Carrefour Affaires et Santé International

What Carrefour Affaires et Santé International does

Carrefour Affaires et Santé International (CAS) is a Quebec-based purchasing consortium founded in 2012 that aggregates buying volume from 3,000+ member businesses to negotiate group pricing with a network of more than 100 suppliers. Members — primarily healthcare professionals, veterinary clinics, senior residences, restaurants, hotels, funeral homes, retail operators, and forestry/mining businesses — access the network free of charge, with no annual fees and no minimum purchase commitments, and receive in-person advisory from field-based business brokers (courtiers) who travel to client offices across Quebec province.

The company has no proprietary technology platform; its core product surface is a curated supplier catalog spanning four categories (medical supplies and equipment, kitchen and food, office and technology, sanitary and miscellaneous). On top of this core, CAS has added three partnership-led ancillary services: an exclusive payment processing arrangement with Global Payments at a flat 0.10% interchange rate, equipment leasing and business financing via CAS Financement Corporatif (sourced through six major Canadian banks and private fund holders), and member website design and hosting built on RubberDuck CMS with tiered subscription pricing.

CAS generates revenue primarily through supplier commissions on group purchasing flows, supplemented by transaction-based fees from payment processing and referral/managed fees from financing. The go-to-market combines a Quebec-only online self-service signup funnel with a broker-recruited field sales motion, under leadership of President Isabelle Paradis, supported by Director of Internal Sales Lyne Landry and broker Caroline Everell.

Name

Carrefour Affaires et Santé International

Legal name

Carrefour Affaires et Santé International

Website

https://casint.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Carrefour Affaires et Santé International is a Quebec-based purchasing consortium that negotiates group pricing with 100+ suppliers for 3,000+ member businesses across healthcare, veterinary, hospitality, and other verticals, generating revenue through supplier commissions plus partnership-led payment processing and equipment financing add-ons.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Group Purchasing Services

NAICS

Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (425)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Foodservice & Hospitality Supply Clubs (Restaurants, Catering, Hotels) (CRAEAEAC)

Keywords

• Group purchasing consortium
• Business broker services
• Supplier negotiation services
• Medical supplies procurement
• Commercial equipment leasing

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Supplier Commissions and Group Purchasing Fees: CAS generates revenue by negotiating group purchasing rates with over 100 suppliers and passing savings to members. The company acts as an intermediary between buyers (healthcare facilities, businesses) and suppliers, earning commissions from the supplier network. Membership is free for buyers - no annual fees or purchase volume guarantees required.
2. Payment Processing Services: CAS offers credit/debit card processing services exclusively to members through a partner firm, providing competitive interchange rates and POS solutions.
3. Leasing and Financing Services: CAS Financement Corporatif provides equipment leasing and business financing solutions through partnerships with six major banks and private fund holders, serving healthcare professionals and businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Carrefour Affaires et Santé International (CAS) operates Quebec's largest purchasing consortium, aggregating buying volume from 3,000+ member businesses to negotiate discounted pricing with over 100 vetted suppliers across medical supplies, kitchen/food, office/technology, and sanitary product categories. The company provides free business broker services that visit member offices, plus supplementary offerings in corporate equipment leasing (CAS Financement Corporatif), exclusive credit/debit card processing, and professional website design/hosting.

Product overview

Carrefour Affaires Santé operates as Quebec's largest purchasing consortium (regroupement d'achat), offering member businesses access to negotiated pricing through a network of over 100 suppliers. The core offering consists of four main product categories: Medical Supplies and Equipment, Kitchen Equipment and Food Supply, Office and Technology, and Sanitary Products. These are complemented by three supplementary services: Corporate Financing through CAS Financement (leasing and credit services), Credit/Debit Card Processing (exclusive low-rate payment processing), and Professional Website Design (website creation and hosting services). All members receive free access to personal broker services for purchasing advice and supplier negotiations. The company serves diverse sectors including healthcare professionals, veterinary clinics, retirement homes, restaurants, hotels, funeral services, retail, and forestry/mining industries across Quebec province.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Supplies and Equipment
• Kitchen Equipment and Food Supply
• Office and Technology
• Sanitary and Miscellaneous Products
• CAS Financement Corporatif - Credit-Bail/Leasing
• Credit/Debit Card Processing Service
• Professional Website Design Service
• Free Broker Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 member clients benefit from collective purchasing power

Named customers6 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ManuliftminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMaterial handling equipment supplier partner featured in CAS supplier network. Provides equipment products to consortium members through the group purchasing arrangement.
• Résidence La VerrièreminorOthersSenior residence facility that is a member customer of the CAS purchasing consortium, representing one of the 3,000+ member clients.
• Résidence Ste-AnneminorOthersSenior residence facility that is a member customer of the CAS purchasing consortium.
• Clinique Vétérinaire HarmoniaminorOthersVeterinary clinic that is a member customer of the CAS purchasing consortium.
• Clinique de Médecine Podiatrique de l'Est du QuébecminorOthersPodiatric clinic that is a member customer of the CAS purchasing consortium.
• Coopérative en soutien à domicile MRC de l'AssomptionminorOthersHome support cooperative that is a member customer of the CAS purchasing consortium.
• Global PaymentscoreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive payment processing partner providing credit and debit card transaction services to CAS members. Offers competitive interchange rates (1/10 of 1%), POS integration, secure electronic vault solutions, free smart terminals, e-commerce solutions, and online reporting. Active in over 50 markets and 150 currencies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Vizient: U.S. healthcare performance and GPO company. Comparable to CAS in the procurement aggregation function, but with a much larger portfolio of analytics and supply chain services.
• Patterson Companies: U.S. dental and animal health distributor. Comparable to CAS's veterinary and medical supply categories, though a traditional distributor rather than a broker.
• Henry Schein: Large U.S. medical and dental supply distributor. Comparable to CAS's medical and veterinary product distribution channel, though Henry Schein takes title to inventory rather than acting as a pure broker.
• McKesson Canada: Major pharmaceutical and medical supply distributor with Canadian operations. Comparable to CAS's medical supplies vertical, but operates as a full-stack distributor rather than a consortium.
• Premier Inc. U.S. healthcare GPO serving hospitals and health systems. Operates the same group purchasing model as CAS but at a vastly larger scale and broader product/service scope.
• Sysco Canada: Large foodservice distributor with significant Canadian operations. Comparable to CAS's kitchen equipment and food supply vertical for restaurants and hospitality, but operates a traditional distribution model.

Regional players

• Gordon Food Service Canada: North American broadline foodservice distributor with Canadian presence. Overlaps with CAS's food service and hospitality vertical, but is a traditional distributor rather than a GPO/broker.
• Colabor: Quebec-based food distributor serving foodservice and retail. Comparable to CAS's Quebec food service vertical, though a traditional distributor rather than a buying consortium.

Direct peers

• Mohawk Medbuy: Canadian healthcare GPO serving hospitals and health systems. Directly comparable to CAS's healthcare-focused procurement aggregation model, though at a larger institutional scale.
• HealthPRO Procurement Services: Canadian national group purchasing organization for healthcare. Highly comparable to CAS — both are GPOs aggregating buyer volumes to negotiate supplier pricing, with healthcare as their core vertical.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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