Longueuil, September 21, 2018 - Agropur Cooperative today announced that it is shutting its plant in Saint-Damase, in Quebec’s Montérégie region. Major investments were needed at the plant. In view of the inability to reach a long-term agreement with the plant’s employees and the need to honour commitments to customers, Agropur had no…
Founded in Granby in August 1938 by 86 dairy farmers who decided to join forces and take control of their future, Agropur Cooperative is now owned by 3,290 member dairy farmers and is one of the largest head offices in Quebec with 8,300 employees, mostly in North America
Agropur today made a $25,000 donation to support the Red Cross’s relief efforts for New Brunswick residents affected by flooding.
Agropur is pleased that five of its cheeses were picked as the champions in their category at the World Championship Cheese Contest. In all, 3,400 cheeses from 26 countries were entered.
This project should, upon completion, increase the plant’s daily milk processing capacity from 3 million pounds to more than 9 million pounds.
