Meat products

  • VG Meats

    VG Meats

    VG Meats is a Canadian food retail business that is focused on selling various kinds of meat products. VG Meats operates as a grower, a processor, and a retailer of different meat products. The company is headquartered in Ontario, Canada. History VG Meats, founded by the Van Groningen family, began operating in the Norfolk area in…

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  • Highland Packers Ltd.

    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

    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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  • Schneiders

    Schneiders

    Schneiders is a subsidiary company of Maple Leaf Foods that is primarily engaged in the processing of meat products such as hams, deli meats, bacon, and hot dogs.  Products are marketed under the Schneiders label. History Schneiders was founded in the year 1890 wben JM Schneider decided to market the pork sausage that he had…

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  • Old Country Sausage Shop

    Old Country Sausage Shop

    Old Country Sausage Shop is a Canadian food processing company headquartered in Alberta, Canada. The company is engaged in the production of different kinds of meat products including sausages, hams and other deli meats. History Co-founder Klaus Schurmann founded Old Country Sausage Shop after years of being an established sausage maker with years of experience…

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  • Holly Park Meat Packers, Inc.

    Holly Park Meat Packers, Inc.

    Holly Park Meat Packers Inc., is a privately-owned meat processing company headquartered in Cookstown, Canada. The company specializes in processing beef, lamb, veal and bacon. History Holly Park Meat Packers was founded in 1979.  Since its inception, the company has been engaged in meat processing and has focused its operations on meats such as veal,…

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  • Meat Labeling With Regard to Antibiotics

    Meat Labeling With Regard to Antibiotics

    Over the years, more and more information about antibiotics has been discovered and dispatched to the general consumer population. This has led to the consumer population reducing the use of antibiotics directly. However, there is also the possibility of antibiotics being used by an indirect route. There has been sensitization that some food animals are…

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  • Food Safety Becoming Of Lesser Concern

    Food Safety Becoming Of Lesser Concern

    These days, food safety has become a general concern of the public. Despite the health hazards that consumers are putting themselves in, it seems people have no time to investigate the contents of their foods. This was confirmed in a recent incident on a Delta Airlines plane. Travelers found a needle in their sandwich. This…

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