Innovation Ecosystem

ADM Animal Nutrition (Canadian division) manufactures nutritional premixes for livestock, poultry, and pets. It also distributes ingredients, feed additives, medications, and other animal health products.

Aerovirus Technologies Inc. is an SMB specializing in real-time detection and neutralization technologies for aeroviral and aerobacterial threats, leading to healthier animals and zero or minimal use of antibiotics.

BCI Foods is Canada’s largest soup manufacturer. In addition to its famous Aylmer brand, the company produces a wide range of soups under its two other popular brands, Primo and Baxters, as well as a large number of private labels. Its facilities enable it to produce condensed and ready-to-serve soups, broths, sauces, pasta, and ready-to-eat pouch meals. It operates according to the highest safety standards in the industry, namely the BRC standard for food quality.

Natura Foods is a manufacturer of delicious, high-quality soy, rice, almond, and oat-based beverages that contribute to a healthy lifestyle. Its product line offers a beneficial alternative to dairy products. Its mission is to provide health-conscious consumers with delicious, highly nutritious, dairy-free organic beverages and foods at affordable prices.

AriVac Inc. is a biotechnology company specializing in the development of innovative products and services for veterinary and food safety applications.

Barry Callebaut Canada is the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products. The company operates in 26 countries and has around 40 production sites. It serves the entire food industry, from manufacturers to professional users of chocolate, such as chocolatiers, confectioners, and pastry chefs, as well as retailers.

Biena Inc. is a leading producer and distributor of bacterial cultures. It specializes in the research and production of enzymes, ferments, and probiotics for pharmacies and the dairy and cheese industries for the global market. Its technologies are also applied in the deli meat and animal feed sectors.

Bio Biscuit is a leading manufacturer of pet food, dedicated to offering the highest quality baked products. Based in Saint-Hyacinthe, this family-owned business serves local and international markets with its Oven-Baked Tradition brand, known and loved by its customers for its commitment to authenticity, health, and animal welfare. As a family business, it values tradition and excellence passed down from generation to generation.

Biovet, a division of Antech Diagnostics, a subsidiary of Mars Petcare, operates a CFIA-certified laboratory offering a full range of innovative diagnostic services for veterinarians. More than just a benchmark in veterinary diagnostics, its laboratory is accredited by the SCC and MELCC for microbiological analysis of food, drinking water, and non-potable water. In addition, Biovet is the only Canadian company to develop, manufacture, and market a range of high-performance multiplex serology products, ELISA diagnostic kits, and qPCR kits for animals.

Brasseurs du Monde is a Quebec microbrewery renowned for its wide variety of craft beers inspired by brewing traditions from around the world. It specializes in developing original recipes with distinctive flavor profiles.

CDMV is Canada’s leader in the marketing of products and drugs for veterinary practices. The company is an important pillar of the animal health innovation and production ecosystem in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada. By enabling the nationwide marketing of innovative veterinary pharmaceutical products, its operations support the development of numerous manufacturers in this sector. In addition, its contribution to the development of technologies aimed at improving the management of veterinary practices has a significant impact on the protection of animal and public health.

A leader in bovine genetics and reproduction, Ciaq employs more than 200 people across Quebec. Its mission is to support the profitability of dairy and beef producers by distributing world-class bovine genetics products and services tailored to the evolving needs of Quebec producers, as well as farm products that improve the profitability of their herds in the dairy and beef sectors.

DCL Nutrition + Animal Health Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality non-medicated animal feed additives, such as enzymes, probiotics, prebiotics, minerals, disinfectants, aromatic compounds, and plant extracts. These products are specially designed for the pork, poultry, and ruminant industries to improve animal health. This is done while respecting the fight against antibiotic resistance, which is one of the major public health challenges of the 21st century, a health issue for the livestock industry and consumer food safety.

DOSE Juice manufactures and markets entirely organic cold-pressed juices. Its range includes products with different flavors in addition to its line of protein smoothies, which are Ecocert certified and therefore eligible to carry the “organic” label. DOSE also manufactures several private label products.

Fruit d’Or processes and utilizes Quebec berries such as cranberries and wild blueberries. Based in Villeroy, the company employs some 500 people, including 400 in Quebec. Its wide range of products is intended for food processing, the nutraceuticals market, and consumers. It exports its products to some 50 countries and is now considered the world leader in organic cranberry processing and the second largest player in organic wild blueberries. Located in the Cité de l’innovation agroalimentaire, its Centre of Excellence in Berry Processing brings together experts in the fields of retail, ingredients, nutraceuticals, and cosmetics. Its activities are as varied as new product development, the development and improvement of production processes, and participation in various scientific and innovation projects with research and educational institutions.

