Bridor to expand Boucherville plant

Feb. 1, 2017, MONTREAL – Bridor, a North American leader in bread and Viennese pastries for retail sale and the food service industry, is investing $40 million to double the size of its Boucherville, Que., baking facility. The expansion will allow Bridor to increase the plant’s production capacity by 80 per cent and generate employment growth in the area.

“The company has witnessed exponential growth in recent years and this investment shows just how committed we are to continuously improving our offering,” says Jean François Duquesne, CEO of Bridor, which employs more than 500 people in Canada. “We are proud to combine our traditional European baking know-how with cutting-edge industrial technology. It’s our special edge that allows us to produce quality breads and Viennese pastries at a wide scale.”

Operating in Quebec for more than 30 years, Bridor works closely with suppliers and customers to offer innovative solutions tailored to specific needs. While emphasis is put on innovation, the company always “stays true to tradition,” says Louis Le Duff, CEO and founder of Le Duff Group and owner of Bridor.

The company’s recipes feature quality local ingredients with no preservatives, artificial colouring, or flavours. Bridor also offers a variety of organic bread and bread made of homemade yeast. Expanding the Boucherville plant will allow Bridor to broaden its range of products and continue offering customers the best the bakery has to offer in North America.

By the end of this project, Bridor will have opened up close to 60 new jobs, several of which are for industrial production operators who will be responsible for state of the art production lines.

The $40 million dedicated to the Boucherville project is part of a global investment of €400 million that will span five years, initiated by Le Duff. This amount will be dedicated to expanding industrial operations in France and North America, as well as other projects to be announced in the coming years.