Agropur

The Agropur Dairy Cooperative, usually shortened to Agropur, is headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.

Agropur
TypeAgricultural cooperative
IndustryDairy products
FoundedGranby, Quebec, Canada (August 24, 1938 (1938-08-24))
FounderL.-A. Mondou, Omer Deslauriers and 86 dairy producers from the Granby area
Headquarters
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
,
Canada
Key people
Émile Cordeau (CEO), Roger Massicotte (President) (Former), Serge Riendeau (President)
ProductsMilk
Cheese
Butter
Cream
Ice cream
Ingredients
Production output
6.6 billion litres of milk
Revenue C$7.7 billion (2017)
Members3,367
Number of employees
8,000
Websitewww.agropur.com/en
Footnotes / references
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Agropur Cooperative is a North American dairy cooperative founded in 1938. It is a supplier of products for the industrial, retail and foodservice sectors, and also is responsible for a number of its own consumer brands and products.

History

In 1971, the Quebec-based Coopérative agricole de Granby (renamed Agropur in 1979)[5] obtained the Canadian licence to manufacture and market Yoplait products.[6] 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.

On August 31, 2017, Agropur and Agrifoods announced that they had concluded an agreement pursuant to which Agropur would become the sole owner of Ultima Foods, subject to regulatory approval.

In December 2020, Agropur announced the sale of its yogurt activities in Canada to Lactalis (based in France).[7]

Acquisitions

In January 2017, Agropur acquired Nova Scotia-based 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.[8]

Brands
  • Natrel
  • Agropur Grand Cheddar
  • Oka
  • Agropur Signature
  • Central Dairies
  • Allegro
  • biPro
  • Dairytown
  • Anco
  • Québon
  • Farmers
  • Lucerne
  • Schroeder
  • Iceberg
  • Masters reserve
  • Scotsburn (acquired 2017)
  • Island Farms
  • Northumberland
  • Sealtest Dairy
  • Davisco Foods (acquired 2014)

References
  1. "Agropur through the decades". Agropur. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. "Corporate Profile". Agropur. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  3. "Annual Report 2017". Agropur. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. "Agropur announces it has acquired the assets of Scotsburn". Newswire. February 2, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  5. Agropur. "The logo's history". Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  6. Ultima Foods. "Ultima Story". Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  7. Agropur (2020-12-17). "Transaction concernant les activités de yogourt d'Agropur".
  8. "Agropur announces it has acquired the assets of Scotsburn". Newswire. February 2, 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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