Vachon Bakery is a Canadian maker of popular snack

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. Vachon was owned by

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between 1999 and 2015, and has been owned by

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since 2015. Vachon was founded by Joseph-Arcade and Rose-Anna Vachon Giroux in 1923 when the couple left his home village of Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage to develop a bakery in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce in

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. Brands include: * May West * Jos. Louis * Billot Log Jelly Rolls *Passion Flakie *Ah Caramel! *½ Lune Moon * Hostess (Canada only) - including Twinkies * Takis (Canada only)http://donteattakis.ca/

References

External links

Vachon official website
{{Saputo Companies based in Quebec Bakeries of Canada