What Fruit d'Or inc does

Fruit d'Or inc is a privately held, family-controlled Canadian food ingredient processor founded in 2000 in Centre-du-Québec and headquartered in Villeroy, Quebec. The company is Canada's leading producer and processor of organic cranberries and wild blueberries, and operates one of the largest organic wild blueberry processing footprints globally (claimed second-largest). Its product portfolio spans dried fruits (cranberries and wild blueberries in multiple formats including whole, sliced, granules, julienne, double dice), fruit purees, juices and concentrates, encapsulated cranberry powders for nutraceutical applications, cranberry and blueberry seeds, seed extracts, and cranberry seed oil. The company markets these ingredients under dedicated sub-brands including WISECRAN (cranberry ingredients for better-for-you innovation), Wild Adds WOW (wild blueberry ingredients), and Patience Fruit & Co (consumer-facing dried fruit snacks and 100% pure juices).

The company's core technology is its vertically integrated, field-to-finished-product operating model with proprietary seed selection, in-house agronomy, controlled crop management, and processing infrastructure spanning four sites (Villeroy HQ, Plessisville main production, Saint-Hyacinthe innovation pole, Carver MA US production). Capital intensity is substantial: a $175M capacity-expansion investment was made in 2020, with 450+ employees today. Quality systems include organic certification, a successful SMETA 7.0 audit at Plessisville in March 2026 with zero non-conformities, Quebec Loi 25 privacy compliance, and biennial audit cadence. Certifications function as buyer pre-qualifications for the company's primarily enterprise B2B customer base.

Fruit d'Or monetizes primarily through B2B ingredient sales (one-time purchase, quote-based pricing) to food manufacturers, distributors, repackers, wholesalers, retailers, and nutraceutical manufacturers across North America and Europe, with channel distribution via Berrico FoodCompany in the Netherlands and UK and direct presence in the US through the Carver facility. A complementary direct-to-consumer revenue stream runs through the Patience Fruit & Co retail brand. The company is owned and governed by the Le Moine, Carrier, and Dufour founding families and is currently in a leadership transition, with the next generation (Marie-Michèle Le Moine and Francis Le Moine) assuming governance roles alongside the founders.

Name

Fruit d'Or inc

Legal name

Fruit d'Or inc

Website

https://fruitdor.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Fruit d'Or inc is a privately held Canadian food ingredient processor, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Quebec, that produces and supplies organic and conventional cranberries, wild blueberries, purees, juices, and nutraceutical powders to B2B food and supplement manufacturers across North America and Europe, and to consumers through its Patience Fruit & Co brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fruit and Berry Ingredient Processing

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114), Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing (311423)

SIC

Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Dried Fruit & Fruit Snacks Manufacturing (AFAKAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Juices & Juice Blends (Cold-Pressed, NFC, From Concentrate) (AFAKAFAB), Juice Concentrates & Fruit Bases (AFAFAGAB), Fruit Snacks & Dried Fruit (CRADABAJ)

Keywords

• Organic cranberry ingredients
• Dried fruit processing
• Wild blueberry products
• Berry ingredient supply
• Nutraceutical berry powders

Headquarters

HQ city

Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. B2B Ingredient Sales: Sale of dried fruits, purees, juices, concentrates, powders, seeds, seed extract, and seed oil to food manufacturers, distributors, repackers, wholesalers, and retailers. Products available in both organic and conventional lines.
2. Nutraceutical Ingredients: Specialized cranberry-based ingredients for the nutraceutical and health supplement market including encapsulated powders and health-focused products
3. Private Label Consumer Products: Patience Fruit & Co brand dried fruit snacks and 100% pure juices sold through retail channels
4. Wild Blueberry Ingredients: Processing and sale of wild blueberry ingredients including dried, frozen, and processed forms for food industry applications

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fruit d'Or processes organic and conventional cranberries and wild blueberries into ingredient formats including dried cranberries, dried wild blueberries, fruit purees, juices, concentrates, powders, seeds, seed extracts, and seed oils. These ingredients are sold primarily to food manufacturers, nutraceutical producers, and distributors under the WISECRAN and Wild Adds WOW! ingredient brands, with a complementary consumer-snacks range marketed through the Patience Fruit & Co brand.

Product overview

Fruit d'Or is a worldwide supplier of dried cranberries and wild blueberries offering a comprehensive product portfolio. The company operates two main product lines: Organic Line (certified organic products) and Conventional Line. Core products include dried fruit in various formats (whole, sliced, granules, julienne, double dice), fruit purees, juices and concentrates, seeds, seed extracts, and cranberry seed oil. The company also offers a specialized Nutraceuticals line featuring encapsulated cranberry powders for health applications. Consumer-facing products are sold under the Patience Fruit & Co brand for snacks. Product brands include WISECRAN for cranberry ingredients and Wild Adds WOW! for wild blueberries. The company is noted as the second largest organic wild blueberry processor in the industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WISECRAN: Cranberry ingredients brand for better-for-you innovation.
• SourCran
• Wild Adds WOW

Products and services

• Dried Cranberries (Organic and Conventional) Sweetened and unsweetened dried cranberries in organic and conventional grades, sold as ingredients to food manufacturers and distributors.
• Dried Wild Blueberries Processed dried wild blueberries marketed as an ingredient for food and nutraceutical manufacturers.
• Cranberry and Wild Blueberry Purees Fruit purees derived from cranberries and wild blueberries, supplied as ingredients to food and beverage manufacturers.
• Cranberry and Wild Blueberry Juices and Concentrates Juice and concentrate forms of cranberry and wild blueberry, sold as ingredient inputs to beverage and food manufacturers.
• Cranberry Powders Powdered cranberry ingredient used by food and nutraceutical manufacturers in formulated products.
• Encapsulated Cranberry Powders Encapsulated cranberry powder format tailored for nutraceutical and supplement manufacturers requiring standardized, application-ready inputs.
• Cranberry Seeds, Seed Extracts, and Seed Oil Specialty cranberry-derived seeds, seed extracts, and seed oil supplied as ingredients to nutraceutical and personal-care manufacturers.
• Patience Fruit & Co Dried Fruit Snacks Retail-packaged dried cranberry and wild blueberry snacks sold directly to consumers under the Patience Fruit & Co brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• Second largest organic wild blueberry processor in the industry
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Berrico FoodCompany bvcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor for Fruit d'Or products in the Netherlands. Located at Dokweg 1, 8243 PT Lelystad, The Netherlands. Handles distribution and sales within the Dutch market.
• Berrico FoodCompany UK LimitedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor for Fruit d'Or products in the United Kingdom. Located at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5BY, United Kingdom. Handles distribution and sales within the UK market.
• Saint-Hyacinthe Agri-Food Industry EcosystemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation pole positioned near agri-food industry partners for R&D and marketing activities. Since 2020, more than 30 employees work at the Saint-Hyacinthe site to develop new products and participate in scientific and innovation projects with research and educational institutions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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