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Highland Packers Ltd.
Highland Packers Ltd is a family-owned Canadian meat processing and distribution company. History Highland Packers was founded by the deJonge Family in 1958. Dutch immigrants John, Benny and Mike deJonge came to Canada and settled down in Stoney Creek. After several years of living in Canada, the family decided to start a business of their…
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Grand River Foods
Grand River Foods is a Canadian food company that is engaged in processing meat products, primarily chicken. The company’s headquarters are in Ontario, Canada. History Grand River Foods’ facility is HACCP-certified and federally approved by the CFIA. This certification is proof that the company’s facility, as well as its operations, follow the strictest standards of…
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New Caribbean Passion from Jamba All-Natural Smoothies
Inventure Foods Inc., a food processing company based in Phoenix, has announced that it has expanded its line of smoothies. The company’s well-known product, Jamba All-Natural Smoothies, now has a new variety known as Caribbean Passion. Since Jamba Juice stores started selling Caribbean Passion, it has proven itself as a bestseller. This variety is a…
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West Grey Premium Beef Inc.
West Grey Premium Beef Inc. is a privately owned Canadian meat processing and meat distribution company headquartered in Ontario, Canada. History Founders Peter Knipfel, Doug Calhoun, and George Maxwell established West Grey Premium Beef Inc., or WGPB, in 2003. Calhoun and Maxwell were 4th generation of farmers from Bruce County, while Knipfel owned a local…
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Country Meat Packing
Country Meat Packing is a privately owned Canadian food company engaged in the processing and distribution of deli products. The company headquarters are in Ontario, Canada. History Country Meat Packing, or CMP, was founded in 1976. Initially, the company owned a facility that had an area of 1,200 square feet. From the beginning, CMP focused…
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The New PowerMeal from Earthbound Farm
California-based food company Earthbound Farm follow’s the MyPlate guidelines with its new PowerMeal. This newly launched product encourages consumers to divide the contents of their plates with half fruits or vegetables and the other half with whole grains and protien. Earthbound Farm’s PowerMeal is a range of organic, healthy and ultra-convenient meal alternatives. Sometimes referred…
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Tony’s Meats / Antigonish Abbatoir
Tony’s Meats is a private company engaged in the processing of value-added meat products. The company is headquartered in Nova Scotia, Canada. History Tony’s Meats, also known as Antagonish Abattoir, was established in 1963. By 1976, the company was able to upgrade the red meat-processing plant to one that adheres to the government’s program for…
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Certain Brands of Sliced Mushrooms Recalled for Possible Contamination
On December 10, the CFIA announced a health hazard warning against certain brands of sliced mushrooms. The public alert was made with the cooperation of the products’ manufacturer, Greenwood Mushroom Farm. The said sliced mushrooms are believed to have been contaminated by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. This bacteria is one of the common and harmful…
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