A Quebec processor making ointments and extracts from its own organic plants has picked up a $300,000 federal loan to consolidate its operations under one roof.
Clef des champs Inc., based in the Laurentian village of Val-David, Que., plans to centralize its administrative operations and processing, packaging, shipping and warehousing activities, currently handled in four separate establishments, in a single new building.
The project, expected to cost over $2 million overall, is expected to create four new jobs at the company, the government said in a release this week.
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“Clef des champs has opted to invest in a large-scale project, namely the construction of a new centralized facility, in order to secure its growth,” Quebec MP Denis Lebel said in the government’s release.
“In meeting LEED standards for sustainable development, this building will be entirely in line with both the company’s philosophy and the excellent reputation it has already earned in this area.”
Clef des champs, founded in 1978, draws from a community of herbalists brewing its extracts from its own gardens. Plants harvested for extracts aren’t dried but are macerated in organic solvents including alcohol, olive oil and vegetable glycerin, the company says on its website.
Clef des champs also sources dried herbs, spices and teas for its products both locally and internationally.
The repayable federal contribution will flow through the Business and Regional Growth program and the federal Community Adjustment Fund, administered in Quebec by Canada Economic Development.
