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Headquarters: Montreal (QC)
Year of creation: 1954
Business type: public company
Sector of activity: food

Features
The story of Saputo began in Montreal in 1954, when a family from Sicily began modestly delivering their cheese products by bike. Twenty years later, Saputo had already become the largest manufacturer of Mozzarella in Canada. The company went public in Toronto in 1997, and has since ceased strategic acquisitions to diversify production and geographic distribution. Today, Saputo is one of the top ten dairy processors in the world, the largest manufacturer of cheese and dairy processors in Canada. and sells its products in more than 40 countries. The company occupies a prominent place in Australia, Argentina and the United States, where it ranks every time in the lead pack of dairy processors.

Employees
Today, after more than 60 years of existence, Saputo has just over 15,000 employees. The staff is intergenerational and the family spirit continues to prevail although the company has become a multinational, Employees have an average of 10 years of service which reflects their commitment and their well being. Saputo is committed to providing favorable working conditions and competitive wages and benefits to meet the needs of employees and their families

Working environment
In order to put high standards of quality into production activities, Saputo provides training and development for its employees on an ongoing basis.
The health and safety of our employees is a priority. Prevention programs have been designed, and processes harmonized across global facilities. The company has also put in place a centralized tool to collect safety data, analyze it to decide and put in place corrective measures when necessary.
Saputo fosters the culture of accountability, and indeed values ??the service and work of outstanding employees: accomplishments and milestones of employees' careers are celebrated, and internal promotion is commonplace.

Corporate culture
Saputo encourages the promotion of healthy lifestyle habits and active living among its employees. The society encourages them to apply these principles in their daily lives but also to participate in the awareness and support of this way of life in communities.
Saputo donates 1% of its annual pre-tax profits to communities in the form of financial contributions and product donations. 1,500,000 people have access to sports and exercise programs every year, and cooking and nutrition classes for young people. In addition to its Heritage program (almost $ 2 million in 31 communities), Saputo has also awarded a $ 1,000,000 grant to the Fillactive Challenge for Canadian teenagers.
Employees are also invited to get involved in activities such as La Grande Corvée alimentaire for the underprivileged: 300 employees took part in the last edition where 7,000 meals were prepared.