Bouffe Action de Rosemont

What Bouffe Action de Rosemont does

Bouffe-Action de Rosemont is a non-profit community organization (OBNL) founded in 1991 in Montréal, Quebec, that addresses food insecurity through an integrated portfolio of collective kitchens, community gardens, popular education workshops, and a food logistics hub. The organization serves vulnerable populations in the Rosemont neighborhood and broader East Montreal, including people with functional limitations, pregnant women and young families, elementary school students, and a network of 30+ partner food assistance organizations. Its core services include group cooking activities (Cuisines collectives), perinatal and child-family cooking programs, ecological collective gardens (Jardins collectifs), monthly nutrition and food-autonomy workshops, and the Pôle logistique alimentaire — a multi-function facility that collects, sorts, transforms, and redistributes surplus food from commercial establishments to community organizations.

The Pôle logistique alimentaire de Rosemont, launched in 2020 in response to COVID-19, has become the organization's flagship infrastructure platform. It rescues 1.5+ tonnes of food daily (7+ tonnes weekly, 450+ tonnes annually) from grocery stores, bakeries, supermarkets, and distributors, with less than 10% of collected food composted. A processing kitchen transforms surplus into meals for redistribution, a shared refrigerated truck fleet (Mutualisation de camions) reduces logistics costs for partner organizations on a solidarity-pricing basis, and a sorting center coordinates distribution to 34+ partner organizations serving 2,500+ households weekly across 6 boroughs. In 2025, the organization extended its infrastructure into a school food program serving ~200 students at École Saint-François-Solano and École Nesbitt through partnerships with La Cantine pour tous and Le Club des petits déjeuners.

The organization operates as a charity funded through a diversified mix of municipal, provincial, and federal government grants (Ville de Montréal, Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie, MSSS Québec, Public Health Agency of Canada, CIUSSSEMTL, Recyc-Québec), private foundation support (Fondation Dufresne & Gauthier, Fondation Choquette-Legault, Fondation Sibylla Hesse), corporate sponsorships (Desjardins, Power Corporation, Au Lab - Investissement Québec), annual fundraising campaigns (CAD $50K raised previously, $70K target for 2025), individual donations, and a $5 annual membership program. It is governed by a nine-member elected Board of Directors under General Director Laurence Arbogast, with ~20 staff and 60+ weekly volunteers. The organization is currently planning a major facility expansion — Projet Angus 2027 — at the Technopôle Angus, with a stated goal of doubling services and reaching 600 school meals per day by 2030.

Name

Bouffe Action de Rosemont

Legal name

Bouffe-Action de Rosemont

Website

https://bouffe-action.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bouffe-Action de Rosemont is a Montréal non-profit founded in 1991 that addresses food insecurity through collective kitchens, community gardens, popular education, and a food logistics hub serving 2,500+ households weekly across six East Montreal boroughs, with 30+ partner organizations and ~200 school students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Food Security Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Catering, Pantry & Food Service (On-site Refreshments/Events) (IMAIALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate/Workplace Meal Programs & Bulk Prepared Meals (CRAHAJAJ), Menu Planning, Nutrition & Dietary Accommodation Services (Allergens, Special Diets) (EDAEAEAD)

Keywords

• Food security services
• Community kitchens
• Food redistribution logistics
• Collective gardening programs
• School meal programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Annual fundraising campaign targeting $70,000 to support food security programs. Previous year raised $50,000. Donation tiers: $20 for family food basket, $50 for isolated person participation, $75 for 20 school children meals, $100 for 8 pregnant women workshop.
2. Government Subsidies and Grants: Funding from government partners including Ville de Montréal, Agence de santé publique du Canada, Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec, and various foundations.
3. Membership Fees: Annual membership contribution of $5 required to participate in activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bouffe-Action de Rosemont delivers community food-security services through five integrated programmes: collective kitchens where participants prepare shared meals, child-family kitchens for pregnant women and young parents, collective ecological gardens, monthly popular education workshops on nutrition and urban agriculture, and the Pôle logistique alimentaire — a hub that collects, sorts, transforms and redistributes surplus food to partner organizations and households across Rosemont and East Montreal. The organization also operates a shared refrigerated truck mutualization service and prepares school meals through partnerships with La Cantine pour tous and Le Club des petits déjeuners.

