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Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Quebec, Canada

The 215 best Food and Agriculture companies in Quebec, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Agropur.

215companies tracked
$998.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
15have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × QUEBEC

Our analysis of 50 Food and Agriculture companies

$6.4b in tracked funding; 81% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
81%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2015median founding year
48median Fliar Index™
475kcombined LinkedIn audience
70%of audience held by top 3
8companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Quebec

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityRecent signals
13 Brasseurs
Brand of beers
——161————
2A la Carte Express
Restaurant serving multiple dishes
———Michel Lepine
Owner
Cart FunctionalityPHPFacebook Login+29Top 5M—
3A5 Hospitality
Provider of even catering and bar services
———————
4Agri-Flex
Horticulture and agriculture distributor offering quality products and expert advice
——13Gilles Vezina
Owner
WordPress Block EditorWordPressBugHerd+28Top 10M—
5Agrivolt
Experts in eliminating stray voltage, ensuring animal well-being and safety
———Deepak Chaurasia
Co-Founder
Wix eCommerceWixSentry+12Top 50M—
6AgroEnviroLab
Provider of agriculture & garden anlysis and research services
———Michel Champagame
Owner
PHPGoogle MapsMatomo Analytics+12Top 10M—
7alasko
Alasko Foods specializes in the supply of branded and private label frozen fruits & vegetables.
——100—WixSentryBootstrap+10Top 50M2 partnerships
8Aliments Triomphe
Producer and supplier of meat and related food product
——250————

Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Quebec

#1
Late Stage · Saint Hubert de Riviere du Loup, Quebec · founded 1938 · 7350 employees
$621.9Mraised
▾

Agropur is engaged in the processing and sale of dairy products primarily in Canada and the United States. The company provides milk and dairy products, dips and juices, fine cheeses, yogurt, ice creams, cottage cheeses, cream cheeses, organic yogurt, organic cream cheeses, sour cream, etc. It also exports dairy products and food ingredients. The company offers its products primarily under the Natrel, Québon, OKA, Farmers, Agropur Signature, Agropur Grand Cheddar, Island Farms, BiPro, iogo, and Olympic brand names.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 30%
Market
top 38%
Growth
top 41%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 43%
Global
bottom 37%
Funding: Raised $622M · 2 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Jan 2025)
Market: 7,350 employees (top 4% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · 4 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 86k LinkedIn followers — 18.2% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Emile CordeauCEO
Investors
CDPQ, Invest Quebec, National Bank of Canada, Fonds de solidarite FTQ, Fondaction, Capital croissance PME
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareDigicertDrupalGoogle Analytics
#2
Public · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2008 · 332 employees
$14Mraised
▾

David's Tea offers more than 150 varieties of teas and has more than 75 retail outlets across North America. Tea can be purchased online on their website or at their offline stores. Offers products in a variety of flavours such as tulsi, honey, rose, peanut butter, apple, etc. Additionally, it sells chocolates in three flavours which are strawberry, matcha and milk.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 21%
Funding
top 29%
Talent
top 41%
Market
top 42%
News
top 44%
Growth
top 47%
Tech: 67 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Funding: Raised $14.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 14 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Nov 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated · 5 leadership moves in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 46k LinkedIn followers — 9.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 4 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +4 · hiring: Group RRSP, Redemption on Tea and Merch
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Pavillon Cowork) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Post IPO$2.1M
  • Apr 2012Series A$14M
Founders & team
Sarah SegalCEO
Investors
Highland Capital Partners, Porchlight Equity
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailApple PayApplovinBazaarvoice ReviewsCart Functionality
#3
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2020 · 4 employees
$1.6Mraised
▾

Brand of milk

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 32%
Funding
top 41%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 45%
Partners
bottom 40%
Global
bottom 38%
News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: Funding, Contracts
Funding: Raised $1.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Seed (Apr 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Seed$2.3M
  • Mar 2024Seed$1.5M
  • Mar 2022Seed$125K
Founders & team
Jennifer CôtéCEO & Co-Founder
Investors
CULT Food Science, Hoogwegt, BoxOne Ventures, Cycle Momentum, Kale United, Invest Quebec
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCore-JsDatadogGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#4
Acquired · Gatineau, Quebec · founded 2013 · 689 employees
$245.9Mraised
▾

