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Rougemont, Quebec, January 3, 2020 – Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS) (“Lassonde” or the “Company”) has completed the acquisition of Sun-Rype Products Ltd. (“Sun-Rype”) and its two US affiliates from The Jim Pattison Group for a cash consideration of $89.3 million further to the satisfaction of closing conditions, including Competition Bureau clearance. This amount includes […]

Rougemont, Quebec, October 29, 2019 – Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS) (“Lassonde” or the “Company”) announced today that two of its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with subsidiaries of The Jim Pattison Group (“JPG”), to acquire Sun-Rype Products Ltd. (“Sun-Rype”), a Canadian fruit-based snack and beverage manufacturer headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia, and its […]

Rougemont, Quebec, July 29, 2019 – Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS.A) (Lassonde or the Company) reports that it has acquired 36,900,000 common shares (Common Shares) in the capital of Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Inc. (Diamond Estates) by way of a private placement (the Private Placement) at a price of $0.19 per Common Share for […]

Rougemont, Quebec, June 20, 2019 – A. Lassonde is very pleased to announce the addition of Claire Bara to its management team as Executive Vice-president and General Manager, Marketing, Trade and Product Development. In that capacity, she will oversee the development of commercialization strategy for A. Lassonde brands, including Oasis, Rougemont, Allen’s, Fairlee and Fruit […]

A. Lassonde was awarded an award for its Apple & Eve Protein Smoothies at the Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards organized by the Retail Council of Canada. Congratulations to all our teams for the good work!

Rougemont, Quebec, May 10, 2019 – Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS.A) (“Lassonde”) posted sales of $403.5 million in the first quarter of 2019. Excluding the $29.8 million in sales by Old Orchard Brands, LLC (“OOB”) and a $10.9 million favourable foreign exchange impact, first-quarter sales were up 1.4% year over year. The Company’s operating profit for the first quarter […]

There are still so many stories left to tell! Like the tale of the crack team that succeeded in integrating two separate systems over the course of a single weekend following a corporate acquisition. Or the one about the ingenious purchasing manager who managed to circumvent a shortage of exotic fruit caused by an extreme […]

Ever since their initial foray into Boston and Miami, Lassonde’s management team had been thinking about how to gain a foothold in the United States. Conscious of the limits of the Canadian marketplace, Lassonde Industries’ President and Chief Operating Officer Jean Gattuso held out for just the right opportunity. Patience is also part of Lassonde’s […]