Vachon Bakery is a Canadian maker of popular snack
pastries. Vachon was owned by
Saputo Inc. between 1999 and 2015, and has been owned by
Canada Bread since 2015.
Vachon was founded by Joseph-Arcade and Rose-Anna Vachon Giroux in 1923 when the couple left his home village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage to develop a bakery in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce in
Quebec.
Brands include:
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May West
A May West is a round dessert cake with creme filling. It was created in Canada, and continues to be particularly popular in the province of Quebec. It is currently made by Vachon Inc., a division of Canada Bread. It was originally called a "Mae ...
*
Jos. Louis
Jos Louis is a Canadian confection consisting of two chocolate cake rounds with a cream filling within a milk chocolate shell, made by Vachon Inc. It resembles a chocolate version of the May West dessert. It was created in 1932 and named after ...
* Billot Log Jelly Rolls
*Passion Flakie
*Ah Caramel!
*½ Lune Moon
*
Hostess (Canada only) - including
Twinkie
A Twinkie is an American snack cake, described as "golden sponge cake with a creamy filling". It was formerly made and distributed by Hostess Brands. The brand is currently owned by Hostess Brands, Inc. (), having been formerly owned by private ...
s
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Takis (Canada only)
[http://donteattakis.ca/ ]
References
External links
Vachon official website
{{Saputo
Companies based in Quebec
Bakeries of Canada