General Mills is one of the world’s largest food companies, with a portfolio of more than 100 brands, including many market leaders. Its Saint-Hyacinthe plant employs some 240 people and operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It manufactures the Yoplait and Liberté brands, which are among the company’s most popular brands in Canada.

Nutri Group is a Canadian leader in the grading, processing, and marketing of eggs and egg products. Founded in 1987, the Maskoutain-based company employs more than 300 people in a dozen companies and plants across Canada, most of which are jointly owned with regional poultry producers.

Hershey Canada Inc. – Brookside Factory specializes in the manufacture of chocolate-coated products. Over the years, it has developed the best recipes and processes for coating a wide variety of fruits and nuts with premium quality chocolate. It is a subsidiary of the Hershey’s group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chocolate confectionery.

Industrie Gastronomique Cascajares specializes in preparing artisanal-quality culinary solutions, thanks to its extensive expertise in precision sous-vide cooking developed in Spain. In addition to its Chef Brigade range for catering professionals, it creates ready-to-use products, simmered just like at home, for the general public under its own brand, Le Chef et moi, or for other brands.

With 30 years of experience, Atsenti Laboratories aims to bridge the gap between the traditional pharmaceutical industry and manufacturers of natural health products. Atsenti identifies, isolates, and purifies the active molecules in medicinal plants using entirely natural methods. The company focuses its activities on natural antioxidants. Atsenti processes more than 2,500 tons of plant material each year to produce extracts of unparalleled quality.

Les Viandes Lacroix is a family-owned business specializing in meat processing. Its 50,000-square-foot plant is HACCP certified and has also obtained SQF Level 2 certification.

Naturel HPP is Canada’s first and only cold food processing service company that uses high pressure processing (HPP), a process that uses only water to maximize business opportunities for Canadian food processors and ultimately offer consumers food that tastes better and stays fresher longer.

Nutrania Inc. offers premixes of minerals and vitamins for animals, as well as specialty nutritional solutions.

ODF Nutra is a leader in the development and operation of a system for the oral and buccal delivery of active ingredients in the form of rapidly dissolving films: the ODF (Orally Dissolving Film) system. The company operates a Health Canada-certified manufacturing facility for natural health products. ODF Nutra excels in the development and/or manufacture of natural health products and nutraceuticals in the form of oral and buccal patches.

Olymel is Canada’s leading pork and poultry slaughtering, processing, and distribution company. The Saint-Hyacinthe region is home to several of the company’s plants, and it conducts some of its R&D activities in a shared laboratory at the Cité de l’innovation agroalimentaire. Olymel is one of Canada’s largest food exporters.

Industrial bakery specializing in baked goods and frozen doughnuts for the food service and retail markets in North America.

Probiotech International develops and promotes the use of functional plants and fatty acids for animal nutrition, health, and well-being. The company works closely with leading research institutes and universities around the world to create products that improve animal performance and well-being while increasing profits for farmers. The development of innovative solutions in partnership with its customers (feed manufacturers, premix companies, and integrators) in Canada and the United States has greatly contributed to its success over the years.

Station Agro-biotech specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of innovative products in the brewing, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverage industries. It includes Distillerie NOROI and Microbrasserie Le bilboquet. With its state-of-the-art facilities, its team can assist its clients in the design, production, and marketing of their projects.

Sterinova Inc. is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development and manufacture of sterile, ready-to-use injectable products. Its products, which include pre-filled syringes and intravenous solution bags, are designed to meet the specific needs of healthcare professionals.

Spécialités MB is a company specializing in the processing of beef, chicken, pork, veal, lamb, and turkey. Their extensive range of specialized equipment allows them to produce a wide variety of raw and cooked products. Their products are sold through numerous channels, including grocery stores, restaurants, daycare centers, schools, hospitals, and industrial accounts, and are exported to the United States and, in some cases, Mexico.

VACCI-VET is a company established in 2009 in the Cité de l’Innovation Agroalimentaire. It specializes in the design and manufacture of autogenous veterinary vaccines. Its autogenous vaccines are tailor-made to combat specific diseases affecting livestock.