Meet the twins
Every bag of our Haute Nature granola has a story to tell. They each start with two sisters who shared a passion and many a summer day gathering marigold petals, fresh berries and healing herbs in the local woodlands and fields. From local organic farmer to foreign exporter they did go, searching out rare and cared for ingredients, making lasting friends along the way.
Then the finest ingredients of their kind divulged their secrets at the accomplished hands of Geneviève and Valérie. Designer blends began to sing with harmonious flavour — deep golden oats bellowed their earthy tones, roasted coconuts persisted on a nutty note, caramelized cranberries lifting them all to a supreme aroma until the neighbourhood sang with the unmistakable aroma of perfection.
People came to see, and taste, and feel the goodness, and the dance of decadent tastes was born — and the demand for more and more of their granola. La Fourmi Bionique was created and a range of ultra-healthy granolas with distinctive personality, Haute Nature granola.


Photos: Geneviève & Valérie Gagnon
“It takes patience to make great granola. At LFB we’ve transformed this tradition into a passionate new art form. We want people who care about themselves and their world to know there is a healthy pack of goodness ready to help them on their way.”
-Geneviève Gagnon
Awards and grants
2010: Geneviève Gagnon was awarded the title of ambassador from the Faculty of Communications of the University of Quebec in Montreal at the school's 40th anniversary on March 1st, 2010.
2009: The Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Award for Success in Business, presented at the 11th Québec Entrepreneurship Contest Gala.
2008: ARISTA Young Entrepreneur in Québec - Small Business. Click here to see winning speech (French only).
2007: National Best Business Award, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation. Click here to see winning speech.
2006: Jury’s Pick, Les Anges financiers Contest
2005 : Finalist in the Desjardins Young Entrepreneur Contest - Western Quebec.
2005, 2007 and 2008 : Synergie Entreprise de l'Office Franco-québécois pour la jeunesse (OFQJ) program - grants to conduct 3 trade missions to France.
2004: First Prize in the Défi entrepreneur extrême; first prize in the manufacturing category at the local and regional level of the 6th edition of the Annual Quebec Entrepreneurship Contest.
2004: The Mayor of Montreal’s Youth Foundation (FMMJ) awarded a grant for her business venture.
2004: the CDEC Plateau Mont-Royal provided a business start-up grant (Jeunes Promoteurs).
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- Tonic Magazine, TonicTested: "Best breakfast bets: Crunchy, munchy cereals", February 2010
- The Ottawa Citizen, Real Deal section, "Frugal Valentine: Sexy cereal", by Karen Turner, February 13, 2010
- The Gazette, Shop, Chop, Eat: Mise en place, Montreal style, “Is that chocolate in my granola?”, by M. Shenker, June 21, 2009.
- Coup de Pouce, Choix de la rédaction, « On aime les collations nutritives et bonnes au goût », Mars 2009.
- The Gazette, Kitchen Cupboard, "La fourmi bionique Enticing Medley", by Leslie Chesterman, March 28, 2009.
- TVA, Salut Bonjour, Chronique de François Tremblay qui présente des produits écologiques dans le cadre de l'émission du Jour de la Terre, diffusion le 22 avril 2009.
- Le Journal de Montreal, Le combat des produits «À votre santé !», par Thierry Daraize, le 13 septembre 2008.
- Tout simplement Clodine : Special Barbecue, Carnets gourmands : « Céréales et gourmandises », par Mathilde Singer, été 2008.
- National Post, Weekend Post, Section EAT: Shelf Life, “Down to the crunch: granola”, February 2, 2008.
- Wish Magazine, "Food Files: Designer Granolas", October 2007.
- Global, This Morning Live, Recipes using La fourmi bionique granolas, August 9th, 2007.
- TVA, Salut, Bonjour! Chronique alimentation, Journées des saveurs : les produits du terroir à l’honneur, par Isabelle Huot, diffusion le 3 octobre 2006.
- The Gazette, Kitchen Cupboard, Weekend Life, "La fourmi bionique Gourmet Granola", by Leslie Chesterman, March 25th, 2006.
- Radio-Canada, émission Ricardo, Présentation de produits équitables par Frédéric Blaise. Son coup de coeur : Les céréales de La fourmi bionique, diffusion le 12 septembre 2005.
- 105,7 Rythme FM Critique de produit par Ricardo Larrivée (Mélange Aphrodisiaque), diffusion le 11 février 2005.
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- L'Itinéraire, "Designers de céréales à Montréal", par Marlène Fisette, 1er février, 2010
- The Globe and Mail, Report on Business, "Ready for crunch time" by Rasha Mourtada, February 10th 2009.
- Journal Métro, Jeunes leaders de demain, « Geneviève Gagnon, directrice de La fourmi bionique : Une petite bibitte qui monte, qui monte… », par Frédéric Khalkhal, 2 décembre 2008.
- PBS Network, Scully World Show, The Entrepreneurs: the Dobson Series, hosted by Robert-Guy Scully, Starting April 10th, 2008.
- The National Post, Financial Post section, "Young Entrepreneurs: Growing Organically", by Daryl-Lynn Carlson, October 15th, 2007.
- Les Affaires, Tendances petites mais créatives « La créativité demeure mon plus grand plaisir », par Pierre Théroux, 30 août 2007.
- The Gazette, Business section, "A new spin on an old favorite", by Stephanie Whittaker, July 30th, 2007.
- Canadian Entrepreneur, "Cereal Entrepreneurs", May 25th, 2007.
- La Presse, cahier Affaires, « Voir les baby-boomers dans ses… céréales! », par Stéphane Champagne, 8 mai 2006.
- Lesaffaires.com /Section PME, « Les projets se bousculent pour la Fourmi bionique », par Lise Millette, 5 avril 2006.
- The Mirror, People “Organic empresses: Health Food entrepreneur twins set to corner the granola cereal market", by Chris Barry, November 24th, 2005.
- Journal de Montréal, Cahier Votre argent, « Dossier entrepreneurs en direct : Une Leçon d’humilité pour La fourmi bionique », par Marie-Ève Fournier, 2 juillet 2005.
- Journal Le Devoir, cahier Samedi, « L'énigmatique fée bionique », par Philippe Mollé, 7 mai 2005.
- Journal de Montréal, cahier Votre argent, « Dossier entrepreneurs en direct : Un premier anniversaire et une première employée », par Marie-Ève Fournier, 19 février 2005.
- The Gazette, Business section, "La fourmi bionique takes granola to new heights",by François Shalom, June 15th, 2004.
- Arrondissement.com, « La fable de Geneviève Gagnon », par Vincent Fortier paru le 7 juin 2004.
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