over the running of the company. But that
doesn’t mean Verreault will rest on her
successes.
Highly accomplished,Verreault has not only
brought her own company to new heights
but is also involved with a number of other
organizations and companies, lending her
expertise to committees, advisory boards
and boards of directors. She was named
a member of the Order of Canada in 2006
and the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du
Québec in 2001, received an honorary
doctorate in management from the Univer-
sity of Ottawa and was a recipient of the
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Med-
al of in 2013, presented to Canadians for
their significant contributions and achieve-
ments. This year, she made the Canadian
Who’s Who Honours edition for 2016 and
was named a Pinnacle Professional Mem-
ber of the Continental Who’s Who 2016.
A true entrepreneur, the celebrated busi-
nesswoman is involved in other ventures,
including the development of agricultural
and food processing operations that focus
on organic and gluten-free
products. “It’s a growing
market and there’s lots of
demand,” she explained.
Their line of products cur-
rently includes Gaspésie
rice, gluten-free oats, oat-
meal, white quinoa, hulled
hemp seeds and many
types of flours such as oat,
white quinoa, green len-
til, buckwheat, and white
and brown rice under the
trademark PURE GASPÉSIE. The innova-
tive company is in the process of develop-
ing its distribution network and building a
website to promote their products.
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