Courchesne Larose

Courchesne Larose

Groupe Courchesne Larose anchors a century-old family enterprise that began in fresh fruit and vegetable wholesaling and has since integrated import, export, processing, packaging and distribution under one roof. The group operates from two major Montreal facilities: a 174,000-square-foot complex in Anjou and a 92,000-square-foot warehouse at the Marché Central, acquired in 2018 from JB Laverdure. The family's own house brand serves as a reference for fresh-produce distribution across North America. The group's deployment centers on physical infrastructure that controls the cold chain from global sourcing to last-leg Quebec delivery. The business spans direct procurement from international suppliers, regional logistics, ripening and packaging services, and a private-label program that supplies grocery and food-service clients. Its facilities link growers in multiple regions — including the United States, Mexico, South America and Europe — to retail and wholesale demand across Quebec. The group has also invested in waste-reduction partnerships, sending surplus produce to Jus Loop for cold-pressed juice and diverting pulp to a pet-treat manufacturer. Team and financial metrics are not publicly disclosed. The company's footprint is entirely Montreal-based, with the two distribution centers listed on its contact page. Philanthropic activity flows through the Louis-Charles Routhier foundation, which funds school meals and homework programs in underserved areas, and through regular edible donations to Moisson Montréal. The Marché Central warehouse expansion in 2018 is the most recent publicly dated operational move, consolidating the group's physical footprint. Courchesne Larose stands apart as a vertically integrated family operating company rather than a passive asset allocator. The group's balance sheet is deployed in hard assets — temperature-controlled floor space, logistics infrastructure and procurement relationships — and it earns its return through the operating margins of a fresh-produce supply chain. There is no disclosed LP structure or external capital; the vehicle is the business itself, held within the family's holding group.