dairy products founded montreal quebec canada 1936 founder kaporovksy family headquarters saint hubert longueuil quebec canada products yogurt milk cream kefir cottage cheese cream cheese tofu revenue c 175 million 2009 number of employees 664 2012 parent yoplait general mills divisions western creamery website www.liberte.ca footnotes references 1 2 libert inc. is a canadian manufacturer and distributor of all natural organic and specialty dairy and deli foods . it is based in the saint hubert borough of longueuil quebec . 3 libert distributes its products to many smaller independent stores but its main customers are large grocery stores . contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 libert brand products 2.2 western creamery 2.3 tournevent 3 leadership 4 references 5 external links history edit the current libert inc. is a combination of three previously separate companies western creamery libert brand products and the dairy division of tournevent . these companies were combined under the name of libert natural foods on july 1 2006 to better reflect the company s goal of bringing fresh food to customers . although all three companies now share a common name the products are still distributed under their respective brand names . besides these brands libert also distributes products for several other manufacturers . at the end of 2010 pineridge group sold libert natural foods to the multinational yogurt producer yoplait . 4 in 2011 controlling interest of yoplait was sold to general mills . libert natural foods was subsequently renamed libert inc. products edit libert brand products edit libert originally entered the market in 1936 as a manufacturer of cream cheese and cottage cheese centred in montreal quebec . in 1964 libert expanded its operations and moved its operations to brossard quebec where they started to manufacture yogurt in addition to their original cheese products . since then they have added another production line in saint hyacinthe where they are able to produce a wider variety of products . western creamery edit western creamery has been providing customers with cultured dairy products for over 60 years . when the company consists of two locations a manufacturing facility in toronto ontario and a distribution centre in brampton ontario . western creamery manufactures a variety of natural yogurts cream cheese spreads pressed cottage cheeses and sour creams . all western creamery products are made from all natural ingredients and are certified kosher . 5 tournevent edit laiterie tournevent specializes in the production of milk butter and cheese that is manufactured from goat milk and its products are distributed all across canada . in 1990 the production facility was expanded and modernized to allow tournevent to develop several new products and in 1992 the company introduced a home delivery service called tournevent express . leadership edit martin valiquette general manager martin valiquette has held numerous jobs at libert inc. he has held the positions of major accounts manager director of marketing and director of sales and marketing and became the general manager in 2004 . valiquette is also a member of the conseil d administration du conseil des industriels laitiers du quebec cilq milk industry council of quebec . 6 references edit baril h l ne 2010 12 16 . yoplait avale libert . la presse . retrieved 9 november 2013 . libert investit 40m saint hyacinthe . tva . 2012 11 30 . retrieved 9 november 2013 . contact us . libert inc. retrieved 9 november 2013 . yoplait scoops up libert yogurt . food in canada magazine . 2010 . retrieved 2011 12 07 . western creamery . western creamery . 2007 . retrieved 2010 09 25 . our initiatives sbc speakers sustainable concordia concordia university montreal quebec canada . concordia university . 2010 . retrieved 2010 09 25 . external links edit official website v t e general mills historical figures cadwallader c. washburn charles alfred pillsbury james ford bell william de la barre adelaide hawley cumming cereals boo berry cheerios chex cinnamon toast crunch cocoa puffs cookie crisp count chocula franken berry french toast crunch golden grahams honey nut cheerios honey nut clusters kaboom kix lucky charms nesquik oatmeal crisp reese s puffs total trix wheaties brands betty crocker green giant hamburger helper old el paso progresso totino s wanchai ferry pillsbury jus rol pillsbury toaster strudel snacks bugles chex mix fruit by the foot fruit gushers fruit roll ups gardetto s nature valley shark bites dairy go gurt h agen dazs libert yoplait baking betty crocker bisquick gold medal flour natural and organic annie s homegrown cascadian farms food should taste good l rabar former colombo yogurt pet inc. squeezit other betty crocker kitchens cereal partners worldwide the general mills radio adventure theater mill city museum pillsbury bake off pillsbury doughboy key innovations dsv alvin hazard analysis and critical control points project strato lab skyhook 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