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Best Food & Beverage Products Companies in Quebec, Canada

The 83 best Food & Beverage Products companies in Quebec, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Agropur.

83companies tracked
$641.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
7have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODUCTS × QUEBEC

Our analysis of 150 Food & Beverage Products companies

$9.5b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.

150companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
4unicorns
2017median founding year
436kcombined LinkedIn audience
76%of audience held by top 3
14companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Food & Beverage Products companies in Quebec

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Agropur
Processing and sale of dairy products primarily in Canada and the United States
57Funding top 30%Market top 38%Growth top 41%Talent bottom 49%
All 7 signals ▾
Fundingtop 30%
Markettop 38%
Growthtop 41%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 43%
Globalbottom 37%
Newsbottom 26%
Funding: Raised $622M · 2 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr)
Market: 7,350 employees (top 4% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-5,000,000 web property
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$622M17 mo agoLate StageEmile Cordeau
CEO
1938SitecoreApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+7—
2DavidsTea
Premium tea retailer
57Tech top 21%Funding top 29%Talent top 41%Market top 42%
All 10 signals ▾
Techtop 21%
Fundingtop 29%
Talenttop 41%
Markettop 42%
Newstop 44%
Growthtop 47%
Moatbottom 49%
Globalbottom 40%
Patentsbottom 35%
Innovationbottom 34%
Tech: 67 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud
Funding: Raised $14.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 14 yrs (0.1/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$14M7 mo agoPublicSarah Segal
CEO
2008ShopifyApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+294 job openings · 1 partnership · 1 expansion
3HOLOS
Brand of superfood breakfast products
$2M35 mo agoSeedSamuel Scofy
Co-Founder
2017Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+281 job opening · 1 launch
4Maple Syrup World
Platform offering a variety of maple products
$2M58 mo agoSeed—2010Cart FunctionalityBigCommerceSentry+28—
5Opalia
Brand of milk
19News top 32%Funding top 41%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 45%
All 7 signals ▾
Newstop 32%
Fundingtop 41%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 45%
Partnersbottom 40%
Globalbottom 38%
Marketbottom 18%
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)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100
$2M1 mo agoSeedJennifer Côté
CEO & Co-Founder
2020Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15—
6neptune wellness solutions
Neptune Wellness Solutions is a health and wellness company focuses on extraction, formulation, and packaging…
—44 mo agoPublic—1998——
7Saputo
Brand of dairy products
—63 mo agoPublicLino Saputo
Founder
1954DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22—
8LeGrand
Brand of butter, spreads, and plant based yoghurt
—90 mo agoSeries BTatiana Bossy
Co-Founder
1997WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+26—

Top 10 Food & Beverage Products 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 — 19.8% 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 — 10.6% 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
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
#5
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
#6
Public · Quebec, Quebec · founded 1998 · 71 employees
—raised
▾

Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc is a consumer-packaged goods company that aims to innovate health and wellness products. It focuses on developing a portfolio of high-quality, affordable consumer products that align with the latest market trends for natural, sustainable, plant-based and purpose-driven lifestyle brands. The company's products are available in more than 27,000 retail locations and include well-known organic food and beverage brands such as Sprout Organics, Nosh, and Nurturme, as well as nutraceuticals brands like Biodroga and Forest Remedies. With its efficient and adaptable manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure, the company can quickly respond to consumer demand, and introduce new products through retail partners and e-commerce channels.

#7
Public · Montreal, Quebec · founded 1954 · 19200 employees
—raised
▾

Brand of dairy products. Its other products include cheese, fluid milk, extended shelf-life milk, cream, cultured and dairy ingredients. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $13.31B and a net profit of $0.38B.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 201k LinkedIn followers — 46.1% of this cohort's audience · 116 engagements/post (2.1× cohort median)
Founders & team
Lino SaputoFounder
Investors
Gov
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai
#8
Series B · Blainville, Quebec · founded 1997 · 11 employees
—raised
▾

Manufacturer of plant-based products based in Blainville, Quebec. The company's products include fresh pestos, sauces, soups, hummus and other whole foods from natural ingredients without preservatives for consumers, enabling customers to enjoy a healthy lifestyle.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: strategic accounts manager, [email protected]
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2018Series B—
Founders & team
Tatiana BossyCo-Founder
Investors
InvestEco, Fondaction
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerContact Form 7CookieyesCore-Js
#9
Series B · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2005 · 334 employees
—raised
▾

