las.a founded 1918 1 founder aristide lassonde headquarters rougemont quebec canada area served canada united states key people pierre paul lassonde chairman number of employees 2 100 subsidiaries a.lassonde apple & eve clement pappas & company lassonde specialties arista wines website lassonde.com lassonde industries inc. tsx las.a is a quebec agri food company located in rougemont and mont r gie with operations throughout north america . contents 1 activities 2 history 3 brands 3.1 juices 3.2 food products 3.3 wines and ciders 4 management 5 subsidiaries 6 sponsorships 7 references 8 external links activities edit lassonde industries develops produces and markets a wide range of ready to drink fruit and vegetable juices and drinks . it also develops produces and markets specialized food products including fondue broths and sauces soups sauces packaged corn on the cob bruschetta toppings tapenades pestos and pizza and pasta sauces . finally the company imports packages and markets wine from various countries as well as apple cider and other wine based beverages . history edit 1918 the company launches in rougemont as a vegetable cannery . 2 3 1959 the company s focus shifts towards the production of apple juice . 4 5 1970 the company expands its operations through the production of fruit drinks . 6 1977 lassonde acquires part of coop rative mont r gienne another rougemont apple juice producer to increase production capacity . 7 1981 acquisition of produits ronald in saint damase quebec a company specializing in the processing of corn on the cob . 3 1982 creation of the lassonde industries holding company by pierre paul lassonde chairman of the board and jean paul barr president . 3 6 1987 lassonde industries becomes a public company listed on the montreal stock exchange . 7 acquisition of montreal based food brokerage firm effex marketing inc. which becomes the company s sales force . 6 1991 acquisition of the juice and beverage unit of cobi foods inc. in nova scotia subsequently renamed greatvalley juices inc. 6 1993 acquisition of orange maison inc. a montreal company specializing in the production of refrigerated fruit juices and drinks . 7 1996 acquisition of certain of the assets of mar brite foods co operative inc. located in ruthven in southeastern ontario . production is focused on apple and tomato juice . the company is renamed lassonde juices inc. 8 2001 lassonde industries subsidiary a. lassonde inc. signs a licensing agreement for eastern canada with california based sunkist growers inc. for the processing and distribution of sunkist brand ready to drink juices and fruit drinks . 9 lassonde participates in the development of tetra pak products becoming the first north american company to use the tetra prisma . 10 lassonde is then given exclusivity on this technology for quebec . 11 2002 a. lassonde inc. acquires golden town apple products ltd. a company located in thornbury ontario and specialized in apple processing . 12 2004 lassonde industries subsidiary produits ronald inc. changes its name to lassonde specialties inc. 13 a. lassonde inc. purchases alfresh beverages canada corp. a company specializing in fruit juices . its best known brands are everfresh sunlike fairlee tropical grove and rich n ready . the company is renamed lassonde beverages canada and becomes a division of a. lassonde inc. the acquisition is made for 16.33 million plus the value of inventory . 14 2006 lassonde industries inc. launches arista wines inc. a new subsidiary specialized in the processing and distribution of imported wines . 11 15 2007 a. lassonde inc. purchases assets for the production and marketing of ready to drink juice and fruit drinks from mccain foods canada a division of mccain foods limited . the purchase price was 14 million . 16 17 lassonde specialties inc. purchases les produits alimentaires mondiv inc. a plant in boisbriand quebec for 18.9 million . the plant used to produce long shelf life specialty food products is operated under the name mondiv . 18 2009 a. lassonde inc. purchases apple valley juice corporation located in clarksburg ontario for 1.35 million . 19 2011 in june 2011 lassonde acquires clement pappas and company for us 390 million . when the sale closes in august 2011 lassonde holds 71 % of stocks the lassonde family owns 10 % and the pappas family owns 19 % . 20 2012 sales reach 1 022.2 million in 2012 surpassing the billion dollar mark for the first time in company history . 21 2014 on july 4 2014 lassonde industries inc. acquires apple & eve an independent juice producer from port washington new york for 150 million . 22 brands edit juices edit under a. lassonde inc. allen s del monte everfresh fairlee flav r fruit graves niagara oasis orange maison rougemont sunlike tropical grove under apple & eve apple & eve northland seneca the switch food products edit under lassonde specialities antico antonella s bright s canadian club canton madeleine sunbites wines and ciders edit under arista wines inc. arte nova au quotidien bistro mundo dublin s pub grandes r serves misangrina ozie the little traveler management edit lassonde was founded by aristide lassonde and has been directed by pierre paul lassonde since 1973 . 23 the members of the board of directors of lassonde are 24 pierre paul lassonde chairman of the board and chief executive officer chantal b langer director nathalie lassonde assistant to the chief executive officer and vice president organizational efficiency denis boudreault director luc provencher director paul bouthillier director jocelyn tremblay director yves dumont director ve lyne biron director the company s management team consists of office of the ceo 25 pierre paul lassonde chairman of the board and chief executive officer guy blanchette vice president and chief financial officer yves dumont consultant jean gattuso president and chief operating officer of lassonde industries inc. and president and chief executive officer of a. lassonde inc. nathalie lassonde assistant to the chairman of the board and to the chief executive officer and vice president organizational efficiency luc provencher consultant michel simard assistant to the chief executive officer executive vice president and senior advisor subsidiaries edit breakdown of operations by north american subsidiary a. lassonde 6 factories apple & eve 1 head office lassonde pappas & company inc 1 head office and 5 factories lassonde specialties 2 factories arista wines 1 factory sponsorships edit lassonde sponsors these two associations events marathon oasis rock n roll de montr al through the oasis brand . 26 the fondation tel jeunes free intervention services providing support for youths aged 5 to 20 by phone internet and text . 27 references edit http www.lassonde.com en about us history 1918 fr industries lassonde le nouveau venu sur la liste . la presse . retrieved march 15 2013 . a b c lassonde history . lassonde . retrieved january 2015 . check date values in access date help rougemont . rougemont . fr lassonde un fournisseur purement qu b cois . dub loiselle . retrieved february 9 2011 . a b c d lassonde industries inc history . funding universe . a b c industries lassonde pdf . capi . retrieved february 2014 . check date values in access date help annual shareholder s meeting . global documents morning star . a. lassonde gets sunkist license for eastern canada . adnews . retrieved september 18 2001 . tetra pak canada inc launches 1000ml tetraprisma r aseptic square in canada . packaging network . retrieved may 17 2001 . a b fr industries lassonde inc. cr e vins arista inc. et lance cinq vins dans un emballage exclusif au qu bec . le bulletin des agriculteurs . retrieved april 9 2006 . lassonde industries incorporated tsx las.a . value investigator . retrieved march 6 2014 . fr fiche produits ronald lassonde specialties . registre des entreprises qu b coises . retrieved january 2015 . check date values in access date help 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