Brand of cannabis based products. It cultivation, production, and distribution of cannabis products for adult-use and medical consumers. Cannabis company that creates and distributes award-winning cannabis products for both adult-use (recreational) and medical markets. The company offers a wide range of products under brands such as HEXO, Redecan, UP Cannabis, Namaste Original Stash, and others, and also produces cannabis beverages and advanced formulations for global markets.​

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 36%
Market
top 37%
Talent
top 39%
News
bottom 39%
Global
bottom 29%
Funding: Raised $246M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jun 2023)
Market: 689 employees (top 17% of Food and Agriculture)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Post IPO$11.5M
  • Mar 2022Post IPO$155M
  • Aug 2020Post IPO$26M
  • Oct 2019Post IPO$53.5M
Founders & team
Sebastien St-LouisFounderVincent ChiaraDirectorNathalie Bourque
Investors
Tilray
#5
Series D · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2016 · 180 employees
$97Mraised
▾

Multi cuisine restaurant franchise

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%
Product
top 21%
Funding
top 32%
Growth
top 38%
Tech
top 45%
Market
bottom 49%
Innovation: 11 product lines
Product: 11 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D
Funding: Raised $97.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 8 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series D (Feb 2021)
Audience (LinkedIn): 24k LinkedIn followers — 5.0% of this cohort's audience · 234 engagements/post (5.2× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 6 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2021Series D$50M
  • 2018Series C$47M
Investors
Oaktree Capital Management, Brookfield Asset Management
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsComplianzContact Form 7Core-JsElementor
#6
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2019
$283.6Kraised
▾

Bio Sun Solutions is a company that specializes in developing 100% organic agricultural products such as biostimulants, biofongicides, and biopesticides that outperform traditional growing methods. They use proprietary technology to harness the power of probiotic bacteria to ferment blends of algae, creating potent plant stimulants.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Growth
top 35%
Tech
bottom 44%
Funding
bottom 40%
Global
bottom 29%
Market
bottom 16%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 25 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Hsts, Http/3
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Seed$283.6K
Founders & team
Jamil SamsatlyCo-FounderHacene MeglouliCo-FounderNicolas Ste-MarieCEO
Investors
Natural Products Canada
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple PayBootstrapCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-Js
#7
Seed · Saint Augustin, Quebec · founded 2017 · 1 employees
$2.3Mraised
▾

Brand of superfood breakfast products

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: remote
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2023Conventional Debt$225K
  • May 2022Seed$2.3M
Founders & team
Samuel ScofyCo-FounderChristophe ContantCofounderCharles SansregretCEO
Investors
Canadian Space Agency, Renewal Funds, Fondaction
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailApple PayAwinCart Functionality
#8
Funding Raised · Sainte Julienne, Quebec · founded 1990
$11Mraised
▾

Offers food export and investments services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2021Grant (prize money)$11M
Founders & team
Martin LavoieChairman and CEO
Investors
Gouv Qc, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Tech stack
AosCloudflareComplianzGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiHttp/3
#9
Funding Raised · La Sarre, Quebec · founded 2000
$800Kraised
▾

Onibi is a company that offers craft beer, including a California rice lager and a black lager, through their Onibi Beer Company. They also provide merchandise related to their beer products.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Conventional Debt$800K
Founders & team
Caroline St-LouisOwner
Investors
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Tech stack
ComplianzCore-JsDiviGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceJetpack
#10
Seed · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2010
$2.1Mraised
▾

Platform offering a variety of maple products. The selection includes maple syrup, maple butter, maple sugar, and maple candies. These products are made using natural ingredients without additives or preservatives.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2021Seed$2.1M
Tech stack
BabelBigcommerceCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#11
Early Stage · Mont Tremblant, Quebec · founded 1979
$758.2Kraised
▾

Owns and operates greenhouses

Founders & team
Louise Saint-ArnaudOwnerFrank ZyromskiFounder & Owner
Investors
Fonds de solidarite FTQ
Tech stack
AstraCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCookieyesCore-JsElementor
#12
Seed · Sherbrooke, Quebec · founded 2010 · 42 employees
$700Kraised
▾

Ecotierra ties up with migratory farming cooperatives and helps them in cultivation on deforested and arid land. The company also helps the farmers establish market linkages for selling their produce. The company has been operating coffee and cocoa plantation projects 12k hectares of land.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Analista Programador de Software Senior
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2016Seed$700K
Investors
Anges Quebec, Filaction, Capital croissance PME, Divergent Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHsts

Funding & investor landscape

$998.5Mtotal disclosed funding
13companies funded
19disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Capital croissance PME5 rounds
Roynat Capital4 rounds
Fondaction3 rounds
Anges Quebec2 rounds
Champlain Financial2 rounds
Desjardins Capital2 rounds
Fonds de solidarite FTQ2 rounds
FoodBytes2 rounds
Invest Quebec2 rounds
Natural Products Canada2 rounds

Notable founders

Emile Cordeau
CEO · Agropur
Sarah Segal
CEO · DavidsTea
Jennifer Côté
CEO & Co-Founder · Opalia
Sebastien St-Louis
Founder · HEXO
Vincent Chiara
Director · HEXO
Jamil Samsatly
Co-Founder · Bio Sun Solutions
Hacene Meglouli
Co-Founder · Bio Sun Solutions
Samuel Scofy
Co-Founder · HOLOS
Christophe Contant
Cofounder · HOLOS
Martin Lavoie
Chairman and CEO · Export Group
Caroline St-Louis
Owner · Onibi
Louise Saint-Arnaud
Owner · Zyromski
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 283,921 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Food and Agriculture coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada

How research on Agritech is moving in Canada

A read on the academic research around Agritech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 106 Canada-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201820232025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 47% → 40% across 2018–2025.
top research entities
  • University of Guelph13
  • University of Saskatchewan8
  • University of British Columbia8
  • University of Alberta8
  • University of Prince Edward Island8
leading researchers
Alben Cardenas · Aisha Syed · W. Sean Kennedy · German Monsalve · Jeffrey D. Michler · Emilia Tjernström · Simone Verkaart · Kai Mausch
▲ Breakthroughs11 · 10%
▲ 0%→12% share
7 median citations91% since 2021mostly methods-led
Agriculture robotics research is surging — Robot and IoT breakthroughs newly emerged, lifting breakthrough field-share from 0% to 12%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Agriculture6
  • Robot3
  • Internet of Things2
  • Real-time computing2
  • Big data1
Newly emergingAgriculture 0→5
Landmark Data Management and Integration of Low Power Consumption Embedded Devices IoT for Transforming Smart Agriculture into Ac · 58 cites
◆ Advancements36 · 34%
▲ 0%→37% share
3 median citations83% since 2021mostly methods-led
Agriculture advancements intensifying — field-share rose 0%→37%, with 19 new Agriculture and 5 new IoT papers emerging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Agriculture22
  • Internet of Things5
  • Greenhouse gas4
  • Agricultural science4
  • Ecology3
Newly emergingAgriculture 0→19 · Internet of Things 0→5
Landmark Energy Efficiency Optimization in SWIPT Enabled WSNs for Smart Agriculture · 85 cites
▼ Concerns36 · 34%
▲ 0%→32% share
6 median citations67% since 2021mostly empirical
Agriculture concern research tripled — papers rose from 4 to 14, pushing concern field-share from 0% to 32%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Agriculture4→14
Landmark Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Smart Agriculture: Applications, Requirements, and Challenges · 577 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada

Where agritech is researched across Canada

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Edmonton/Calgary10 · -0.06
Hot · AgricultureOpportunity · Diversity (politics)
Vancouver8 · +0.16
Hot · AgricultureOpportunity · Embedded system
Ottawa/Kingston8 · +0.57
Hot · AgricultureOpportunity · Reinforcement learning
Montreal7 · +0.14
Hot · AgricultureOpportunity · Agricultural economics
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada

Who's filing agritech patents in Canada

Canada agritech patent filing is cooling — 3 filings from 1 assignees (2020–2022), led by Intel; annual filings 2→1.

3 filings1 assigneespeak 2/yr2020–2022
filing momentum (YoY 2020–2022)
top patent filers
  • Intel3

Common questions

How many Food and Agriculture companies are there in Quebec, Canada?
Radar tracks 215 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in Quebec, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in Quebec, Canada?
The Food and Agriculture companies in Quebec, Canada on this list have raised a combined $998.5M in disclosed equity funding across 13 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Quebec, Canada?
Agropur is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Quebec, Canada, with $621.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in Quebec, Canada are funded?
13 of the 215 Food and Agriculture companies in Quebec, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in Quebec, Canada?
None of the Food and Agriculture companies in Quebec, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Quebec, Canada Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in Quebec, Canada Food and Agriculture companies on this list include Capital croissance PME, Roynat Capital, Fondaction, Anges Quebec, Champlain Financial.
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