Vachon Inc.

Vachon, Inc., is a Canadian maker of popular snack pastries, owned by Saputo Inc. between 1999 and 2015, since then by Canada Bread.^[1]

Vachon was founded by Joseph-Arcade and Rose-Anna Vachon Giroux in 1923 when the couple left his home village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage to develop a bakery in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce in Quebec.

Brands include:

May West^[2]
Jos. Louis^[3]
Passion Flakie
Ah Caramel!^[4]
½ Moon (sometimes misinterpreted as "½ Lune Moon" due to Vachon's French-first bilingual packaging)
Hostess (Canada only) - including Twinkies

References

↑ "Canada Bread buys Saputo bakery unit for $120M". CBC.ca. Canadian Press. 18 December 2014.
↑ http://www.vachon.com/en/pastries/may-west/#regulier
↑ http://www.vachon.com/en/pastries/jos-louis/#regulier/
↑ http://www.vachon.com/en/pastries/ah-caramel/#regulier

External links

Vachon

Saputo Inc.

Cheeses	Alexis de Portneuf Alto Armstrong Bari Black Creek "Wisconsin Classic" Cheeseheads Danscorella De Lucia Dragone DuVillage 1860 Frigo Gardenia Kingsey Lorraine Cheese Lugano Saputo Schneider Stella Treasure Cave

Milk and yogurts	Baxter Dairyland Lait's Go/Milk 2 Go La Paulina Neilson Nutrilait Pacific Ricrem

Bakery	Vachon Jos. Louis May West Ah Caramel! Rondeau Authentic Big Daddy Original Hop & Go Igor

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