Lanthier Bakery Receives Government Funding

Lanthier Bakery, a Canadian manufacturer of brioche dough products, will receive a repayable contribution of USD2m from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. With this financial assistance, the business will be able to expand and renovate its plant, as well as modernize a new digital production line.

The funding was announced by Francis Scarpaleggia, member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis. More specifically, the Government of Canada’s support will allow Lanthier Bakery to increase its productivity through the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment, including wrapping and packaging systems, an unmolding island, a slicer, mixers, automatic mixing systems, an oven and cooling towers.

Founded in 1932, Lanthier Bakery is a family-owned business located in Alexandria, Ontario. In 1985, it set up a second production plant in Baie-D’Urfé, on the Island of Montréal, where it makes bread using traditional recipes. In 2016, in cooperation with its principal shareholder, France-based La Fournée Dorée, Lanthier Bakery developed a new range of brioche breads – a niche product – and now aims to specialize in this niche market, where demand continues to grow.

The Government of Canada is committed to supporting innovative Canadian businesses.

“The financial assistance awarded to Lanthier Bakery is intended to provide concrete support for a company that has demonstrated its know-how and is also ready to expand into new markets,” says Francis Scarpaleggia, Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis.