Agropur
Agropur is Canada's largest dairy cooperative, processing member-farmer milk into branded consumer dairy, foodservice solutions, cheese, and whey/dairy protein ingredients for retailers, restaurants, and food manufacturers across North America and globally.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1938
- HeadquartersLongueuil, Canada
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Agropur does
Agropur Coopérative is Canada's largest dairy cooperative, founded in 1938 and headquartered in Saint-Hubert, Quebec, with over 7,000 employees and operations spanning Canada and the United States. The cooperative processes milk supplied by its farmer-members into three principal business streams: branded consumer dairy products sold through Canadian retail grocery channels under a portfolio of more than 14 brands (Natrel, Québon, Farmers, OKA, Sealtest, Island Farms, Iceberg, Lucerne, Northumberland, Allegro, Monsieur Gustav, Agropur Signature, Agropur Grand Cheddar, and Scotsburn); foodservice solutions sold to restaurants, hotels, and institutional operators across North America; and dairy ingredients—including whey protein concentrate (80%) and other milk protein fractions—sold globally to food, beverage, and nutrition manufacturers through the Agropur Ingredients business. A fourth stream, Agropur Cheese (US and global), supplies award-winning natural cheeses for foodservice, industrial, and export markets.
Core operations center on dairy processing and protein extraction technology. Manufacturing assets are concentrated in Quebec (Saint-Hubert HQ; Beauceville), the Atlantic provinces (Bedford and Miramichi), and the US Midwest (Lake Norden, SD; Weyauwega, Luxemburg, and Little Chute, WI). Agropur is currently executing the largest capacity expansion in its history: nearly CA$1 billion across Quebec and Nova Scotia to double milk processing capacity and add protein ingredient capacity, plus US$130 million across South Dakota and Wisconsin to expand whey processing. This build-out is explicitly motivated by surging global demand for high-protein foods, whey protein ingredients (reported prices up over 250% year-over-year), and protein needs driven by GLP-1 weight-loss drug usage.
Revenue is generated transactionally across consumer retail (at retailer-determined prices), foodservice, and B2B ingredients (quote-based). FY2025 revenue totaled CA$8.9 billion with EBITDA of US$686.4 million. Distribution combines retail grocery across Canada, direct foodservice, and global B2B ingredients export; consumer marketing is conducted through brand websites, corporate channels, and social. Ownership remains with member dairy farmers—no public listing, external shareholders, or VC investors.
Agropur firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Agropur
- Legal name
- Agropur Coopérative
- Website
- https://agropur.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1938
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Agropur is Canada's largest dairy cooperative, processing member-farmer milk into branded consumer dairy, foodservice solutions, cheese, and whey/dairy protein ingredients for retailers, restaurants, and food manufacturers across North America and globally.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Agropur industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Dairy Products
- NAICS
- Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing (31151), Fluid Milk Manufacturing (311511), Cheese Manufacturing (311513), Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing (311514)
- SIC
- Dairy Products (2020)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Fluid Milk & Cream Processing (AFAKAKAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Lactose & Dairy Sweeteners Manufacturing (AFAKAKAK), Lactose-Free & Reduced-Lactose Fluid Milk Processing (AFAHAAAE), Dairy Spreads, Dips & Cream Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAL), Milk Production (Raw Milk) (AFAEACAA)
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Where Agropur is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Longueuil
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices8 records
Markets served
Agropur business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Consumer Dairy Products: Sale of branded dairy products to retail consumers through grocery stores and retailers across Canada and the US
- Foodservice Solutions: Dairy products and ingredients sold to foodservice operators and restaurants
- Dairy Ingredients: Whey proteins, milk concentrates, and other dairy ingredients sold to food and beverage manufacturers, supplement makers, and nutrition companies
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels4 records
Agropur product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Agropur processes raw milk supplied by its member dairy farmers into a broad range of finished dairy products, including fluid milk, cheese, butter, cream, and yogurt, as well as industrial dairy ingredients such as whey protein concentrates and dairy proteins. The company sells these products under multiple consumer brands (Natrel, Farmers, Québon, OKA, Sealtest, Island Farms, Allegro), through foodservice distribution to restaurants and hospitality operators, and as ingredients to food manufacturers.
Product overview
Agropur is a diversified dairy cooperative operating three main business segments: Consumer Brands (dairy products and cheese under brands including Natrel, Farmers, Island Farms, Québon, OKA, Sealtest, Allegro, and others), Ingredients (whey protein concentrates and dairy proteins for food, beverage, and nutrition industries), and Cheese products (award-winning natural cheeses for foodservice, industrial, and global export). The company is currently investing nearly $1 billion to expand protein ingredient production capacity in Quebec and Nova Scotia, responding to surging demand for protein-fortified foods driven by GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and broader health trends. The cooperative employs over 7,000 people across North America and reported CA$8.9 billion in fiscal 2025 revenue.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Agropur Grand Cheddar: Premium cheddar cheese brand
- Agropur Signature
- Allegro
- Farmers
- Iceberg
- Island Farms
- Lucerne
- Monsieur Gustav
- Natrel
- Northumberland
- OKA
- Québon
- Sealtest
Products and services
- Natrel
- Farmers
- Québon
- OKA
- Sealtest
- Island Farms
- Allegro
- Foodservice Solutions
- Ingredients
Companies that use Agropur
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Agropur technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Agropur partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.
