The Rang 4 farm has been a family affair since 1534. This company is among the rare Quebec companies to control each stage from breeding to marketing, including slaughtering, processing and distribution. The Rang 4 farm buildings are located within a one kilometer radius of each other in order to reduce the ecological footprint of transportation between these activities. The Forget family raises its pigs by giving them quality food and care and markets products without antibiotics or growth hormones. Indeed, they attach great importance to the choice of grains used to feed the pigs. They also have accreditations (BEA accreditation and AQC accreditation) which attest that the Rang 4 farm respects and ensures the well-being of all their animals. Throughout production, this company carries out rigorous monitoring so that we can offer you products that surpass market standards.

From generation to generation, the Girard family, owner of Viandes Bio de Charlevoix, has maintained the same values ​​and the same business model: local, organic, authentic and superior quality products. In fact, this family farm, certified organic, offers a variety of pork, chicken and turkey products. Animal welfare is at the heart of their concerns and this was their primary motivation for adopting organic farming practices. From the beginning of the process to the end, the animals are treated with respect. Babies longer with their mothers, natural light for the animals, large enclosures, healthy and organic food produced directly on the farm; These are the practices used at Les Viandes Bio de Charlevoix. This local farm believes that a happy, stress-free animal that enjoys an environment in which it can express the behaviors specific to its species will develop a strong immunity capable of coping with pathogen invasions. A healthy animal therefore creates quality meat, which is, therefore, healthier for humans.

It all started in 1944 with Napoléon Breton and his wife Adrienne, a couple of passionate farmers, who decided to build a company in their image: proud, responsible and respectful. Even after three generations of acquisitions, this innovative farm retains the same values ​​focused on respect and sustainable development, as well as the same mission: to create a link between the farm and consumers who respect the environment and animals. This company specializes in the production of organic pork and is distributed in several countries around the world. For the members of the duBreton company, their desire for transparency, credibility and animal welfare pushed them to seek recognized certifications and to raise animals without cages where they can freely express their natural behaviors.

Since the creation of Famille Fontaine, the owners, over the years, have always respected and preserved the values ​​of the three Fontaine brothers who founded this company near Saint-Hyacinthe. This passion for doing things well, respecting animals and the environment and offering quality products to consumers has been passed down from generation to generation. Their founding principles are at the origin of their desire to offer their customers superior quality and food safety, while integrating sustainable development practices and good breeding practices. This local family business, which has become a North American leader, offers its consumers meat from milk-fed veal and grain-fed veal, raised without growth hormones and fed healthily with rich and nutritious foods.

Ferme D'Anjou et Fils, located in Saint-Agapit, produces grass-fed beef. Grass-fed beef means that the beef has spent its life grazing on a pasture, rather than being confined in a pen and fattened on grain. A natural grass-fed diet produces leaner meat, richer in antioxidants and vitamins, and contains twice the omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally raised beef. Ferme D'Anjou et Fils raises high quality beef, without using antibiotics, hormones or synthetic pesticides.

In 2008, the Avibross farm took a natural turn and moved away from conventional breeding techniques. To this day, this family business is a 100% natural turkey producer. She believes that animal welfare plays an essential role in our food chain and that is why their turkeys are free-range, plant-based grain fed and raised without added hormones or antibiotics. This farm implements stress-free poultry breeding and handling methods in order to offer healthy, quality products. In addition, all of their 100% natural turkey products are made entirely in Quebec.

True North is a family business that is in the production of fish and seafood. True North is the largest producer of fresh Atlantic salmon. This salmon is certified sustainable and naturally farmed. True North is proud to say that although it has evolved and innovated over the years, its values ​​have not changed. Just like the first generations of the company who started fishing in the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, the current members of the company want to offer the freshest seafood possible. They want to stay real with their consumers, with the environment and with themselves. For this company, the health of their community depends on the health of the oceans. True North wants to ensure that future generations have healthy oceans and will do everything in its power to ensure the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the company and the oceans.

La Maison du Gibier is a food supplier specializing in farmed game meat. Game farming is typically more responsible and places a lot of emphasis on free-range animal husbandry. All Maison du Gibier products are processed here in Quebec and distributed in Canada only. Game meats have exceptional nutritional values. Indeed, these meats are low in cholesterol and saturated fat and have a high protein and iron content.

