Les Industries Bernard et Fils in Quebec: History, Operation, How It Makes Money and Contact
Profile updated November 2026
Les Industries Bernard et Fils is a fifth-generation family maple syrup company in Saint-Victor, Quebec, whose family says it has made pure maple syrup since the early 1800s. A 2024 press release describes it as a leading maple syrup producer, and it bought the Thetford Mines business Appalaches Nature that year.
| Location | Saint-Victor, Chaudiere-Appalaches, Quebec |
|---|---|
| Founded | Family syrup making since the early 1800s (company profile) |
| Sectors | maple syrup; maple products; packing and export |
| Scale | About 40 employees, half from the family; refines sap and syrup from about 2,000 other producers (One Degree Organics profile) |
| Why it is elite | Described by its 2024 acquisition release as a leading maple syrup producer; fifth generation |
| Ownership | Bernard family, fifth generation |
| Official website | Les Industries Bernard et Fils official site |
History of Les Industries Bernard et Fils
The Bernard family describes itself as making pure maple syrup since the early 1800s, with the fifth generation of Bernard master sugar makers now running the company in Saint-Victor, in the Beauce area. One Degree Organics reports that a grandson of the patriarch who first commercialised the family's maple work leads the business.
On July 22, 2024 the company announced it was buying Appalaches Nature, a business started in 2018 and operating from a facility of roughly 100,000 square feet in Thetford Mines described as carbon neutral. The company said it would use the purchase to expand in Europe and internationally. Terms were not disclosed.
What Les Industries Bernard et Fils Grows and Raises
According to the One Degree Organics profile, the company employs about 40 people, roughly half from the family, with a family member overseeing each department. Beyond its own trees it refines sap and syrup from about 2,000 other farmers and checks an estimated 40,000 drums of syrup each year. That makes it as much a packer and quality-control hub as a sugarbush.
Quebec is the heart of world maple: the 2021 Census counted 48.7 million taps in the province, 89.1 percent of the Canadian total, and AAFC reports Quebec produced 102.1 million kg of syrup in 2025, 90.0 percent of Canada's output. A buyer and packer that works with thousands of producers sits at the centre of that system.
How Les Industries Bernard et Fils Makes Money
Packaged maple syrup
The core product is pure maple syrup, packed and sold to retail, food-service and ingredient customers. Quality grading and consistency are what let a large packer serve big accounts.
Sourcing from other producers
Working with about 2,000 other farmers lets the company build volume beyond its own trees. Producers gain a market and the company gains supply.
Export and acquisitions
The 2024 purchase of Appalaches Nature was explicitly aimed at expanding in Europe and abroad. Quebec exported C$828.9 million of maple products in 2025 per AAFC.
Farm Insight: What Other Operators Can Learn from Les Industries Bernard et Fils
For maple operators: scale in this industry often comes from aggregation and processing, not only from tapping more trees. Building supplier relationships and quality control creates a defensible position.
Family control over five generations plus a department-by-department family structure shows how to keep decisions close while growing. Acquisitions can add capacity and new export channels.
Five generations is a lot of pancake breakfasts. At farm.FM the farm satire staff has a weakness for maple, since the sugar shack season is the one time of year when farm humor smells delicious. A company that checks tens of thousands of drums a year deserves a salute, and every bit of ranch humor about sticky fingers is sincere. Maple farm jokes tend to run slow, like the sap in March, but they get sweeter with time.
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How to Contact Les Industries Bernard et Fils
Website: http://www.bernards.ca/
The company's address and phone appear on a BioLinked directory page, not on a page confirmed as official, so they are not listed. Check bernards.ca for current contact details.
Les Industries Bernard et Fils Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- Bernard official site - Company site for Les Industries Bernard et Fils
- Acquisition of Appalaches Nature - July 2024 press release
- One Degree Organics farmer profile - Independent profile of the Bernard family business
- AAFC statistical overview of the Canadian maple industry 2025 - National maple production, value and exports
- Statistics Canada on Quebec maple - Quebec share of Canadian maple farms and taps
Les Industries Bernard et Fils FAQ
Where is Les Industries Bernard et Fils?
In Saint-Victor, Quebec, in the Beauce region.
How long has the family made maple syrup?
The company says since the early 1800s, now in its fifth generation.
What did it buy in 2024?
Appalaches Nature, a Thetford Mines business started in 2018.
How does it get its syrup?
Beyond its own trees it refines sap and syrup from about 2,000 other farmers, according to One Degree Organics.
Les Industries Bernard et Fils shows how a family maple business can grow through generations, supplier networks and export. See our Quebec farms guide and the other profiled operations for more.