The Carasso family (also spelled Karasu, Karaso, Karassu, Karsu, Karso , Carrasco and Karasso) was a prominent
Sephardic Jewish family in
OttomanSelanik (modern Thessaloniki, Greece).[1] In the early 20th century, some members of the family were active in the
Young Turks and others went on to found the modern
yogurt industry.
Emmanuel Carasso or Emanuel Karasu (1862–1934) was a lawyer and politician, and prominent member of the Young Turks. His name was Turkified as Emanuel Karasu, meaning 'black water'.
Daniel Carasso (1905–2009), 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.