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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pastries |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Canada |
| Owner | Grupo Bimbo |
| Parent | Canada Bread |
| Website | www |
Vachon Bakery is a Canadian maker of popular snack pastries. The company was part of Saputo Inc. from 1999 to 2015. It has been owned by Canada Bread, part of Grupo Bimbo since 2015.[1]
Vachon was founded by Joseph-Arcade and Rose-Anna Vachon Giroux in 1923 when the couple left their home village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage to develop a bakery in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce in Quebec.
Brands include:
- May West[2]
- Jos. Louis[3]
- Billot Log Jelly Rolls[4]
- Passion Flakie
- Ah Caramel![5]
- ½ Lune Moon
- Hostess (Canada only) - including Twinkies
- Takis (Canada only)[6]
- ^ "Canada Bread buys Saputo bakery unit for $120M". CBC.ca. Canadian Press. December 18, 2014.
- ^ "MAY WEST : White sponge cake filled with our incomparable creme and coated in a fine chocolatey layer". Vachon.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "JOE LOUIS". Vachon.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "BILLOT LOG JELLY ROLL".
- ^ "AH CARAMEL! : Spongy white cakes coated in a chocolatey layer and overflowing with luscious caramel and pastry creme". Vachon.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ http://donteattakis.ca/ [dead link]