2007-2008 Winners
Winners and finalists for each region
Eastern Quebec
Nutra-Fruit, Quebec City – Jean-François Veilleux, President
Make productive use of cranberries and their exceptional properties: that is the challenge that Nutra-Fruit has taken up since 2006. The company offers a variety of high-quality, healthy, and innovative products that appeal to consumers. Nutra-Fruit's
market consists of both individuals and institutions. This award-winning company employs five people and intends to export its products to the United States and Asia.
From left to right: Nathalie Larue, Vice-President, Business Marketing, Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec; Francis Careau, Account Manager, Centre financier aux entreprises Desjardins de la Capitale; Jean-François Veilleux, President, Nutra-Fruit; Yolande Kougioumoutzakis, Technical Manager, Nutra-Fruit; Josyane Douvry, Governor of Fondation Desjardins; Catherine Ferembach, Assitant Secretary, Secrétariat à la jeunesse. |
Finalist:
- ABX Production, Quebec City
Central Quebec
Transfert Environnement, Sherbrooke – André Delisle, President
Transfert Environnement is a company that has resolutely defined itself within the innovative field of sustainable development. This company proposes a dynamic approach and original techniques and offers support for public and private developers who wish
to establish participative mechanisms that promote the social acceptability of their projects. Administrated by Université de Sherbrooke graduates and guided by senior advisors in business and communications, Transfert
Environnement comprises a team of nearly a dozen professionals.
From left to right: Nathalie Larue, Vice-President, Business Marketing, Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec; Guylaine Hébert, Account Manager, Centre financier aux entreprises de l'Estrie; Alex Craft, Director, Transfert Environnement; Cédric Bourgeois, Sales and Marketing Director, Transfert Environnement; Catherine Ferembach, Assistant Secretary, Secrétariat à la jeunesse; Jean-Paul Campagna, President of Governors, Fondation Desjardins. |
Finalist:
- Ludik Distribution Inc., Marieville
- Massothérapie Brigitte Couture, Acton Vale
Western Quebec
RPM Environnement ltée, Blainville – Dominic Payette, President
Since 2004, this company has specialized in the recovery and recycling of hydrocarbon-contaminated plastic containers, transforming these materials into reusable products in accordance with the legislation and standards of the Department of the
Environment. With 16 employees and well over 4,000 clients, this young entrepreneur plans to grow his business throughout Quebec and Ontario, and then expand into the United States.
From left to right: Nathalie Larue, Vice-President, Business Marketing, Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec; Jacques Hamel, Account Manager, Centre financier aux entreprises de l'Est de l'Île de Montréal; Dominic Payette, President, RPM Environnement; Jean-Paul Campagna, President of Governors, Fondation Desjardins; Catherine Ferembach, Assistant Secretary, Secrétariat à la jeunesse; Francine Legrand, Governor of Fondation Desjardins. |
Finalists:
- SCL Medtech Inc., Montreal
