Carasso family
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The Carasso family (also spelled Karasu, Karaso, Karassu and Karasso) was a prominent Sephardic Jewish family in Ottoman Selanik (modern Thessaloniki, Greece). In the early 20th century, some members of the family were active in the Young Turks and others went on to found the modern yoghurt industry.
Emmanuel Carasso (1862-1934) was a lawyer and politician, and prominent member of the Young Turks. His name was Turkified as Emanuel Karasu 'black water'.
Isaac Carasso (1874- April 19, 1939), Emanuel's nephew, was a medical doctor who emigrated to Barcelona, where he founded the yoghurt company that became Groupe Danone.
Daniel Carasso, Isaac's son, took over the family business in Spain and established Danone in France and the United States and built the company up to Groupe Danone.
