Saputo is a global dairy processor founded in Montreal in 1954, producing cheese, fluid milk, cultured products, dairy ingredients and dairy alternatives across 59 facilities in over 60 countries.
Saputo is a global dairy processor that produces, markets and distributes dairy products and dairy alternatives. Founded in Montreal in 1954 by the Saputo family with $500 and a bicycle for deliveries, the company is now one of the world's top ten dairy processors. It is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The company processes roughly 11 billion litres of milk a year across 59 manufacturing facilities, employing about 19,400 people. Operations span Canada, the USA, Australia, Argentina and the United Kingdom, with products reaching more than 60 countries.
Technical work centres on dairy processing and food manufacturing, including food safety and quality, dairy ingredients production, extended shelf-life dairy technology and dairy alternatives. The product portfolio covers cheese (including mozzarella and blue cheese), fluid milk, extended shelf-life products such as extended shelf-life milk, cultured products, dairy ingredients and non-dairy alternatives.
Saputo describes itself as a family-founded business retaining family values, with an emphasis on quality, safety and meeting the evolving needs of customers.
