Amalgamated Dairies
Grant in 2025
Amalgamated Dairies manufactures dairy products such as milk, cheese, and butter. Amalgamated Dairies is a dairy enterprise that handles and controls milk picked up at farms and transports it to be processed, packaged, stored, and delivered. The major lines of production are cheddar and cheddar-type cheeses, and they do offer co-pack solutions for local and national food wholesalers and retailers. They are cheese manufacturers and have the most diverse dairy. Cheddar cheese, specialty cheese, butter, milk, ice cream, evaporated milk, and sweetened condensed milk are among their offerings.
Alimentation Nouvelle-Orléans
Grant in 2025
Alimentation Nouvelle Orléans specializes in the production and distribution of high-quality food products. The company's offerings include a variety of seasonings, spices, sauces, concentrates, creams, soups, pasta, pastry products, marinades, and vinaigrettes.
The company has been operational since April 1989 and is based in Hébertville-Station, Quebec.
KSM specializes in the production of potassium-based fertilizers, including potassium sulfate (SOP) and potassium magnesium sulfate (SOPM). Utilizing a patented process, they convert abundant mine tailings into these products, along with hydrochloric acid as a byproduct.
Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre
Grant in 2023
Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre is to enhance co-packaging capacity for the agri-food sector in Saskatchewan.
Bioimaging Research Solutions
Grant in 2023
Bioimaging Research Solutions strives to streamline and enhance the food-production system at all stages - from farm to consumer.
Protein Industries Canada
Grant in 2022
Protein Industries Canada (PIC) is a not-for-profit organization focused on enhancing Canada's role as a leading source of high-quality plant protein and related co-products. It operates as an industry-led initiative, collaborating with various stakeholders to promote the growth and development of the plant-based protein sector. PIC aims to drive innovation and improve the overall sustainability of the industry, ensuring that Canada capitalizes on its agricultural strengths while meeting the increasing global demand for plant-based products. Through partnerships and strategic initiatives, PIC is dedicated to fostering advancements that benefit both the economy and the environment.
La Petite Bretonne
Grant in 2021
La Petite Bretonne, Inc. is a distinguished commercial bakery based in Blainville, Canada, specializing in the production and distribution of a wide array of pastry products. Founded in 1966, the company offers a diverse selection including mini chocos, chocolate buns, strawberry and cinnamon buns, madeleines, and various molasses cookies. Their products are available through grocery chains and retailers across Canada, the United States, and the Maritimes, with offerings prominently featured in the bakery and grocery sections of supermarkets. La Petite Bretonne is recognized for delivering fresh pastries daily, catering to a variety of consumer tastes.
E2metrix Inc. is a Canadian technology company focused on the design, development, manufacture, and commercialization of innovative wastewater and recirculated water treatment systems. Founded in 2010 and based in Sherbrooke, Québec, the company utilizes its proprietary electrolysis technology platform, ECOTHOR, to tackle wastewater challenges across various industries, including municipal water treatment, food processing, dairy processing, mining, and more. E2metrix specializes in providing solutions for phosphorus removal, ammonia reduction, and the recovery of resources, enabling clients to effectively manage and treat a broad range of contaminants in their wastewater.
Fromagerie L'Ancêtre
Grant in 2020
Fromagerie L'Ancêtre is a manufacturer of organic dairy products based in Bécancour, Quebec. The company specializes in processing organic milk to create a diverse range of cheeses and butters, including cheddar, goat cheese, washed rind sliced cheese, feta, fondue, skim milk cheese, gouda, mozzarella, parmesan, and Swiss cheese. Committed to quality, Fromagerie L'Ancêtre offers gluten-free options and adheres to animal rennet-free practices, ensuring that its products cater to various dietary preferences. The use of unpasteurized milk in some of its cheese varieties, such as cheddar and Swiss Emmental, highlights the company's dedication to traditional cheese-making methods while providing consumers with a unique selection of organic dairy products.
