Agence Quest

Sales & Merchandising Agency · Canada

Your brands, on the right shelves.

Agence Quest represents consumer-goods manufacturers to Canada's major retailers. We open the doors, negotiate the listings and bring your products to life in-store — from pitch to shelf.

Agence Quest representative reviewing a planogram in a grocery store on a tablet

1,200+

retail doors covered

25+

years in representation

40+

brands represented

10

provinces served

98%

principal retention

What we do

A turnkey sales force for your brand

From the first buyer meeting to in-store execution, we carry your line as if it were our own.

Sales & business development

Retailer prospecting, buyer presentations, listing negotiations and growing volume on your existing accounts.

In-store merchandising

Shelf placement, planograms, display builds, out-of-stock management and rotation — your products seen, well placed and available.

Key-account management

A dedicated point of contact for your major banners: joint business plans, quarterly reviews and rigorous follow-up.

Category management

Sales-data analysis, assortment recommendations and pricing strategy to position your line as a category leader.

Market entry

International brands or new-to-Canada lines: we build your launch plan, from positioning to first purchase order.

Promotions & activations

Flyer planning, seasonal promotions, demos and in-store execution to maximize conversion.

Agence Quest team shaking hands with a manufacturer partner

Why Agence Quest

The local extension of your sales team

Established buyer relationships

Decades of contacts inside the buying offices of the major banners. We don't cold-call — we book meetings.

Real feet on the ground

Reps in the regions, in the aisles, who see your products on the shelf — not just numbers in a report.

Data-driven decisions

Clear sales reporting, category-trend reads and concrete recommendations every cycle.

Bilingual, coast to coast

A team that speaks your customers' language in Quebec and across English Canada, with consistent execution everywhere.

The channels we cover

Where your customers shop

We represent consumer-goods lines across Canada's leading retail networks.

Grocery product merchandising on shelf

Grocery & food

National and regional banners, independents and wholesalers. Packaged goods, fresh food and specialty.

Pharmacy & health

Large pharmacy chains, personal care, wellness and beauty products.

Hardware & home

Renovation centres, hardware stores and specialty big-box.

Foodservice

Distributors, restaurants, HRI and institutional networks.

Mass & club

Big-box retailers, warehouse clubs and discount banners.

Ready to grow your brand in Canada?

Let's talk about your line, your distribution goals and the retailers you're targeting. The first meeting is with no obligation.

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What our principals say

Partnerships that last

★★★★★

"In eighteen months, Quest got our line listed in three major banners where we'd hit a wall for years. They simply know the buyers."

Marie-Claude Bélanger

VP Sales, food manufacturer

★★★★★

"As a foreign brand we had zero presence in Canada. The Quest team built the entire market-entry plan and delivered our first national purchase order."

David Sanchez

Export Director, wellness products

★★★★★

"Field merchandising makes all the difference. Our out-of-stocks dropped and our facings doubled. We finally see our products well presented in-store."

Julie Tremblay

Senior Director, consumer goods

Our territory

Coverage from coast to coast

Based in Montreal, we cover Quebec and Atlantic Canada directly, with field partners across every province for consistent execution nationwide.

Quebec

Ontario

Atlantic provinces

Western Canada

Prairies

National networks

Let's talk

Get your brand represented

Tell us what you make and which retailers you're targeting. We'll get back to you quickly with a first assessment.

Montreal (Quebec), Canada

438 601-1018

ventes@agencequest.ca

Mon–Fri · 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

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