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.
History
Lefèvre-Utile was founded in Nantes, in 1846 by Jean-Romain Lefèvre.[3][5] Originally he sold biscuits from the English factory