Emkao Foods Inc. is a food processing company based in Mission, British Columbia, specializing in the production of premium quality chocolate ingredients. The company focuses on sustainability by sourcing organic, single-sourced cocoa beans from smallholder farmers in the villages where it operates. Emkao Foods is dedicated to providing customers with transparently sourced and traceable cocoa products, ensuring that their offerings are of high quality and aligned with sustainable practices. Through their commitment to ethical sourcing and processing, Emkao Foods aims to deliver exceptional chocolate ingredients to the market.
La Fromagerie Champêtre
Grant in 2019
La Fromagerie Champêtre, established in 1996 in Repentigny, Canada, specializes in the production of a diverse array of cheese products. The company offers both common cheeses, including its popular Champêtre brand cheddar curds, Swiss, Monterey Jack, Gouda, and Brick cheeses, as well as fine cheeses such as the award-winning Presqu’île, Tomme du Fleuve, Le Bocké, and Phare de l’île Ronde. Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, La Fromagerie Champêtre ensures that its products meet high-quality standards for packaging, storage, and distribution, catering to the needs of retailers, restaurant owners, and foodservice operators. The company employs approximately 50 individuals, contributing to its operational success and commitment to delivering premium dairy products.
Congèlerie l'Héritier
Debt Financing in 2019
Established in 2018, Congèlerie l’Héritier packages and processes a diverse variety of fruit, mainly blueberries and frozen vegetables. The Normandin company is a regroupment of several agricultural producers and cooperatives. They employ around thirty workers.
Agri-food table
Grant in 2019
Agri-food table in conjunction with local stakeholders, to develop, support, and carry out projects and actions pertaining to agri-food sector challenges. They offer events, a product catalog, representative tours, and group advertising campaigns.
La Trappe à Fromage
Debt Financing in 2018
La Trappe à Fromage, Inc. is a Canadian company founded in 1995 and located in Gatineau. It specializes in processing and marketing a diverse selection of cheese and dairy products. The company offers a variety of specialty cheeses, including brie, monterey jack, brick, colby, and farmer cheeses. In addition to its cheese offerings, La Trappe à Fromage features a selection of beer from local microbreweries, a delicatessen, and local products, along with meals prepared to high standards.
Ananda Devices
Debt Financing in 2017
Ananda Devices is a biotechnology company that specializes in proprietary high throughput cellular and tissue nano-organization technology. This innovative technology is designed to accelerate research and development across the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries. By enabling the innervation of various tissue types and miniaturizing existing biological models, Ananda Devices facilitates the creation of co-culture models that provide detailed access to individual components. This capability allows researchers and physicians to generate in-depth and physiologically relevant data tailored to their specific needs, thereby enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of their research programs.
Ananda Devices
Grant in 2017
Ananda Devices is a biotechnology company that specializes in proprietary high throughput cellular and tissue nano-organization technology. This innovative technology is designed to accelerate research and development across the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries. By enabling the innervation of various tissue types and miniaturizing existing biological models, Ananda Devices facilitates the creation of co-culture models that provide detailed access to individual components. This capability allows researchers and physicians to generate in-depth and physiologically relevant data tailored to their specific needs, thereby enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of their research programs.
Aliments Prémont
Grant in 2017
Aliments Prémont, founded in 2012, is a specialized agri-food company focused on pork processing and distribution. Based in Ste-Angèle de Prémont, the company employs approximately 100 workers and exports its value-added products internationally, with Canada as its primary market.
Renaissance BioScience
Grant in 2017
Renaissance BioScience is a Vancouver-based biotechnology company specializing in proprietary yeast-based platform technologies for applications in food and beverage, health, agriculture, and chemicals. Its portfolio includes commercial yeast strains that reduce acrylamide formation in carbohydrate-rich foods and coffee, as well as strains that prevent hydrogen sulfide in wine, beer, and cider. The company also develops RNA interference related products, including oral delivery systems for RNA and RNAi production and delivery for gastrointestinal therapies in both human and animal health, with potential use as biopesticides. Founded in 2013, Renaissance BioScience combines whole-organism and gene-targeted engineering to create optimized yeast that functions as active, market-ready microbes across global markets.
