Our story · Est. 1997
Built to put the whole kitchen under one roof.
Ideal Meats is a wholesale distributor with a simple idea behind it — bring seafood, meat and dry goods together, and make the ordering as dependable as the food.
Our story
A distributor built around one idea.
Kitchens were juggling too many suppliers — one for fish, another for beef, a third for the pantry, each with its own order, its own truck, its own invoice. Ideal Meats was built to fold all of that into a single relationship, without giving up the quality that made a chef pick those suppliers in the first place.
Operating since 1997 as 9045-9173 Québec Inc., we work across three categories — seafood, meat and dry products — and treat them with the same care whether an item swims, grazes or sits on a shelf. What ties them together is the cold chain and the follow-through: food kept at temperature from receiving to your door, and people who actually know your order.
We keep our claims honest and our sourcing traceable. We work to Canadian food-safety standards, lean on CFIA-registered supply partners, and choose responsibly sourced products wherever we can. It is a straightforward promise — good product, handled properly, delivered when we say it will be.
One source
Consolidation is the quiet advantage.
When seafood, meat and dry goods land on one invoice and one delivery, a kitchen gets its time back. Fewer phone calls, fewer receiving windows, one number to call when something needs sorting — and a partner who sees the whole order, not just a slice of it.
- One order across all three categories, one delivery
- A single point of contact who knows your account
- The same standard applied from the fish to the pasta
What we stand for
Four things we refuse to trade away.
Quality
We buy the way a chef would — judging the product, not just the price. If it would not make our own pass, it does not make yours.
Honesty
Clear pricing and straight answers. We would rather tell you an item is short this week than pad an order to look complete.
Service
Real people who know your account and pick up the phone. Standing orders, last-minute changes and the odd favour — handled.
Consistency
The same product, the same handling, the same delivery you can plan a menu around. Reliability is the whole point of a distributor.
En deux langues
Ideal Meats, or Viandes Idéal — same table.
We are a Québec company, and we do business the way the province does — in both languages, whichever one your kitchen runs on. Call it Ideal Meats or Viandes Idéal; you get the same seafood, the same butcher counter and the same pantry, served by people who pick up the phone and know your order.
From our base at 1188 Union Avenue, we supply restaurants, hotels and caterers, grocers and markets, and institutions across the province — and we would be glad to add your kitchen to the route.
Talk to us
Ready to stock your kitchen?
Tell us what you need. We'll build a quote around your menu, your volumes and your delivery schedule.