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BioSafe Systems LLC
Headquarters: East Hartford
Industry: Disease control for agriculture, horticul-
ture, industrial and consumer markets
Founded: 1988
Founder: Rob Larose
Generation Currently Running Company: 1st
Full-Time Employees: 48
Part-Time Employees: 7
Family Members Currently Employed at Company:
Rob Larose, owner and president (father); Mary
Ann Larose, accounting (mother); Lauren Crane,
operations manager (daughter); Mike Larose,
agriculture segment manager (son); Matt Larose,
technical sales and service (son); Steve Larose,
technical sales and service (Rob's brother).
Website: www.biosafesystems.com
Q&A
How do you remain competitive in the
market?
We strive to keep our overhead low, empow-
er our people to be decision makers, maintain
the highest level of customer service and be
innovative in our product development.
What is your company's biggest achieve-
ment in the last year?
Successfully positioning BioSafe Systems
in a new market within agriculture, provid-
ing food safety solutions to the U.S. meat and
poultry industry.
What is the one family value you want
passed onto each generation in your
business?
Integrity. n
2015 CONNECTICUT FAMILY BUSINESS AWARDS CATEGORY: 25-75 full-time Employees
FINALIST
(Top, left to right) Matt Larose, Mary Ann Larose, Rob Larose, Rene Larose, Steve Larose, Lauren (Larose) Crane, Emma
Crane, Justin Crane and Michael Larose. (Bottom left) Bentley, the office mascot, next to a photo of employees (right) par-
ticipating in a team-building exercise.
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