacturer brand of biscuits, emblematic of the city of Nantes. The brand is now part of US confectionery company Mondelēz International since 2012, after splitting of its previous owner Kraft Foods Inc.,^[3] which had acquired it as part of its acquisition from Groupe Danone in 2007.^[4] The Petit-Beurre biscuit remains the flagship product alongside the Ladyfinger, Champagne, Petit four, Prince de LU, Pim's, Paille d'Or, etc.^{[citation needed]}