# Doyon Cuisine and Després Laporte merge to form Quebec's largest kitchen equipment distributor

Doyon Cuisine and Després Laporte, two major kitchen equipment distributors in Quebec, have merged to become the leading distributor in Quebec and top 3 in Canada, with over 200 employees.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-11-03
- Where: Quebec, Canada
- Status: announced
- Products: kitchen equipment, commercial kitchen equipment, stainless steel equipment
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Doyon Cuisine](https://endata.com/companies/27849.md)
- [Després Laporte](https://endata.com/companies/27850.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/doyon-cuisine-et-despres-laporte-concluent-une-entente-de-fusion-654931653.html), 2017-11-03: "C'est avec fierté et enthousiasme que M. Michel-Luc St-Pierre, directeur général du nouveau regroupement, annonce la fusion entre deux joueurs majeurs et bien établis dans l'industrie de la distribution d'équipement de cuisine."

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