Sollio

Agricultural cooperative federation / Agri-foodsollio.coop

Sollio Groupe Coopératif is Canada's largest agri-food cooperative, operating three divisions—Olymel (pork and poultry, $4.9B FY2025 sales), Sollio Agriculture ($2.56B), and BMR hardware retail ($968.2M)—serving 120,000 members and Canadian producers, retailers, and consumers with $8.4B in FY2025 consolidated sales.

Company typePrivate
Founded1922
HeadquartersMontréal, Canada
Headcount5,001–10,000
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingHardware or Manufacturing

What Sollio does

Sollio Groupe Coopératif is the largest agri-food cooperative in Canada, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1922 and operating continuously for over 100 years, the federation comprises a parent company, 42 member cooperatives, and three operating divisions serving 120,000 members and 16,000+ employees across Canada.

The company's three divisions cover the full farm-to-table value chain. Sollio Agriculture ($2.56 billion in FY2025 sales) supplies agricultural inputs and value-added services to Canadian agricultural producers. Olymel ($4.9 billion in FY2025 sales) is a leading Canadian pork and poultry producer, processor, and distributor serving food retailers and foodservice operators. BMR ($968.2 million in FY2025 sales) operates a hardware retail network across Quebec, Ontario, and the Maritime provinces. Together these divisions generated $8.4 billion in consolidated FY2025 sales.

Sollio's revenue model is transaction-based across its divisions, returning profits to member-owners through patronage dividends and share redemptions ($75 million returned to members in FY2025, including $32.1 million in patronage dividends and $35 million in share redemptions). The go-to-market is direct and physical-channel-led: agricultural producers are served through field enterprise sales, food customers through direct sales from Olymel, and consumers through BMR storefronts. Earnings before patronage refunds and income taxes reached $211.9 million in FY2025, a 64% increase from $129.5 million in FY2024. No proprietary technology stack, mobile applications, AI capabilities, or public APIs are disclosed in the available data.

Sollio firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Sollio
Legal name: Sollio Groupe Coopératif
Website: https://sollio.coop
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1922
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 5,001–10,000 employees
Short description: Sollio Groupe Coopératif is Canada's largest agri-food cooperative, operating three divisions—Olymel (pork and poultry, $4.9B FY2025 sales), Sollio Agriculture ($2.56B), and BMR hardware retail ($968.2M)—serving 120,000 members and Canadian producers, retailers, and consumers with $8.4B in FY2025 consolidated sales.
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Sollio industry classification

Industry

Product category: Agricultural cooperative federation / Agri-food
NAICS: Food Manufacturing (311), Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42491), Support Activities for Animal Production (115210)
SIC: Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)
akta.pro primary industry: Member-Owned Food Cooperatives (CRAHALAA)

Keywords

Agricultural cooperative services
Farm input supply
Pork and poultry processing
Hardware retail network
Agri-food distribution

Where Sollio is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Montréal
HQ country: Canada
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Sollio business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components: Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

Sollio Food (Olymel): Sollio's largest division, Olymel is a leader in pork and poultry production, processing, and distribution, generating $4.9 billion in sales for fiscal year 2025.
Sollio Agriculture: Specializes in agricultural input supply and value-added services for Canadian agricultural producers, generating $2.56 billion in sales for fiscal year 2025.
Sollio Retail (BMR): BMR is a major hardware retailer operating across Quebec, Ontario, and the Atlantic provinces, generating $968.2 million in sales for fiscal year 2025.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Sollio product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Sollio Groupe Coopératif is Canada's largest agri-food cooperative federation, operating three core divisions: Sollio Agriculture supplies farm inputs and value-added services to Canadian agricultural producers; Olymel produces, processes, and distributes pork and poultry meats; and BMR operates a hardware retail network across Quebec, Ontario, and the Maritime provinces. The federation serves 120,000 members through 42 member cooperatives and generated $8.4 billion CAD in consolidated sales in fiscal year 2025.

Product overview

Sollio Groupe Coopératif is a cooperative offering three distinct divisions: Sollio Agriculture (farm inputs and agricultural services), Olymel (pork and poultry meat production and distribution), and BMR (hardware retail). The company operates as a unified cooperative network serving agricultural producers, consumers, and hardware retailers across Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Sollio Agriculture: Specializes in agricultural inputs supply and value-added services for Canadian agricultural producers
Olymel
BMR

Products and services

Sollio Agriculture

Quantifiable outcome

64% increase in earnings before patronage refunds and income taxes (from $129.5M in 2024 to $211.9M in 2025)

Companies that use Sollio

Customer profile

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Sollio technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Sollio partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Sollio competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Nutrien Ag Solutions: Largest global agricultural-input retailer and distributor. Directly comparable to Sollio Agriculture in farm-input distribution, agronomic services, and Canadian producer customer base.
Tyson Foods: Largest U.S. pork and poultry processor. Directly comparable to Olymel in protein category, processing scale, and customer channels, though operating at a much larger scale and listed publicly in the U.S.
Maple Leaf Foods: Major Canadian pork, poultry, and plant-based protein producer and processor. Directly comparable to Olymel in product mix, channel, and Canadian market positioning, though publicly traded rather than cooperative-owned.
Saputo: Canadian-headquartered dairy and food manufacturer with international reach. Comparable to Sollio as a major Canadian food processor and federated operating company, though focused on dairy rather than diversified meat/agri/retail.
Hormel Foods: U.S. meat processor and food company with significant pork and poultry operations. Comparable to Olymel in product portfolio, processing approach, and foodservice/retail distribution mix.
Agropur: Canadian dairy cooperative headquartered in Quebec with a similar member-owned cooperative federation model. Directly comparable in governance, scale (~$7B+ CAD revenue), and Quebec roots, though focused on dairy rather than pork/poultry and hardware.
Home Depot of Canada: Canada's leading home-improvement big-box retailer. Directly comparable to BMR as a hardware/home-improvement competitor operating across Canada, with substantially greater scale and pricing power.
Rona (Lowe's Canada): Canadian hardware retailer owned by Lowe's; direct competitor to BMR across Quebec, Ontario, and Atlantic Canada with comparable store formats, dealer-network heritage, and community positioning.

Broad incumbents

Cargill: Global agribusiness and food conglomerate with animal protein, grain, and farm-input operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent spanning the same value chain (farm inputs → meat processing), though with substantially larger global scale.
Loblaw Companies: Canada's largest retailer with food and pharmacy operations. Comparable as a major Canadian consumer-facing business serving overlapping customers, and a likely customer of Olymel's processed-meat output.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Sollio financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Sollio leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Sollio subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries4 records

Sollio funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors5 records

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Sollio M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Sollio

What does Sollio do?

Is Sollio a public or private company?

Sollio is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.

When was Sollio founded?

Sollio was founded in 1922. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.

Where is Sollio based?

Sollio is headquartered in Montréal, Canada, in the North America region.

How does Sollio make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Sollio Food (Olymel) is the primary driver. The others are sollio Agriculture and sollio Retail (BMR).

Who are Sollio's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Nutrien Ag Solutions, Tyson Foods, Maple Leaf Foods, Saputo, Hormel Foods, Agropur, Home Depot of Canada and Rona (Lowe's Canada). Broad incumbents are Cargill and Loblaw Companies.

Does Sollio have an API?

No public API is recorded for Sollio.

What industry is Sollio in?

Sollio's product category is Agricultural cooperative federation / Agri-food. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAHALAA, Member-Owned Food Cooperatives. Its NAICS code is 311 and its SIC code is 200.