French Home - Careers - Contact us Research News - Recipes - Site of interest - Customer services You are here : The cooperative > History > 1925 - 1950 1925 - 1950 Since the early 1920s, chaos has reigned in the Maple industry. The Quebec maple producers are helpless before those who control the wholesale market - by far the largest - and offering them a meager 4 ¢ to 5 ¢ a pound of sugar "take it or leave it." To remedy the situation, the Minister of Agriculture of Quebec, the Honorable Jos.-Edmond Caron, mandated Mr. Cyrille Vaillancourt, the head of his beekeeping and sugar department, to find a solution. Carried out in collaboration with MJ-Arthur Paquet, manager of the Coopérative Fédérée de Québec, the Cooperative project had its first hours in 1924 when seventeen producers from St-Prosper, St-Zacharie, Ste-Rose, St-Philibert , St-Benjamin and Ste-Aurélie have demonstrated the effectiveness of the formula. Officially incorporated under the name “Les Producteurs de Sucre d'Érable de Québec”, the cooperative was founded on May 2, 1925. 1925: On May 2, 102 producers from Dorchester and Mégantic counties officially form the cooperative "LES PRODUCTEURS DE SUCRE D'ÉRABLE DE QUÉBEC" in order to stand together against a monopoly of buyers whose demands risk causing the ruin of the companies. markets. As a result, they have various services to meet their needs (eg collection, storage and marketing structure). 1927: A first sales contract in the United States is signed between the Company and a sales agent, John G. Paton & Co. Inc., on August 25. 1932: The largest order ever received for sale outside Quebec arrives from England. A new product, maple butter, is produced at the Plessisville plant and marketed. It is the only maple butter that can be qualified as pure. 1933: There are two national brands of the Cooperative: the Citadelle brand, the lightest brand, the tastiest in syrup, sugar and butter, and the CAMP brand, whose flavor is pronounced and the color darker. 1934: A brand new product is introduced to the market. "Maple Concentrate" is a maple syrup with a more pronounced aroma. 1950: The company "LES PRODUCTEURS DE SUCRE D'ÉRABLE DE QUÉBEC" celebrates its 25th anniversary. Why Citadelle Mission, policy & values Historical 1925 - 1950 1951 - 2000 2001 - To p.t. Board of directors Direction Associations Distinctions, accreditations & others Social engagement Site map - Confidentiality - Registration © Citadel 2008-2015