Our
Cooperative
EACH OF US AT EXCELDOR COOPERATIVE HAS A SINGLE PURPOSE: EXCELLING IN THE POULTRY INDUSTRY. EVERY DAY. AND AT ALL LEVELS.

Our members
Our 400 member/owners share the same passion for excellence.
Our members are the beating heart of our Cooperative. Their commitment to Exceldor is a real source of inspiration for us all to work harder and do better.
Exceldor Cooperative is proudly local. Our head office is in Lévis and our production plants are located in Saint-Anselme, Saint-Damase, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, and Saint-Agapit in Quebec, and Hanover, Ontario, and Blumenort, Manitoba.
We are also co-owners of four prominent Canadian poultry industry players: Les Viandes Lacroix, Unidindon, and Volailles Giannone in Québec and Golden Valley Farms in Ontario.
We are also co-owners of four prominent Canadian poultry industry players: Les Viandes Lacroix, Unidindon, and Volailles Giannone in Québec and Golden Valley Farms in Ontario.
Our mission
Stand out, as a cooperative, through the excellence of our farmers, employees and poultry, for the benefit of our communities.WE ARE
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- Proud of our people and our products
- Respectful of people, animal welfare, and the environment
- On the lookout for new ideas
- Up to doing our best every day
- Devoted to our members, employees, and communities

Our story
Our Cooperative is proud of its roots
In 1945, the 225 members of the Société coopérative avicole régionale de Saint-Damase joined forces with the 317 members of the Coopérative avicole régionale d’Etchemins, whose factory is based in Saint-Anselme. The union formed the Groupe Dorchester/Saint-Damase which would later become Exceldor. Today, we are Exceldor Cooperative.
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Management Committee
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René Proulx President and CEO -
Geneviève Arsenault Vice-president Quality Assurance, R&D and Animal Welfare -
Éric Cadoret Vice President, Operations and Major Projects - Chicken Division -
Joël Cormier Senior Vice President, Sales and Supply Chain - Chicken Division -
Denis Boudreau Vice-president Human Resources -
Christian Jacques Vice-president Finance -
Anthony Tavares Senior Vice-president Turkey Division
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Board of Directors
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Yves Côté Director-Region 7 Chairman -
François Turcotte Director-Region 1 Vice-charmain -
Sébastien Charrois Director-Region 2 -
Louis Ferland Director-Region 3 -
Gérard Aeschlimann Director-Region 4 -
Patrick Lavallée Director-Region 5 -
Jean-Luc Husereau Director-Region 6 -
Ken Reimer Director-Region 8 -
Barclay Uruski Director-Region 9