Mission
When it comes to single-use food packaging, our mission is to reduce waste and to revolutionize the way people consume take-out and delivery meals. We offer an ecological and sustainable alternative to the use of single-use containers, thanks to a turnkey service of distribution, collection, washing and sanitation of shared reusable containers.
Values
Circularity
By sharing reusable containers as an alternative to single-use containers, we want to encourage a circular economy
Ecology
By paying attention to every details, from the choice of containers to their transport, we ensure the ecological coherence of our service
Hygiene
By professionally cleaning containers, we ensure that their hygiene meets the rules defined by the MAPAQ
Local
By reducing the ecological impact of restaurants and caterers, we encourage local consumption and the gastronomic dynamism of our neighborhoods
Impact
By working together, we are convinced that we can bring an alternative the new normal of tomorrow
Cooperation
By developing a community of actors committed to the transition, our cooperative model allows us to offer a service designed by and for its members
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
Executive Coordinator
Florian Maysonnave
Marketing Strategy Coordinator
France Gosselin
Business Development and Administration Coordinator
Geneviève Bélanger Villanueva
Communications Officer
Sarah Le Masson
Project manager
Board of Directors
France Gosselin
President
Marguerite Rose
Vice President
Marc Obeid
Treasurer
Florian Maysonnave
Secretary
Founding team
Cindy Vaucher
Florian Maysonnave
France Gosselin
Christophe Coltey
Restaurateur Caribou Gourmand
Tsahaï Papatakis
Caterer Food’elles
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
Awards and distinctions
Coopérathon 2020
Finalists in the Recyc-Québec category
EntrePrism (HEC Montréal)
Jury’s Favourite Award ($1,000 grant)
Défi Propulsion (Desjardins)
Winners of the “Défi Propulsion” ($10,000 grant)
Participatory budget of the Plateau-Mont-Royal
Third most voted project by citizens
MTLab
Grant of $5,000
Youth wing of the Chantier de l’Économie Sociale
$2,500 grant from the Transition in the “Circular Economy” category