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Capital Financière agricole

Our investments

Since its creation, Capital Financière agricole inc. (CFAI) has contributed to the start-up and expansion of several Québec food-processing companies, at different levels.

The business

Brasserie Alpha specializes in high-end hopped beer production.

The project

CFAI's investment made it possible to support the company's start-up, set up a new brewing facility and acquire the equipment necessary for production.

Image: Brasserie Alpha.

The business

Alvéole Montréal is a an urban beekeeping company specializing in the installation and management of hives on rooftops. Its clientele is composed of private and public businesses as well as schools across Canada.

The project

CFAI’s investment will enable the company to ensure its growth, acquire new equipment for extracting and processing honey and expand its facilities.

Image: Alvéole Montréal.

The business

Carrément Tarte specializes in the manufacture of ready-to-serve and ready-to-fill pie products, marketed under its own brand or private label.

The project

CFAI's investment in 2021 has enabled the company to move into a new factory and acquire additional equipment to better meet growing demand.

Image: Carrément Tarte.

The business

A family-run business opened in 2013, Fromagerie Les Rivières is the only milk processing plant in the Québec City area. It is known for its fresh and ripened cheeses made only with milk, no modified milk ingredients.

The project

CFAI’s investment helped the business acquire the equipment it needed to increase its productivity and volume.

Image: Fromagerie Les Rivières

Hortau

Lévis

The business

Founded in 2002, Hortau makes and markets smart soil moisture monitoring and irrigation management instruments and systems, designed to automate, simplify and increase the precision of field crop activities.

The project

CFAI’s investment helped Hortau continue expanding by developing new markets.

Image: Hortau

Jus Dose

Saint-Hyacinthe

The business

Founded in 2013, Dose Juice makes top-quality cold-pressed juices that are certified organic, 100% natural and preservative-free.

The project

The CFAI’s investment helped the company acquire the new equipment it needed to expand and raise its production volumes.

Image: Jus Dose

Natur+L XTD

Saint-Hyacinthe

The business

Natur+L XTD offers cold-pasteurization services using high pressure processing (HPP) technology. This method significantly extends the shelf life of fresh products without chemical preservatives. The company also offers outsourcing services to treat products in various Québec food-processing plants.

The project

CFAI first helped start up the business and then expand its activities.

Image: Natur+L XTD

Plantations Nicholas

Sainte-Clothilde de Beauce

The business

Plantations Nicholas, located in Sainte-Clotilde de Beauce, specializes in growing Christmas trees.

The project

CFAI's investment enabled the company to continue to expand with the acquisition of fir tree inventories and cutting rights, thereby doubling its production.

Image: Plantations Nicholas.

The business

This family business in the Chaudière-Appalaches region specializes in growing greenhouse tomatoes, as well as strawberries and raspberries. Demers sells most of its products in grocery stores throughout Québec.

The project

CFAI’s investment helped Demers expand by building a vast greenhouse complex in Drummondville. The new greenhouses are heated by excess heat from a power plant using biogas generated by a landfill. This project helped considerable increase the company’s production capacity.

Image: Productions Horticoles Demers

Soya Excel

Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu

The business

Soya Excel runs two soybean-pressing plants in Montérégie. Pressing adds value to soy production by turning conventional, organic and GMO-free soybeans into soybean oil and meal, among other things. These products are used as animal feed, mainly for pigs, dairy cattle and poultry.

The project

CFAI's investment helped the business complete its facilities and supported its marketing efforts.

Image: Soya Excel

The business

Founded in 2000, Technologies Intelia is a leader in innovative tech-based livestock production tools. It offers farmers complete solutions for controlling the environment, acquiring and managing production data and making informed decisions.

The project

CFAI’s investment helped Technologies Intelia continue its technological and business development.

Image: Technologies Intelia