The year 2016 seemed like a turning point for Canadian products, as the nation felt under pressure from our neighbor to the south. This feeling spurred a movement across the country to "buy local" and spend more of our dollars purchasing products made in Canada. Then Covid-19 arrived in early 2020 and this initiative was taken even more seriously as we worked to support our local economy.
The pandemic forced people to stay at home and encouraged us to become even more passionate about buying at home. We as consumers quickly became aware of the importance of shopping locally, thus contributing to the success of Canadian-made items.
Our story at Fromagerie L’Ancêtre begins in Centre-du-Québec, in 1986, when a number of dairy farmers decided to change their production methods. They wanted to work in an environmentally friendly way and treat the land as a living…
Fromagerie La Moutonnière brings you cheese made from sheep’s milk from La Moutonnière and milk from Jersey cows from the herd of Marie-Claude and Stéphane Cloutier, two farms located in the mountains of Ste-Hélène-de…
Fromagerie La Normandinoise is a typically artisanal, farm-based, family-run cheese factory initially from a dairy farm located in Normandin, north of Lac St-Jean, whose history dates back to 1979. In 2006, the couple Hélène Cadieux and…
Fromagerie La Station – Since 1928 we have been on Hatley Road. Alfred and Aglae were farmers. For four generations, women and men have returned this land in search of know-how that will turn into cheese. From Alfred Le Fermier to today,…
Founded in 2007, Fromagerie Le Métayer produces Le Métayer cheddar in wheels and grains, Samson d’ici, a semi-soft, surface-ripened cheese, and Exil 1838, a firm, surface-ripened cheese. . The Samson here was created in honor of…
Fromagerie Marie Kadé is a plant that makes Mediterranean specialty cheeses. We are a family business that has operated this plant for over 30 years. We produce a wide variety of cheeses, natural yogurt and pressed yogurt. We began…
We are producers and processors at Fromagerie P’tit Plaisir. The history of our tightly knit family business is a true model of regional self-sufficiency and passion for the traditions of the land, animal welfare and cheese processing.…
Constantly aiming for perfection, Fromagerie Perron has been creating outstanding products for more than a century. Following a great family tradition, Perron cheeses distinguish themselves with a rich texture and are a unique taste experience.…
The adventures of the Fromagerie Polyethnique began in 1992 with a meeting between Lebanese traders from Montreal and a group of producers from the region. Incorporated in 1993, the Fromagerie officially opened at the intersection of Chemin Saint…
Fromagerie St-Laurent – Born on August 14, 1920, in Luceville near Rimouski, Maurice Saint-Laurent was the third in a family of nine children. His parents, Auguste Saint-Laurent and Eléonore Mongrain, were merchants. In the 1930s, Auguste…
