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The Emergence of the Food Industry

Boswell Brewing Company's Plant

The company plant on the corner of Saint-Nicolas and Saint-Vallier, 1908
Québec City Archives Collection, N0 10952
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The Quebec Preserving Co

The Quebec Preserving Co., founded in 1902 on Rue Smith, had over 40 employees and did business as far away as the Maritimes and Ontario
Taken from Quebec by The Publicity Bureau, Québec City Archives Collection, N031059

Dominion Fish & Fruit Ltd.

Specializing in fresh, salted, and smoked fish, the company became the capital's first skyscraper (nine storeys) when it was erected on Rue Saint-Paul, circa 1912
Taken from Quebec by The Publicity Bureau, Québec City Archives Collection, N011329

Elzéar Turcotte's Grocery Store in Québec City

Inside Elzéar Turcotte's grocery store with its stacks of winebottles, n.d.
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec Collection, Québec City, P547_S1_SS1_SSS1_D1_P3611

Between 1900 and 1930, the food industry became a major industrial sector in Québec as a result of the growing needs of a larger population. In 1939, the food and beverage processing industry represented 19.3% of Québec manufacturing output. The Canadian railroad system made it possible to distribute food nationwide. A number of companies, like cookie company Biscuiterie Viau, were very successful in the provincial market.