Agropur
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| Company type | Agricultural cooperative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Dairy products |
| Founded | Granby, Quebec, Canada (August 24, 1938) |
| Founder | L.-A. Mondou, Omer Deslauriers and 86 dairy producers from the Granby area |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Key people | Émile Cordeau (CEO), Roger Massicotte (President) (Former), Serge Riendeau (President) |
| Products | Milk Cheese Butter Cream Ice cream Ingredients |
Production output | 6.7 billion litres of milk |
| Revenue |  C$7.3 billion (2021) |
| Members | 2,908 |
Number of employees | 7,500 |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3][4][5][6] | |
Agropur Cooperative is a Canadian dairy agricultural cooperative founded on August 24, 1938, in Granby, Quebec by L.-A. Mondou, Omer Deslauriers, and 86 local dairy producers. Currently headquartered in Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Agropur operates brands such as Natrel, Oka cheese, and Québon in the industrial, retail, and food service sectors. As of 2021, the cooperative has 2,908 members and a workforce of around 7,500 employees. It generated revenues of C$7.3 billion in 2021.[7]
History
[edit]In 1971, the Quebec-based Coopérative Agricole de Granby (renamed Agropur in 1979)[8] obtained the Canadian licence to manufacture and market Yoplait products.[9] In 1993, Agropur's yogurt manufacturing and marketing operations were combined with those of Agrifoods, a federal cooperative owned by 2,500 dairy producers in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, forming Ultima Foods.
In December 2020, Agropur announced the sale of its yogurt activities in Canada to Lactalis, a French-based company.[10]
In 2022, Agropur made a significant $34 million investment in its ice cream and frozen novelties plant novelties in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.[11]
In November of 2025, Agropur announced the closure of its Edmonton Ice Cream plant[12], located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada after 60 years of operation laying off 137 workers. The plant was founded by Safeway and purchased by Agropur upon the sale of Safeway to Sobeys in 2014.[13]
Acquisitions
[edit]In January 2017, Agropur acquired the Nova Scotia-based company Scotsburn, expanding its offering of ice cream and novelty products. At the time of the acquisition, Scotsburn had annual sales of more than $150 million.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Agropur through the decades". Agropur. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Corporate Profile". Agropur. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Annual Report 2017". Agropur. Retrieved 15 February 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Agropur announces it has acquired the assets of Scotsburn" (Press release). Newswire. February 2, 2017. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ Beauchamp, Claude (1988). Agropur : cinquante ans de rêves et de réalisations depuis la Société coopérative agricole du canton de Granby, 1938-1988 (in French). Montreal: Boréal. ISBN 2-89052-245-8. OCLC 23692060.
- ^ Audy, Michel; Les Films Audy Ltée (1987), Une étonnante réalité (in French), Les Films Audy Ltée, OCLC 1131662500
- ^ "Agropur Signature | Agropur". www.agropur.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ Agropur. "The logo's history". Archived from the original on 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ Ultima Foods. "Ultima Story". Archived from the original on 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ Agropur (2020-12-17). "Transaction concernant les activités de yogourt d'Agropur". Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "Agropur injects $34 million into its ice cream and frozen novelties plant in Truro | Agropur". www.agropur.com. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ https://www.agropur.com/en/news/all-news/the-closure-of-the-edmonton-alberta-ice-cream-plant
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/1441556/sobeys-selling-western-canada-dairy-operations-to-agropur/
- ^ "Agropur announces it has acquired the assets of Scotsburn". Newswire (Press release). February 2, 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
