Mission


Retournzy coop’s mission is to reduce waste at the source in the catering, event, corporate and institutional sectors in order to revolutionize the way people consume take-out meals or meals normally served in individual single-use containers, by offering an ecological and sustainable alternative to the use of these containers, thanks to a turnkey service of distribution, collection, washing and sanitation of shared reusable containers. Retournzy informs and educates food service professionals and consumers on the issue of single use and the benefits of reusable containers in the face of these challenges.

A cooperative of solidarity, committed and local


Retournzy containers are a shared resource among all users of the network and are made available to those who need them. Our cooperative ensures the circulation of containers between users and their multiple reuses.

In a circular economy principle, Retournzy is proud to be part of the social economy movement.

Values


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Circularity

By sharing reusable containers as an alternative to single-use containers, we want to encourage a circular economy

Education

Coherence

By paying attention to every details, from the choice of containers to their transport, we ensure the ecological coherence of our service

Medical

Hygiene

By professionally cleaning containers, we ensure that their hygiene meets the rules defined by the MAPAQ

Transparence Retournzy

Transparency

We advocate transparent and honest communication with all our stakeholders

Love & Care

Impact

By working together, we are convinced that we can bring an alternative the new normal of tomorrow

Travel Activities

Cooperation

We want to gather around the project a community of actors committed to the transition. The cooperative model allows us to offer a service designed by and for its members, so that they can define the solution and make it radiate, within a strong, committed and united network

Team


The strength of our team is diversity! Because we are entrepreneurs, restaurateurs, caterers and logistics experts from different backgrounds, we have assembled our skills to create a more resilient local community with you.

Working members


Cindy Vaucher Retournzy
Cindy Vaucher

Executive Coordinator
cindy@retournzy.ca

Geneviève Bélanger Villanueva

Communications and Business Development Coordinator
genevieve@retournzy.ca

Florian Maisonnave
Florian Maysonnave

Digital Strategy
florian@retournzy.ca

Yumi Watanabe
Yumi Watanabe

Operations and quality control

Anna Barrachon
Anna Barrachon

Communications Officer anna@retournzy.ca

Board of Directors and advisory committee


Marguerite Rose

Présidente

Marc Obeid

Vice-President

Florian Maisonnave
Florian Maysonnave

Secretary

Geneviève Bélanger Villanueva Retournzy
Geneviève Bélanger Villanueva

Administrator

Sophie Schwartz

Marketing strategy

Audrey Mougenot

HR policies and funding

Sébastien Joseph

Hygiene and health

Founding team


Cindy Vaucher Retournzy
Cindy Vaucher
Florian Maisonnave
Florian Maysonnave
France Gosselin Retournzy
France Gosselin
Christophe Coltey

Restorer Caribou Gourmand

Tsahaï Papatakis

Caterer

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Shohan Rustom

Logistic Radish Coop

History


September 2020

Start of the Retournzy project by Cindy and Florian

October 2020

Participation in the Coopérathon Desjardins / Finalists in the Recyc-Québec category

January 2021

Start of the incubation process at EntrePrism / Jury’s Favourite Award

March 2021

Constitution of the Retournzy solidarity coop with the help of the CDRQ

July 2021

First order of containers for the pre-pilot project

October 2021

Launch and success of a socio-financing campaign

October 2021

Start of the MTLab Incubation Path

March 2022

Launch of the sharing network pilot project with 6 institutions and 4 drop-off points in Montreal

SDC Rue Saint-Denis

November 2022

Launch of the sharing network in the Plateau Mont-Royal, Rosemont and Villeray

Contenant traiteur (crédit photo TedXHEC Montréal)

January 2023

Structuring service for two new customer segments: caterers and event organizers (photo credit: Angélique Labbadi)

Centre de lavage Retournzy

August 2023

Installation in our first wash center

Awards and distinctions


Coopérathon 2020

Finalists in the Recyc-Québec category

EntrePrism 2021 (HEC Montréal)

Jury’s Favourite Award ($1,000 grant)

Défi Propulsion 2021 (Desjardins)

Winners of the “Défi Propulsion” ($10,000 grant)

Participatory budget of the Plateau-Mont-Royal 2021

Third most voted project by citizens

Youth wing of the Chantier de l’Économie Sociale 2021

$2,500 grant from the Transition in the “Circular Economy” category

MTLab 2022

Grant of $5,000

Tourisme Montréal Distinction Award 2023

In the Sustainable Tourism section: attractions, activities, tourism and convention services

Environmental Initiative of the Year Award 2024 (Cooperatives and Mutuals Canada)

Awarded to the project for its significant contribution to reducing the environmental footprint

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