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Rougemont, Que., October 1, 2025 – Lassonde Industries Inc., one of North America’s leading food and beverage companies, inaugurates its first fruit concentrate ‘bag-in-a-box’ production line, installed in one of its Rougemont, Quebec plants. The new line produces formats ranging from 4L to 2000L, containing a flexible inner bag designed to hold fruit concentrates. These […]

True to its motto, “Creativity bears fruit,” the Lassonde Food Service team relies on agility, attentiveness, and innovation to meet its customers’ needs. Here’s a look at a fast-growing North American division, driven by a close-knit team that thrives on challenges. Behind the scenes in food service and institutional settings Lassonde Food Service brands, sometimes […]

Innovation is a word that often resonates at Lassonde. The company has evolved by setting itself apart, whether through process, packaging or product innovations. Over the years, its acquisitions have enabled it to innovate thanks to the expertise of a diversified workforce. To showcase the breadth of innovation at Lassonde, you are invited to discover […]

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 […]

As we saw in the last column, Lassonde launched Arista Wines in 2006. This promising subsidiary allowed the company to use its expertise and technology to best advantage. Maximizing its assets, whether in the form of knowledge, physical plant, equipment or land, was always one of Lassonde’s guiding principles. Lassonde has deep roots in what […]

In the mid-2000s, Lassonde Specialities was doing well – very well, in fact. As you may recall, this subsidiary grew out of the acquisition of Produits Ronald with its plant in Saint-Damase. Its corn on the cob, sold locally under private labels, was a big hit, especially in northern Europe. Lassonde Specialities was actually the […]

As 21st century dawned, Lassonde was bubbling with ideas. Some of them came rather out of the blue but nevertheless proved most promising. It all started when Jean Gattuso, President and Chief Operating Officer of Lassonde Industries, returned from vacation in the land of his birth with a bottle of wine, which he left on […]