Vachon Inc.
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Vachon, Inc., is a Canadian maker of popular snack pastries. Vachon was owned by Saputo Inc. between 1999 and 2015, and has been owned since 2015 by Canada Bread.[1]
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:
- May West[2]
- Jos. Louis[3]
- Passion Flakie
- Ah Caramel![4]
- ½ Moon (sometimes misinterpreted as "½ Lune Moon" due to Vachon's French-first bilingual packaging)
- Hostess (Canada only) - including Twinkies