Choosing a healthier lifestyle
Well is better
At Avril, we want everyone to have the chance to enjoy nature’s very best. We believe that being well is all we need to live better.
That’s why we carry a wide selection of healthy, natural, and organic products. Products good for body and mind, but also for the environment. Avril. Well is better.
Choosing well
From diet and lifestyle to beauty and wellness, our healthy, allergen-free, local, and eco-friendly products are all carefully selected to meet the highest quality and safety standards.
Eating well
Taking care of yourself starts with nourishing your body. At Avril, we’re proud to offer you healthy, nutritious food to support your everyday health and energy.
Living well
Every trip to an Avril store should be a refreshing experience that inspires you to live well. Providing expert advice is part of our commitment to helping you live a healthy life.
Avril is renewal.
Just like a garden, it is a promise of freshness and abundance, bringing us closer to a healthier way of life.
We step inside to refuel our mind and bodies, and leave inspired, vivified and refreshed.
Avril stores are designed to be energy efficient and to provide our customers with a unique, satisfying shopping experience.
Well is better
Our story
Avril was founded in Granby in 1995 by co-owners Sylvie Senay and Rolland Tanguay. Our mission is to help people lead healthier lifestyles by making natural and organic products accessible to all.
We’re a Quebec-based company with 13 locations across the province, as well as an online shop and a home brand. We’re proud to have a team of over 1,000 people working at our stores, headquarters, distribution centre, and in-house kitchen.
Our values
Community
We believe in supporting each other to improve our well-being both as individuals and as communities.
Passion
We take great pleasure in sharing our knowledge and our love of living life to the fullest.
Responsibility
We recognize the importance of our role and the impact of our actions on the world around us.
Our products
Our stores
Our stores carry 100% organic fruits and vegetables, other grocery items, supplements, cosmetics, and bistro items—all under one roof.
Our bistros
Our dining areas offer bistro items for dine-in or take-out, specialty counters (prepared meals, rotisserie items, pizzas, fish, cheeses, breads, baked goods, and gelato), and a variety of ready-to-eat products prepared by our chefs from wholesome, gourmet ingredients.
Our home brand
Our home brand features over 400 products that our team has carefully selected, prepared, or grown to make your life easier and introduce you to exciting new health and wellness opportunities.