IGA unveils Quebec agri-food companies chosen for its first Local Accelerator
IGA has named the first cohort of Quebec companies selected as finalists for its Local Accelerator.
The project to support local agri-food companies developing innovative products was announced last year.
In addition to the 18 finalists, eight companies that submitted applications with products at an advanced stage of development can expect to see those on IGA store shelves in upcoming months.
Overall, the Empire banner received close to 200 applicants for the initiative’s first year.
“We were impressed by the enthusiastic response to the Local Accelerator. Meeting with all of those ambitious and creative companies prompted us to nearly double the size of our first cohort. Quebecers can be proud of the innovation taking place in our food industry! We eagerly await the moment when they can discover the products that emerge from this edition,” said Mireille Thibodeau, vice president, fresh merchandising, Sobeys/IGA.
IGA will provide material, financial and human resources to meet the specific needs of each company.
See the finalists for the first IGA Accelerator below:
- Animalia and its dry treats for cats and dogs, made with fish by-products - Gaspésie
- Boucherie Face de bœuf and its line of beef products from livestock farms - Estrie
- Circle Pizza and its fermented pizza crust – Capitale-Nationale
- Confitures Tigidou and its strawberry jam from Île d’Orléans – Capitale-Nationale
- Giuseppe Sachetti and its artisanal pizzas – Montreal
- GRUO and its quick oatmeals - Montreal
- La Jambonnière and pork products from its own livestock farms – Centre-du-Québec
- Malté and its personal hygiene products made with microbrewery draff – Montérégie
- Nälkä Nutrition and its superfoods meal replacement shakes – Montérégie
- Noix d’érable and its maple pecans – Beauce
- OOYA Infusions and its Guayusa-based tea blends – Montérégie
- Pattes Vertes and its organic Moringa-based dog biscuits – Capitale-Nationale
- Pickle Idéal and its expanded lineup of marinades – Montréal
- Poissonnerie Fortier and its burger patties made of salmon and cod cretons - Côte-Nord
- Régal Nomade and its dried fruit strips – Laurentians
- Seabiosis and its range of products made with algae, which is gently harvested and transformed in Gaspésie – Gaspésie
- SETA Organic and its organic and vegan latté powder – Laurentians
- Tofutofu and its ready-to-eat tofu made from Quebec-grown, organic soy - Laval
