In 1967, Normand Mondoux started a candy sales and distribution company.
Eight years later, Jean, Normand’s eldest son, joined the company, followed in 1982 by his brother Yvan.
1990 marked a year of growth for the company, enabling it to move into its own thirty thousand square foot facilities, which spread to sixty thousand square feet in 1998 and more than a hundred thousand ten years later.
In 1998, Bonbons Mondoux purchased both Bonbons St-Jacques, a candy distributor since 1924 and its sole major competitor, and Agence AB Luceville, a highly respected wholesaler in eastern Québec. Thanks to these acquisitions, the company built the largest candy distribution network in Québec, covering the entire province. Product distribution is now handled by a team of over fifty vendors, who use their own trucks and offer a turnkey service to sell, deliver, invoice and directly market all Mondoux products to thousands of convenience store owners across Québec.
During the same period, the company decided to market products under its own name. Repacking is now a major part of gross sales and involves a team of over 80 employees backed by cutting edge technology.
In 1998, Les Bonbons Mondoux bought Breuvages Mini Pop, its first foray into the world of manufacturing. Nine years later, just as visionary as their father, the Mondoux brothers expanded their company’s operations by acquiring Bonbons St-Gérard and Chocolats Giacomo.
Adding nearly forty thousand square feet to the facilities, these new acquisitions marked a turning point in the company’s history: until this time a distributor and repacker, Les Bonbons Mondoux would now add manufacturer to its list of talents.
Over the years, Les Bonbons Mondoux developed a vast expertise, offering its clientele a wide selection of goods, notably through the import of unique products. The strong ties it has formed over the years with many companies in the food sector has allowed it to produce many reputable private brands.
For some time now, the company has been continually developing to meet the needs of the Maritimes, Ontario, Western Provinces and Nunavut markets so that all of Canada can enjoy Mondoux candies.
Today, the little SME that saw the light of day in 1967 has more than a hundred and fifty employees and a product offer of more than three thousand products.