Agropur

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.

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

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)

Keywords

• Dairy products
• Milk processing
• Cheese manufacturing
• Dairy ingredients
• Foodservice solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Longueuil

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

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

1. Consumer Dairy Products: Sale of branded dairy products to retail consumers through grocery stores and retailers across Canada and the US
2. Foodservice Solutions: Dairy products and ingredients sold to foodservice operators and restaurants
3. 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

Core 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

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• AmcorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2026Amcor 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 ScotiaflagshipOthersThe 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 QuebecflagshipOthersThe Quebec government financially contributed to Agropur's expansion project at the Beauceville, Quebec facility where milk processing capacity will be doubled.
• Dairy Farmers of CanadacoreOthersAgropur is affiliated with Dairy Farmers of Canada through its cooperative membership structure.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct 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

• Facebookfacebook.com/agropurcoop
• Xx.com/agropurcoop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/310140

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors6 records

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M&A3 records

Investments

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