CBCo Alliance

What CBCo Alliance does

CBCo Alliance inc. is a privately held pork slaughterhouse and primary cut processing company headquartered in Les Cèdres, Quebec, with an administrative office in Lévis. The company was incorporated in 2020 by three vertically integrated Quebec pork enterprises — Groupe Cérès inc., Jocelyn Bertrand inc., and Mario Côté inc. — which together control a material share of Quebec pork production (Groupe Mario Côté alone accounts for roughly 10%). The single facility at 1000 Montée Pilon began operations in November 2020 after the alliance acquired the former Les Cèdres abattoir, and currently processes approximately 10,000 pigs per week with a stated 2024 target of 20,000 pigs per week.

The company's core offering is B2B slaughter and primary cut processing services delivered to independent Quebec pork producers, with on-site Canadian Food Inspection Agency veterinary offices that enable regulatory-grade throughput. The technology stack consists of state-of-the-art physical transformation equipment — installed and modernized in part with a $5 million CAD federal Emergency Processing Fund grant announced July 21, 2021 — together with an on-site wastewater treatment plant that decouples the facility from municipal water and sewer systems. In October 2020, CBCo was formally recognized as an official Buyer under the Quebec Pork Marketing Convention, which authorized the launch of the "Entente Particulière 115 - CBCo JBMC" producer program requiring approved Duroc genetics and feed controlled by Meunerie J. Bertrand and Mario Côté under a fixed pricing grid.

CBCo generates revenue through transaction-fee slaughter and processing services for Quebec pork producers, supplemented by direct international sales of primary cut products to buyers in nearly 30 countries. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured as customized per-producer agreements, including preferential terms for participants in the Entente 115 program. The go-to-market model is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging the founding partners' existing producer networks. The company has no public revenue disclosure, employs 11–50 staff today, and targets 250 jobs at full operating capacity. There is no evidence of AI/ML, software products, APIs, or third-party technology integrations; the business is fundamentally a capital-intensive commodity processing operation differentiated by producer-ownership and regulatory access.

Name

CBCo Alliance

Legal name

CBCo Alliance inc.

Website

https://cbcoalliance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CBCo Alliance inc. is a Quebec-based B2B pork slaughterhouse and primary cut processor founded in 2020 by three major Quebec pork producers, serving independent pork producers domestically and exporting to nearly 30 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pork Slaughter and Primary Cut Processing

NAICS

Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611), Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro primary industry

Hog Slaughtering (Harvest & Evisceration) (AFANABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pork Fabrication & Primals Cutting (Carcass Breakdown) (AFANABAB)

Keywords

• Pork slaughter services
• Meat processing
• Primary cut pork
• Animal slaughterhouse operations
• Quebec pork production

Headquarters

HQ city

Les Cèdres

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pork slaughter and processing services: CBCo Alliance provides slaughter services to independent pork producers in Quebec. The company transforms pork and exports primary cut products to international markets in nearly 30 countries. Revenue is generated through processing fees for slaughtering and cutting pork, with the company operating since November 2020.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CBCo Alliance operates a pork slaughterhouse and primary cut processing facility in Les Cèdres, Quebec, providing customized slaughter services to independent pork producers in the province. The company slaughters hogs, produces primary cut pork products, and exports them to nearly 30 international markets, with a special agreement program (Entente Particulière 115 - CBCo JBMC) for producers using approved Duroc genetics and feed from alliance partners.