The Pisciculture de Charlevoix company, located in Les Éboulements, produces arctic char, a fish very rich in fatty acids and omega-3. Its char are raised without antibiotics or growth hormones. In addition, the carbon footprint is minimal for sustainable and responsible breeding. The Arctic char is carefully filleted and frozen some time after it comes out of the water, which gives great freshness to the product. Fish farming is one of the branches of aquaculture which refers to the breeding of fish. This breeding is carried out in entirely or partially enclosed spaces. Currently, fish farming is considered one of the ways to meet consumers' significant demand for fish, while avoiding overfishing and the depletion of fishery resources.

Whether we call it grain-fed, organic, air-cooled or freshly packaged, Quebec-raised chicken from Ferme des Voltigeurs is of superior nutritional quality to the market. The farm's chickens are free-range in an area 20% to 30% larger than the industry average. They are also raised in a natural environment, with adequate lighting and access to the outdoors with perches. The grain-fed chicken from Ferme des Voltigeurs is verified by Agro-com. This certifies that the chicken is truly fed entirely vegetable grain, without animal by-products. The company also offers premium quality chicken in its organic version. This chicken is fed pure water and entirely organic vegetable grain . La Ferme des Voltigeurs meets the requirements of Ecocert Canada which certifies that their chicken complies with all organic production standards. How long a chicken is raised makes a huge difference in the quantity and quality of its meat. At Ferme des Voltigeurs, it's often more than 35 days, compared to an industry average of 32 days. For the Voltigeurs farm and for ourselves, a healthy chicken is a healthy chicken!

The Oka Poultry Farm is one of the largest distributors of rabbits and fine poultry in North America. It was therefore one of the first precursors in the production and marketing of fine poultry on a commercial scale in Quebec and Canada. Having acquired great expertise in poultry production over 30 years, La Ferme Avicole d'Oka, in partnership with its breeders, is now more dedicated to the distribution, marketing and development of its products and tries daily to offer superior quality products.

Les Cochonnailles is an artisanal Quebec manufacturer of fine charcuterie created in 1995, based in the Longueuil region, which offers its specialties throughout Quebec. The company has this mentality which says that “eating well is a right, committing to quality is a duty”. Precisely, Les Cochonnailles actively collaborates with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in all aspects of their mandates: hygiene, safety, labeling, manufacturing procedures, shelf life, financial aid.

Faithful to his French origins, owner Ghyslain Marot also seeks to satisfy the pleasures of the senses by imagining new flavors and perpetuating artisanal French recipes with the quality of Quebec products. This is how Les Cochonnailles creates products adapted to the tastes of Quebec which favor the quality of local ingredients while using artisanal and authentically French know-how.

With more than 20 years of experience in the field of importing fish and seafood, Pêcheries Océanic has established a most effective quality control process. The company offers quality products that meet and exceed the standards established by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. They also make a rigorous selection of suppliers according to several specific criteria focused on quality and eco-responsibility. Pêcheries Océanic analyzes the products upon arrival and only markets products that meet and exceed the standards. In addition to having developed software specific to their importer needs, the company has also established a detailed data processing process internally to ensure traceability.

To offer products that meet their criteria for responsible fishing, Pêcheries Océanic works in conjunction with various independent and recognized organizations that work to conserve marine resources, such as MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) and SFP (Sustainable Fisheries Partnership).

Founded in 1985, The Northfork Ranch raises deer and bison on pasture, which allows the animal to graze on the grass (without pesticides) of the fields and, therefore, to conserve the biodiversity of the soil and the surrounding nature. In other words, this type of breeding could not be more natural and more respectful of the environment, since we truly offer a wild life to the animals.

In 2002, Johane and Serge, founders of Fumoir St-Antoine, settled permanently in their ancestral home on rang St-Antoine, in Baie-Saint-Paul, and put their knowledge to good use by launching into the artisanal production of a smoked salmon with a unique taste. Le Fumoir St-Antoine is dedicated to the artisanal production of smoked salmon according to a Native American tradition, on wooden boards. This couple took pleasure in creating this small business with a very local flavor and transmits this love and passion in their work in order to maintain constant quality standards. This company uses only certified fresh Atlantic salmon from New Brunswick.

Nanuk was born in 1970, as a Canadian brand of trolled salmon for European smokers. ​​Nanuk is the premium in-house brand of Oceanfood Sales and offers the highest possible quality of wild and aquacultured salmon. Ensuring seafood quality requires careful attention to detail at every level, from fishing practices to production processes. In accordance with Oceanfoods Sales' long-established strict purchasing criteria, which takes into account the provenance and sourcing of all our raw products, each Nanuk product is inspected before being packaged to ensure the highest quality possible and the best possible experience for the consumer.

All Nanuk products are manufactured in Oceanfood Sales' state-of-the-art facility in Richmond, British Columbia. The factory is kosher, SQF certified and follows HACCP standards, subjecting each product to constant and extensive quality assurance testing to meet the highest quality standards. The company focuses on the quality of its seafood. This is why they offer top quality products, from ethical sources, which we are proud to present to you.

Founded in 1982, Les Fermes Hudson Valley is located in Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, a municipality in Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, which is the perfect location for all stages of the process, from breeding to production. sale of duck products. The ducks' diet is 100% plant-based, with an optimal level of high-quality corn. It is thanks to the fertile land and the ideal temperature of the region that it is possible to produce this high quality corn. The breeding of the Hudson Valley farm is responsible and respectful of the animals. In fact, each breeder undertakes to follow good breeding practices at all times.

The Rougié family, which has existed since 1875, began to transmit its know-how to Quebec in 2005 by producing in the Eastern Townships with family and artisanal farms. Rougié raises the birds naturally in temperate, well-ventilated and regularly cleaned buildings. The animals move freely and have access to fresh water at all times. They benefit from a diet of plant grains and are raised without antibiotics, hormones or medications. Rougié's philosophy is based on respect for animal welfare, artisanal methods, and a passion for their profession shared by the entire team.

Creative Salmon is proud to be the first salmon farming company in North America to achieve organic certification, raising only one species of Pacific fish in the Pacific Ocean. Founded in 1990 by a group of investors wanting to raise Chinook salmon, Creative Salmon quickly decided to do things differently: No GMOs; No growth hormones; No use of antibiotics; Natural food sources from fisheries that meet Food and Agriculture Organization standards; A low-density environment (more than twice as much space for fish movement and growth as a conventional breeding environment).

It is possible for salmon farming to be environmentally friendly and operate on a sustainable scale. Creative Salmon considers the environment in everything they do, and makes these choices even if it means extra work and costs. Years ago, Creative Salmon was the first salmon farmer on Canada's west coast to implement an environmental monitoring plan, even before the government required it. They monitor fish using underwater cameras - and were one of the first companies to do so. Each fish enclosure is monitored at each meal by qualified staff. This makes it possible to optimize the use of feed and to feed the fish correctly.

The company follows a site fallowing plan to minimize environmental impacts, meaning they only operate four of the six breeding sites at a time. This makes it possible to alternate between sites and leave them fallow for several years. Even active sites have fallow periods of up to 3 or 4 months between restockings. The plan is guided by the results of the environmental monitoring program as well as site conditions, and allows the seabed to return to its natural state.

Creative Salmon's long-standing commitment to natural practices and quality reached a new level of recognition in December 2013, when the company achieved organic certification according to the standard set by the Office of General Standards from Canada.

Le Fumoir Grizzly is one of the largest smokehouses in Canada, with a state-of-the-art factory and quality standards meeting international certifications. In fact, all Fumoir Grizzly products are internationally certified and encourage sustainable fishing. With its state-of-the-art facilities, the company maintains a concern for authenticity and the desire to preserve ancestral methods. And of course, she always makes sure to offer healthy, tasty and high-quality products from sustainable fishing!

Proud of its Colombian origin, the vision of its founder is to introduce its gastronomic culture to Quebecers, to give a different alternative and at the same time to bring a part of Latin America to its community. One of the great classics at Carlos Café that we are proud to offer you is the beef empanadas. They are made with 100% corn masa and beef.