Product overview

Bouffe-Action de Rosemont is a community food security organization offering a coordinated portfolio of programs centered on collective kitchens, community gardens, popular education, and food logistics. The core services include: Cuisines collectives (group cooking), Cuisines Enfance-famille (child-family cooking programs), Jardins collectifs (collective gardening), and Éducation populaire (nutrition education workshops). The flagship initiative is the Pôle logistique alimentaire, a comprehensive food logistics hub comprising a sorting center, processing kitchen, and shared truck fleet. The organization is structured as a platform of interconnected services designed to address food insecurity through multiple pathways: immediate food access, skill-building, social inclusion, and food waste reduction. A major expansion, Projet Angus 2027, will relocate the logistics hub to new purpose-built facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cuisines collectives (Collective Kitchens) Group cooking activities where participants pool time, money, and skills to prepare healthy, economical meals. Each participant contributes to planning and recipe preparation and takes home approximately 20 portions. Adapted spaces are available for people with functional limitations. Open to all members ($5 annual membership).
• Cuisines Enfance-famille (Child-Family Kitchens) Cooking activities for pregnant women and parents of young children (0–12 years). Includes 'Alimentation futures mamans' (Tuesdays), 'Nourrissons nos poupons' for parents of infants 4–8 months (Mondays), and 'Samedi-Cuisine' for families (Saturdays). Focused on prenatal nutrition, infant feeding, and budget-friendly family meals.
• Jardins collectifs (Collective Gardens) Ecological group gardening activities where tasks and harvests are shared. Includes gardens for adults and seniors, intergenerational gardens, and raised-bed gardens adapted for people with functional limitations. Season runs April through October; seasonal participation fee of $25 includes tools and seeds.
• Éducation populaire (Popular Education) Monthly workshops on food, nutrition, and urban agriculture topics, led by Bouffe-Action's nutritionist or specialized guests. Aimed at developing participants' food autonomy. Offered to members.
• Pôle logistique alimentaire de Rosemont (Food Logistics Pole) Multi-faceted project addressing food waste, food insecurity, lack of infrastructure for food-security organizations, and school food programmes. Includes food collection, sorting, transformation, and distribution of surplus food to partner organizations. Collects 1.5+ tonnes of food daily and serves 2,500+ households weekly through 34 partner organizations.
• Centre de tri (Sorting Center) Food sorting facility where collected unsold items (invendus) from grocery stores, bakeries, supermarkets, and distributors are weighed, sorted, and distributed to partner organizations.
• Cuisine de transformation (Processing Kitchen) Food transformation facility that converts overripe or damaged produce into prepared meals for redistribution. Also prepares hot lunches and snacks for approximately 200 students at École Saint-François-Solano (La Cantine pour tous) and snacks at École Nesbitt (Club des petits déjeuners).
• Mutualisation de camions (Shared Refrigerated Truck Fleet) Shared refrigerated truck service providing food-security organizations affordable access to vehicles for safe food transport. Solidarity-based pricing reduces logistics costs for partner organizations such as Projaide.
• Programme Alimentation scolaire (School Food Program) School meal and snack programme delivering hot lunches (La Cantine pour tous at École Saint-François-Solano) and healthy snacks (Club des petits déjeuners at École Nesbitt) to approximately 200 students. Goal to reach 600 meals per day by 2030 at the new Angus facility.
• Adhésion annuelle (Annual Membership) Annual membership costing $5 that enables participation in all Bouffe-Action activities (collective kitchens, gardens, popular education, child-family kitchens). Includes donation subscription via Zeffy donation platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 2,500 households receive fresh food weekly
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• La Chope AngusminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2025Local restaurant participating in annual fundraising campaign. Each Tuesday from December 2-23, for each customer who accepts to donate their $2.50 discount, La Chope Angus doubles the amount and donates to Bouffe-Action.
• Les Sœurs GrisesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2025Brasserie in Vieux-Rosemont participating in fundraising campaign. From November 25 to December 25, donates $1 to Bouffe-Action for each Jocho or Hattogeu hot dog sold.
• Caribou StudiominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2025Local business participating in fundraising campaign. From November 25 to December 25, commits to donate 5% of sales revenue to Bouffe-Action.
• La Cantine pour touscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Collective of social economy organizations working on food security. Bouffe-Action joined as certified member to provide affordable school catering, serving hot lunches to approximately 200 students at École Saint-François-Solano.
• Club des petits déjeunerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025National organization working to ensure children have access to nutritious food. Partnership since 2025 enables distribution of healthy snacks to children at École Nesbitt in Rosemont.
• ProjaidecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood assistance organization using shared refrigerated trucks from logistics pole mutualization service at reduced cost compared to commercial rental companies.
• Société de développement AnguscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment corporation managing the Technopôle Angus property where Bouffe-Action will establish new facility in 2027.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Centraide du Grand Montréal: Major Montreal-area community fundraising and grantmaking organization that funds many of the same community food security initiatives Bouffe-Action supports. A key ecosystem participant and potential funder.
• Second Harvest: Canada's largest food rescue organization operating nationally across multiple provinces. Broader in scale than Bouffe-Action's local Pôle logistique but operating the same surplus food recovery and redistribution model.
• Banques alimentaires du Québec: Provincial food bank association coordinating Quebec's regional food banks (Moisson members). Provides the institutional framework within which Bouffe-Action's local food security work operates.

Direct peers

• Club des petits déjeuners: National Canadian organization providing nutritious breakfasts and snacks to school children. Active partner of Bouffe-Action, with directly comparable school food program mission and food preparation model.
• Foodshare Toronto: Toronto-based food justice organization operating food banks, community kitchens, gardens, and food literacy programs. Directly comparable to Bouffe-Action in holistic community food security programming model.
• La Cantine pour tous: Quebec collective of social economy organizations coordinating affordable school catering. Bouffe-Action is a certified member partner, making this both a comparable organization and an active channel for school meal scaling.
• Santropol Roulant: Montreal community food security organization offering collective kitchens, food delivery to seniors, and urban agriculture. Directly comparable to Bouffe-Action in Montreal food security programming and community kitchen model.
• La Tablée des Chefs: Quebec-based food rescue and culinary education organization that recovers surplus food and trains youth. Comparable to Bouffe-Action in food rescue operations and cooking education programming.
• Daily Bread Food Bank: Toronto's largest food bank serving Greater Toronto Area through food distribution and member agency network. Comparable to Bouffe-Action in food bank operations, member agency model, and household-level service delivery.
• Moisson Montréal: Montreal's largest food bank operating food collection and redistribution across Greater Montreal. Directly comparable to Bouffe-Action's Pôle logistique model in scale, mission, and target beneficiary population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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