Product overview

CBCo Alliance inc. is a pork slaughter and primary cut processing company established in 2020 through an alliance of three Quebec enterprises (Groupe Cérès inc., Jocelyn Bertrand inc., and Mario Côté inc.). The company operates a single facility in Les Cèdres, Quebec, providing slaughter services for independent pork producers with customized options. The core offering includes pork slaughter, primary cut products, and the specialized 'Entente Particulière 115 - CBCo JBMC' program for producers using specific feed and Duroc genetics. Products are exported to nearly 30 countries internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pork Slaughter and Primary Cut Products Custom pork slaughter services and primary cut pork products for independent Quebec pork producers, with primary cuts exported to nearly 30 countries internationally and sold domestically in Quebec.
• Entente Particulière 115 - CBCo JBMC A special agreement program that centralizes pigs under a defined appellation requiring approved purebred Duroc male genetics and feed produced or controlled by Meunerie J. Bertrand inc. and/or Mario Côté, with a dedicated pricing grid for participating producers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 20,000 pigs processed per week by 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Meunerie J. Bertrand inc.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2020Feed mill partner for CBCo's special agreement 115 - CBCo JBMC. The agreement centralizes pigs under an appellation where feed is produced and/or controlled by Meunerie J. Bertrand inc. and/or Mario Côté. Requires approved purebred Duroc male genetics.
• Groupe Cérès inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020One of three founding companies of CBCo Alliance. Founded in 2004 by Janin Boucher and Dan Bussières, agronomists. Offers complete services in pork breeding: genetics, nutrition, feed production, research, management, network production, and slaughter. Based in Lévis, Quebec, serving Quebec, Ontario, Maritimes, and Western Canada. Employs nearly 100 employees and contract breeders.
• Mario Côté inc. (Groupe Mario Côté)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020One of three founding companies of CBCo Alliance. Family business started in 1980. Through various partnerships, Groupe Mario Côté controls nearly 10% of Quebec's pork production. Operations include grain cultivation, feed production, transport, genetics, breeding, slaughter, processing, and building construction. Represents over 200 farms, thousands of acres of land, meat processing plants, feed mills, truck fleets, and several hundred employees.
• Jocelyn Bertrand inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020One of three founding companies of CBCo Alliance. Founded in the 1980s by Jocelyn Bertrand, agronomist. Business includes thousands of acres of cultivated land for major crops, several pork farms, and own feed mills. Family-run business ensuring future succession of the family enterprise.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Olymel: Quebec-headquartered pork and poultry processor and the dominant Canadian pork slaughterer. Direct competitor to CBCo for both Quebec producer supply and primary cut exports, with materially greater scale, plant footprint, and retail relationships.
• HyLife (formerly part of Maple Leaf / Trillium / now Thai Union): Canadian pork processor with slaughter and primary processing operations in Manitoba and export channels to Japan and other Asian markets. Highly comparable business model (B2B slaughter services + primary cut export) and similar producer-supplier relationships in Western Canada.
• Donald's Fine Foods: British Columbia-based pork processor operating slaughter and further-processing facilities with a strong export orientation to Asia. Comparable as a Canadian independent pork processor focused on primary cuts and value-added pork products for international markets.
• Sunrise Farms: Western Canadian poultry and further-processed protein company with slaughter operations. Less directly a pork peer, but highly comparable as a Canadian independent meat processor building export and value-added positions against larger incumbents.

Broad incumbents

• Maple Leaf Foods: Canada's largest vertically integrated pork and prepared foods company. Overlaps with CBCo on hog slaughter and primary pork processing, but operates at national scale across fresh pork, prepared meats, and plant-protein categories.
• JBS USA / JBS Canada: Global meat processing giant with significant Canadian pork and beef operations. Competes with CBCo for export volumes and wholesale buyers, but as part of a much broader protein portfolio across multiple species and geographies.
• Tyson Foods: U.S.-headquartered protein processor with substantial pork operations. Competes with CBCo in export markets (particularly Japan, Mexico, and Asia-Pacific), but at vastly larger scale and with broader product breadth.
• Smithfield Foods: World's largest pork processor, vertically integrated from farm to packaged pork. Indirectly competes with CBCo in global pork markets, particularly in commodity primary cuts, though its U.S. and European footprint makes it a broad incumbent rather than a direct rival.
• Premium Brands Holdings: Canadian specialty food manufacturer and marketer with a portfolio of branded protein businesses. Overlaps with CBCo in specialty pork and meat distribution channels, but operates at portfolio scale rather than single-plant focus.

Regional players

• Lucyporc: Quebec-based hog producer and processor with operations spanning genetics, feed, and slaughter. Closely comparable to CBCo as a Quebec pork value-chain participant, and a natural supply or consolidation partner or competitor for independent Quebec producers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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