Tag: Maple Leaf Foods
Maple Leaf Foods to Acquire Lightlife Foods
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Maple Leaf Foods has signed an agreement with Brynwood Partners VI L.P. to acquire Lightlife Foods Inc. — a U.S.-based manufacturer...
Mina Halal Foodservice Launches New Product and Website
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Mina Halal Foodservice has launched fully cooked, gluten-free chicken shawarma dark-meat strips made with authentic Middle-Eastern seasoning.
With more than 25 products...
Chef Andrea Nicholson, Maple Leaf Foods Create Food Day Recipes
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Chef Andrea Nicholson and Maple Leaf Foods have partnered to create Canadian-inspired recipes for this year’s Food Day Canada celebrations on...
Food Safety Leaders Recognized at Safe Food Canada Symposium
BRAMPTON, Ont. — Canadian food-safety leaders were recognized recently as part of the second-annual Food Safety Recognition Awards, held at the Safe Food Canada...
Maple Leaf Names Villeneuve Director Of Culinary Innovation
TORONTO — Maple Leaf Foods has appointed chef Bob Villeneuve director of Culinary Innovation. “I am thrilled Bob has joined our team in this...
Maple Leaf Foods to Close Ayr Plant
TORONTO — Maple Leaf Foods has announced plans to close its Ayr, Ont., farm in an effort to consolidate poultry operations into its Brantford,...
Fire at Maple Leaf Plant
WINNIPEG — A fire erupted at the Maple Leaf Foods plant in Winnipeg at Lagimodiere Boulevard, yesterday, Nov. 9, reports CBC News. According...
Maple Leaf Cuts Jobs, Invests in Prepared Meats Business
TORONTO — Maple Leaf Foods has announced plans to invest $560 million to establish a world-class prepared meats network, while cutting 1,550 jobs in...
Maple Leaf Opens New Bakery
TORONTO — Maple Leaf Foods celebrated the official opening of Canada’s largest commercial bakery in Hamilton, Ont., this week. The 385,000-square-foot Trillium bakery was...
Wallace McCain Dies at 81
TORONTO — Wallace McCain, co-founder of McCain Foods Limited and chairman of Maple Leaf Foods, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Friday, May...
