Agropur

Agropur
Agricultural cooperative
Industry Dairy products
Founded Granby, Quebec, Canada (August 24, 1938 (1938-08-24))
Founder L.-A. Mondou, Omer Deslauriers and 86 dairy producers from the Granby area
Headquarters Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada
Key people
Robert Coallier (CEO), Serge Riendeau (Chairman)
Production output
3.3 billion litres of milk
Revenue Increase C$ 3.665 billion (2012)
Increase C$ 179.4 million (2012)
Increase C$ 39.3 million (2012)
Total assets C$ 1.355 billion (2012)
Total equity C$ 915.7 million (2012)
Number of employees
6,000
Divisions Natrel
Cheese and Ingredients
Ultima Foods (Joint venture)
Website www.agropur.com
Footnotes / references
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Agropur is a Canadian Agricultural cooperative headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.

The Agropur cooperative is the largest Canadian dairy company by annualized sales ($3 billion). It was founded in 1938. The company has 3,615 shareholders and 5,700 employees distributed among 27 plants and numerous distribution centres and offices across Canada, and in the United States and Argentina. It processes more than 2.7 billion litres of milk annually. Agropur milk products are sold as Québon, Oka cheese, Sealtest, Natrel, Island Farms, Yoplait, La Lacteo, Trega and Schrœder.

Agropur is the co-owner of Ultima Foods with Agrifoods International Cooperative Ltd.

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References

  1. "Agropur through the decades". Agropur. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. "Corporate Profile". Agropur. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  3. "Annual Report 2012" (PDF). Agropur. Retrieved 31 October 2013.

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