- AmcorcoreAmcor partnered with Agropur to commercialize AmPrima Plus recycle-ready packaging for Agropur's Grand Cheddar cheese. The new all-flexible packaging delivers a 45% reduction in carbon footprint compared to standard flow wrap when recycled. This is the industry's first recycle-ready flow wrap for chunk cheese meeting Association of Plastic Recyclers' guidelines.
- Government of Nova ScotiaflagshipThe Nova Scotia government financially contributed to Agropur's nearly $1 billion expansion project at the Bedford, N.S. facility. The investment will transform the plant into a dairy ingredient processing hub.
- Government of QuebecflagshipThe Quebec government financially contributed to Agropur's expansion project at the Beauceville, Quebec facility where milk processing capacity will be doubled.
- Dairy Farmers of CanadacoreAgropur is affiliated with Dairy Farmers of Canada through its cooperative membership structure.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Agropur competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Dairy Farmers of America (DFA): DFA is the largest US dairy cooperative, with comparable cooperative structure, vertical integration from farm to processing, and a broad ingredients and consumer products portfolio serving the same end markets as Agropur's US operations.
- Saputo: Saputo is Canada's largest publicly traded dairy processor and Agropur's most direct competitor. Both companies operate across fluid milk, cheese, and ingredients in Canada and the US with overlapping product portfolios and very similar customer segments.
- Land O'Lakes: Land O'Lakes is a major US agricultural cooperative with significant dairy processing, ingredients, and consumer foods businesses that compete with Agropur in the North American dairy market.
- Glanbia: Glanbia is a global nutrition and cheese group with strong whey protein and dairy ingredient operations, directly comparable to Agropur Ingredients' high-protein dairy ingredient focus serving supplement and food manufacturers.
- Hilmar Cheese Company: Hilmar is a US-based privately held cheese and whey protein ingredient producer with very comparable focus on cheese manufacturing and whey protein ingredient production for both domestic and export B2B customers.
- Arla Foods: Arla Foods is a major global dairy cooperative with cheese, milk powder, and whey protein ingredients that overlap directly with Agropur's Ingredients and Cheese export businesses, particularly in B2B and international export channels.
- Schreiber Foods: Schreiber Foods is the largest employee-owned dairy company in the US, producing cheese, cream, and dairy-based ingredients for retail and foodservice customers. Like Agropur, it is privately held and operates a vertically integrated dairy processing and ingredient business in North America.
- FrieslandCampina: FrieslandCampina is one of the world's largest dairy cooperatives, with global ingredients, consumer dairy, and cheese operations that compete head-to-head with Agropur Ingredients in the whey protein and dairy ingredient B2B market.
Broad incumbents
- Lactalis: Lactalis is the world's largest dairy company with a sprawling portfolio of cheese, fluid milk, and ingredients across many geographies. Its broad product portfolio overlaps Agropur's cheese, fluid milk, and ingredient businesses but Lactalis operates at materially larger global scale.
- Danone: Danone is a global food and beverage company with significant dairy, plant-based, and specialized nutrition segments. Its dairy protein and nutrition offerings compete with Agropur Ingredients in the high-protein and nutritional dairy ingredient space.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Agropur social profiles
Digital presenceAgropur compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
Agropur financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Agropur leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Agropur subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Agropur funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors6 records
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Agropur M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A3 records
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Agropur
What does Agropur do?
Agropur processes raw milk supplied by its member dairy farmers into a broad range of finished dairy products, including fluid milk, cheese, butter, cream, and yogurt, as well as industrial dairy ingredients such as whey protein concentrates and dairy proteins. The company sells these products under multiple consumer brands (Natrel, Farmers, Québon, OKA, Sealtest, Island Farms, Allegro), through foodservice distribution to restaurants and hospitality operators, and as ingredients to food manufacturers.
Is Agropur a public or private company?
Agropur is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was Agropur founded?
Agropur was founded in 1938. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Agropur based?
Agropur is headquartered in Longueuil, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Agropur make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Consumer Dairy Products are the primary driver. The others are foodservice Solutions and dairy Ingredients.
Who are Agropur's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Saputo, Land O'Lakes, Glanbia, Hilmar Cheese Company, Arla Foods, Schreiber Foods and FrieslandCampina. Broad incumbents are Lactalis and Danone.
Does Agropur have an API?
No public API is recorded for Agropur.
What industry is Agropur in?
Agropur's product category is Dairy Products. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAKAKAA, Fluid Milk & Cream Processing, with a secondary code of AFAKAKAK, Lactose & Dairy Sweeteners Manufacturing. Its NAICS code is 31151 and its SIC code is 2020.