Mazza Innovation
Seed Round in 2017
Mazza Innovation, located in Summerland, BC, specializes in developing advanced extraction technologies to obtain high-value phytochemicals from plants. The company utilizes a novel pressurized low polarity water extraction method that produces clean, solvent-free ingredients. This technology allows for the extraction of bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, alkaloids, glycosides, and specialty carbohydrates. By focusing on environmentally sustainable practices, Mazza Innovation enables manufacturers, from small firms to large multinationals, to create innovative and high-quality products for use in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. The company's approach not only ensures the purity of ingredients but also promotes energy and cost savings in the production process.
Mazza Innovation
Grant in 2013
Mazza Innovation, located in Summerland, BC, specializes in developing advanced extraction technologies to obtain high-value phytochemicals from plants. The company utilizes a novel pressurized low polarity water extraction method that produces clean, solvent-free ingredients. This technology allows for the extraction of bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, alkaloids, glycosides, and specialty carbohydrates. By focusing on environmentally sustainable practices, Mazza Innovation enables manufacturers, from small firms to large multinationals, to create innovative and high-quality products for use in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. The company's approach not only ensures the purity of ingredients but also promotes energy and cost savings in the production process.
La Petite Bretonne
Debt Financing in 2012
La Petite Bretonne, Inc. is a distinguished commercial bakery based in Blainville, Canada, specializing in the production and distribution of a wide array of pastry products. Founded in 1966, the company offers a diverse selection including mini chocos, chocolate buns, strawberry and cinnamon buns, madeleines, and various molasses cookies. Their products are available through grocery chains and retailers across Canada, the United States, and the Maritimes, with offerings prominently featured in the bakery and grocery sections of supermarkets. La Petite Bretonne is recognized for delivering fresh pastries daily, catering to a variety of consumer tastes.
Fromagerie Montebello
Debt Financing in 2011
A cheesemaker's dream
Alain Boyer made cheese for several years at the Fromagerie de Plaisance, only to take another route… without, however, mourning the loss of the profession. In 2011, the stars realigned. Fromagerie Montebello was born in the heart of the Petite-Nation, to the great pleasure of lovers of fine cheeses who first adopted Tête à Papineau with enthusiasm!
Thanks to the support of bodies that believed in the project, including the Quebec Ministry of Finance and the Economy, the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Investissement Quebec, Canada Economic Development and the Center local de développement Papineau, the premises on rue Principale now had an occupant. The artisanal production and marketing of cheese products was launched.
Chocmod
Debt Financing in 2010
Chocmod is a family‑owned confectionery company founded in 1948 in Roncq, northern France. The firm specializes in gourmet chocolate truffles and related products such as chocolate‑covered marshmallows, candies, nougats, and chocolate chips, which it sells under its own brands and as private labels. Production is carried out in France and in a second facility opened in 2011 near Montreal, Canada, to serve the North American market. Chocmod distributes its products to more than 45 countries across five continents.
Fromagerie L'Ancêtre
Debt Financing in 2009
Fromagerie L'Ancêtre is a manufacturer of organic dairy products based in Bécancour, Quebec. The company specializes in processing organic milk to create a diverse range of cheeses and butters, including cheddar, goat cheese, washed rind sliced cheese, feta, fondue, skim milk cheese, gouda, mozzarella, parmesan, and Swiss cheese. Committed to quality, Fromagerie L'Ancêtre offers gluten-free options and adheres to animal rennet-free practices, ensuring that its products cater to various dietary preferences. The use of unpasteurized milk in some of its cheese varieties, such as cheddar and Swiss Emmental, highlights the company's dedication to traditional cheese-making methods while providing consumers with a unique selection of organic dairy products.
Protein Industries Canada
Protein Industries Canada (PIC) is a not-for-profit organization focused on enhancing Canada's role as a leading source of high-quality plant protein and related co-products. It operates as an industry-led initiative, collaborating with various stakeholders to promote the growth and development of the plant-based protein sector. PIC aims to drive innovation and improve the overall sustainability of the industry, ensuring that Canada capitalizes on its agricultural strengths while meeting the increasing global demand for plant-based products. Through partnerships and strategic initiatives, PIC is dedicated to fostering advancements that benefit both the economy and the environment.