La Patate Lac-Saint-Jean, Cooperative of Potato Producers of Peribonka-Sainte-Marguerite-Marie, was created in 1979. It's existence was the fruit of a grouping of agricultural producers who decided to unite with the common goal of marketing table potatoes. From the beginning, the cooperative did business under the name La Patate Lac-Saint-Jean. It consolidated the commercial potential of nine farms and potato producers : Lucien Bergeron et fils, Daniel Bolduc et fils, Philippe Bolduc, Goulet et fils, Jean-Yves Lalancette, Rene Montminy et fils, Jean-Marc Niquet, Savard et Guay as well as Paul-Armand Theberge. more... See more text