Carasso family
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The Carasso family (also spelled Karasu, Karaso, Karassu, Karasso and Carasso) was a prominent Sephardic Jewish family in Ottoman Selanik (modern Thessaloniki, Greece) which went on to found the modern yoghurt industry. The name Karasu means 'black water'.
Emanuel Karasu (1862-1934) was a lawyer and politician, and prominent member of the Young Turks.
Isaac Carasso (1874- April 19, 1939), Emanuel's nephew, was an olive oil merchant[dubious — see talk page] and doctor[citation needed] who went on to found 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.
