Moisson Mauricie / Centre-du-Québec

What Moisson Mauricie / Centre-du-Québec does

Moisson Mauricie / Centre-du-Québec (DBA: Moisson MCDQ) is a nonprofit regional food bank founded in 1987 and headquartered in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. It operates a hub-and-spoke food recovery and redistribution model, recovering surplus food from retailers, manufacturers, and farms and distributing it to 61 member organizations across the Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec regions. In 2025-2026 the organization recovered 2.6 million kilograms of food with an attributed value of $33.7 million CAD, fulfilled 111,294 monthly food aid requests, and served 18,236 people per month, of whom 31.7% are children. It also runs a social and employment integration program engaging 453 participants annually and reports avoiding 1,488 tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions.

Name

Moisson Mauricie / Centre-du-Québec

Legal name

Moisson Mauricie / Centre-du-Québec

Website

https://moisson-mcdq.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Moisson Mauricie / Centre-du-Québec is a regional nonprofit food bank in Trois-Rivières that recovers surplus food and redistributes it through 61 member organizations to serve 18,236 people monthly across Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Bank Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Food Banks (BPAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food Assistance & Safety Nets (In-Kind, Vouchers, Cash Transfers) (BPADAJAA)

Keywords

• Food bank services
• Food recovery distribution
• Food aid programs
• Community food assistance
• Charitable food redistribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Trois-Rivières

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual monetary donations from the public, with strong emphasis on community giving. Every $10 donated enables distribution of $150 worth of food.
2. Corporate and Community Partnerships: Sponsorships and donations from businesses and organizations. Major annual fundraising event is the Brunch-bénéfice.
3. Food Recovery and Redistribution: Recovering food from retailers, manufacturers, and farms that would otherwise go to waste, then redistributing to member organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Moisson Mauricie / Centre-du-Québec (Moisson MCDQ) is a regional food bank that recovers surplus food from retailers, manufacturers, and farms, sorts it, and redistributes it free of charge through a network of 61 member organizations serving individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in the Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec regions of Quebec. The organization also runs social and employment integration programs enabling participants to develop skills while supporting food recovery operations.

Product overview

Moisson Mauricie / Centre-du-Québec is a regional food bank operating as a single unified non-profit service rather than a platform architecture. The organization provides food aid distribution to 61 member organizations, social and employment integration programs, and food recovery operations. All services are integrated components of the organization's charitable mission to combat food insecurity in Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aide alimentaire (Food Aid Distribution)
• Intégration sociale et à l'emploi (Social and Employment Integration)
• Récupération et tri de denrées (Food Recovery and Sorting)

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.6 million kg of food recovered and redistributed in 2025-2026
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Valeurs mobilières DesjardinsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor financial partner and sponsor of Brunch-bénéfice events; Jean Pellerin, President of Moisson MCDQ board, is associated with Valeurs mobilières Desjardins
• Jean-François Aubin (Mayor of Trois-Rivières)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-president of honor for Brunch-bénéfice; represents city partnership
• Yves Lévesque (Mayor of Shawinigan)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-president of honor for Brunch-bénéfice; represents city partnership
• Banques alimentaires QuébeccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial member organization representing 18 Moissons (food banks) across Quebec; provides support and advocacy
• Banques alimentaires CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational food bank network; conducts annual Bilan-Faim (HungerCount) survey
• Financement agricole Canada (FAC)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCampaign against hunger; collects food and monetary donations at their offices
• MaximajorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrocery retailer sponsor for Brunch-bénéfice
• Jean BouletmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerProminent local partner and sponsor for Brunch-bénéfice
• Groupe madystaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for Brunch-bénéfice
• KrugerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for Brunch-bénéfice
• InfoteckminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for Brunch-bénéfice
• Uniprix Marc DontignyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for Brunch-bénéfice
• FAB 3RminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor Bronze for Brunch-bénéfice
• Ville de BécancourminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor Bronze for Brunch-bénéfice
• AGT Robotiques inc.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor Bronze for Brunch-bénéfice
• APCHQ Mauricie – LanaudièreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor Bronze for Brunch-bénéfice
• Groupe MBI incminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor Bronze for Brunch-bénéfice
• Delta Trois-Rivières par MarriottminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue partner for Brunch-bénéfice event

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Greater Vancouver Food Bank: Regional food bank serving Metro Vancouver. Operates the same food recovery, member-agency distribution model and offers comparable programs in social and employment integration.
• Ottawa Food Bank: Regional food bank serving Ottawa. Closely comparable operating model (donations, food recovery, member-agency distribution) and useful peer for benchmarking fundraising efficiency and program scale.
• Food Banks Mississauga: Regional food bank serving Mississauga, Ontario. Comparable in size, member-organization model, and reliance on donations and food recovery from grocery and manufacturing partners.
• Banques alimentaires Québec: Provincial network of which Moisson MCDQ is a member; aggregates the 18 Moissons across Quebec. Sets shared standards, advocacy, and Bilan-Faim reporting that directly shape Moisson MCDQ's operations.
• Daily Bread Food Bank: Toronto-based food bank serving the GTA. Operates the same food recovery, member-agency distribution, and donor-funded model as Moisson MCDQ, at much larger scale, and provides a useful comparator for capacity, fundraising, and program design.
• Feed Nova Scotia: Provincial food bank for Nova Scotia. Comparable mission, nonprofit structure, and donor/recovery funding model, providing a benchmark for mid-sized regional food bank operations outside Quebec.
• Second Harvest: Canada's largest food rescue organization, based in Toronto. Highly comparable on the food recovery and redistribution side of Moisson MCDQ's operations, with a broader logistics footprint.

Direct peers

• Moisson Québec: Quebec City-area food bank under the same Banques alimentaires Québec umbrella. Operates an analogous hub-and-spoke member organization model for food recovery and redistribution.
• Moisson Montréal: Regional food bank serving Greater Montreal as part of the Banques alimentaires Québec network. Directly comparable in mission, food recovery model, and member-organization distribution structure to Moisson MCDQ, only at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Food Banks Canada: National association representing food banks across Canada; runs the Bilan-Faim (HungerCount) survey. Functions as both an umbrella and a funder/coordinator for provincial and regional food banks such as Moisson MCDQ.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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