Retailer of organic and natural foods, snacks, and related items. It provides breakfast items, trail mixes, nuts, seeds, dried fruits, and chocolate. The company also offers gluten-free flours and oats, along with fair-trade sugar. Additionally, it sells apparel and accessories. Recipes for breakfast, appetizers, sides, soups, salads, main courses, desserts, and snacks are available.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 23k LinkedIn followers — 5.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Superviseur de Maintenance
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2014Series B—
Investors
Renewal Funds
#10
Acquired · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 1947 · 300 employees
—raised
▾

Boulangerie St is bread producer. The company offers 4 varieties of bread and distributes it through multiple retail chains in Quebec and Montreal. The company has won Canada’s Best Managed Companies award in 2012.

Investors
Roynat Capital
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-Js

Funding & investor landscape

$641.9Mtotal disclosed funding
5companies funded
8disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Capital croissance PME3 rounds
Fondaction3 rounds
Invest Quebec2 rounds
Renewal Funds2 rounds
Roynat Capital2 rounds
Ahimsafoundation1 rounds
Anges Quebec1 rounds
Avrio Sub Debt1 rounds
Blu18771 rounds
BoxOne Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

Emile Cordeau
CEO · Agropur
Sarah Segal
CEO · DavidsTea
Jennifer Côté
CEO & Co-Founder · Opalia
Samuel Scofy
Co-Founder · HOLOS
Christophe Contant
Cofounder · HOLOS
Lino Saputo
Founder · Saputo
Tatiana Bossy
Co-Founder · LeGrand
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 6,604,091 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Food & Beverage Products coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada

How research on Alternative Proteins is moving in Canada

A read on the academic research around Alternative Proteins — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 51 Canada-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202220242025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 25% → 34% across 2022–2025.
top research entities
  • University of Alberta5
  • University of Guelph5
  • McGill University4
  • Université de Sherbrooke4
  • Toronto Metropolitan University4
leading researchers
Ryan J. Phillips · Chibuike C. Udenigwe · Hassan Vatanparast · Mojtaba Shafiee · Jianping Wu · Stacie Dobson · Alejandro G. Marangoni · Kaitlyn Burghardt
▲ Breakthroughs7 · 14%
▲ 0%→14% share
4 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→14% of field), led by Computational biology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Computational biology4
  • Gene2
  • Genetics2
  • Pipeline (software)1
  • Proteome1
Landmark OpenProt 2.0 builds a path to the functional characterization of alternative proteins · 54 cites
◆ Advancements22 · 43%
▲ 0%→43% share
6 median citations77% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→43% of field), led by Food science.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Food science11
  • Leucine3
  • Biotechnology3
  • Sustainability2
  • Plant protein2
Newly emergingFood science 0→9
Landmark Characterising the muscle anabolic potential of dairy, meat and plant-based protein sources in older adults · 198 cites
▼ Concerns20 · 39%
▲ 0%→38% share
7 median citations90% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→38% of field), led by Food science.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Food science6
  • Biotechnology5
  • Plant protein3
  • Biochemical engineering3
  • Consumption (sociology)3
Newly emergingFood science 0→5
Landmark Increasing Plant-Based Meat Alternatives and Decreasing Red and Processed Meat in the Diet Differentially Affect the Die · 74 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada

Where alternative proteins 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.

Montreal6 · +0.30
Opportunity · Sustainability
Waterloo/Hamilton5 · +0.48
Edmonton/Calgary5 · +0.10
Opportunity · Zebrafish

Common questions

How many Food & Beverage Products companies are there in Quebec, Canada?
Radar tracks 83 indexable Food & Beverage Products companies headquartered in Quebec, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food & Beverage Products companies in Quebec, Canada?
The Food & Beverage Products companies in Quebec, Canada on this list have raised a combined $641.9M in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food & Beverage Products company in Quebec, Canada?
Agropur is the highest-funded Food & Beverage Products company in Quebec, Canada, with $621.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food & Beverage Products companies in Quebec, Canada are funded?
5 of the 83 Food & Beverage Products companies in Quebec, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food & Beverage Products unicorns are there in Quebec, Canada?
None of the Food & Beverage Products 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 & Beverage Products companies?
The most active investors in Quebec, Canada Food & Beverage Products companies on this list include Capital croissance PME, Fondaction, Invest Quebec, Renewal Funds, Roynat Capital.
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