The Savoura Group is investing $55 million in its Sainte-Sophie greenhouse complex, the municipality where the company was founded in 1995. The nine-hectare expansion represents the largest construction project to date in the Lower Laurentians.

The project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2022, housing conventional tomato production, including varieties specific to the Savoura brand. Company executives point out that the latest technological advances will be used to meet the highest environmental standards. Protective screens, for example, will be installed to minimize light waves from the growth lighting for the plants.  

In addition, Quebec-based technology – Sollum’s intelligent LED lighting – will be used in one hectare. 

Financial partners are Desjardins Enterprises and Financement Agricole Canada.  

“There is a long way to go between wanting to innovate within the framework of a project and realizing real innovations,” says Peggie Clermont, CEO, Savoura. “If you knew all the energy and imagination put in by all our production teams to achieve such a project. Nothing was left to chance in order to implement a project that was both structuring for the company and responsible towards all of our workers, suppliers and clients. We are not perfect, but we are aware of our role as a corporate citizen and we are determined to improve with each project.” 

Source:  Savoura Group April 6, 2022 news release