Groupe Nutri acquires a building in Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole in the Olivier-Chalifoux industrial park

Groupe Nutri, a Canadian leader in egg grading and processing, announces a strategic investment aimed at strengthening its presence in Saint-Hyacinthe. The company has just acquired, from Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole, the industrial building located at 6525, rue Picard in the Olivier-Chalifoux industrial park, adjacent to its current facilities.

Spanning approximately 83,150 square feet, the building will accommodate a large portion of the development activities that will allow Groupe Nutri to consolidate its position as a producer of healthy and simple foods for the Quebec and Canadian markets.

“Our goal is to become the organization with the egg offering most loved by Canadian consumers, recognized for its distinctive products, operational performance, and technological edge,” emphasized Groupe Nutri’s Chief Executive Officer, Sébastien Léveillé. “We are confident that this acquisition will contribute to our growth and that it will allow the next generation of our farmer-owners to propel their businesses through Nutri.”

“We are very satisfied with the agreement we reached with Groupe Nutri for the sale of this real estate asset. This transaction will not only enable a major manufacturing investment project but also support the growth of agri-food development activity in our region, and more particularly on a site close to the Cité de l’innovation agroalimentaire (Agri-Food Innovation City),” added the Executive Director of Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole, Karine Guilbault.

It is worth recalling that Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole had acquired the building when it was left vacant in 2019. The organization had then wished to ensure it maintained a use that would be structuring for the region’s economy, given the importance of the building in terms of surface area, but also its strategic location alongside Highway 20. It had only been partially occupied by various industrial tenants since this acquisition.

“Several purchase offers and redevelopment scenarios were evaluated for this site in recent years. However, our intention, with the support of our board of directors, was to wait for a project that aligned with the strategic vision we had for this building before parting with it. A condition satisfied by Groupe Nutri’s project,” specified Ms. Guilbault.

About Groupe Nutri
Groupe Nutri is a company owned by Quebec agricultural families. Since 1987, the company has grown to become one of the largest egg graders in Canada. Each year, we produce, grade, process, and market over 2.4 billion regular, free-range, organic, specialty, and processed eggs through its joint venture Produits de l’œuf Suprême, made available through our retail, institutional, commercial, and industrial clientele.

About Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole
Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole is the organization responsible for economic development within the territory of the MRC des Maskoutains. Its mandate is to support the growth of businesses in the region and attract new ones, whether industrial or commercial. It notably ensures the animation and development of the most important agri-food innovation hub in Quebec and the Cité de l’innovation agroalimentaire, the associated technology park. Similarly, it ensures the promotion and development of tourism, particularly business tourism, and talent attraction.

vPhoto credit: Patrick Deslandes
From left to right: Sébastien Léveillé, Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Nutri; Claudia Désilets, President of Groupe Nutri; Karine Guilbault, Executive Director of Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole; and Patrick Malo, President of Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole.