Première Moisson is a chain of artisanal bakeries mostly operating in

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

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with one store at the

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (french: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottaw ...

. It focuses on high-quality French breads and

pastries Pastry is baked food made with a dough of flour, water and shortening (solid fats, including butter or lard) that may be savoury or sweetened. Sweetened pastries are often described as '' bakers' confectionery''. The word "pastries" suggests ma ...

. The company follows a model whereby various

dough Dough is a thick, malleable, sometimes elastic paste made from grains or from leguminous or chestnut crops. Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water or other liquid and sometimes includes yeast or other leavening ag ...

s are prepared in a central facility and then distributed to local bakeries, where they are finalized and baked on demand.''Le Devoir'', "Une simple affaire de farine"
April 24, 2004 The company was founded in 1992 in

Vaudreuil-Dorion Vaudreuil-Dorion () is a suburb of Greater Montreal, in the Montérégie region of southwestern Quebec, Canada. The result of the merger of two towns, Vaudreuil and Dorion, it is located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipalit ...

, where it still maintains various large-scale production facilities, and has since remained a family business. The

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

metropolitan area constitutes its biggest area of business, with a total of 13 bakeries, of which 10 are co-ownerships.

References

External links

Official website
Bakeries of Canada Vaudreuil-Dorion Companies based in Quebec {{Canada-company-stub