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Olymel employees work overtime shifts to catch up on backlog
June 1, 2020, St-Hyacinthe, Que. – More than 800 employees at three Olymel hog slaughterhouse and cutting plants in Quebec worked overtime shifts this past weekend to process animals and clear a backlog. Shifts were added in Yamachiche (Mauricie), St-Esprit…
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Olymel set to open Yamachiche hog processing plant
April 13, 2020, St-Hyacinthe, Que. – Olymel management is announcing that its hog slaughter and cutting plant in Yamachiche, in Mauricie, will resume operations April 14. With help from public health authorities and its partners at the plant, including the…
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Olymel corrects misinformation spread by employee
April 6, 2020, St. Hyacinthe, Que. – Management of Olymel has released a statement regarding information that was circulated on social networks recently. Following is the statement: The management of Olymel deplores the untruthful and irresponsible information that an anonymous…
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Olymel closes plant due to COVID-19 cases among workers
March 30, 2020, Trois-Rivieres, Que. – Olymel management has announced the temporary closure of its hog slaughter and cutting plant in Yamachiche for a period of 14 days due to COVID-19 cases by company employees. A statement by the company…
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La Coop fédérée and its Olymel and Sollio Agriculture divisions to acquire F. Ménard assets
MONTREAL – Management of La Coop fédérée, its Olymel and Sollio Agriculture divisions and F. Ménard announced today an agreement to acquire all the assets of Ange-Gardien company F. Ménard, in Montérégie, Que. F. Ménard is a family business that was…
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Olymel finalizes acquisition of Pinty’s Delicious Foods Inc.
Olymel L.P. has closed the transaction for the acquisition of all the shares of Pinty’s Delicious Foods Inc., an Ontario poultry slaughtering and processing company that specializes in fully cooked products and other related products. This transaction was first announced in June…
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Olymel buys Quebec processor Triomphe Foods and brands
Olymel has announced the acquisition of all assets of Triomphe Foods, an agrifood company with a strong presence in the Quebec market and mass distribution network that is particularly known for its production of a wide range of deli meats…
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Olymel invests in Quebec plant creating 40 new jobs
Olymel’s St-Jean-sur-Richelieu poultry plant is undergoing an $8-million expansion, that includes new production equipment for value-added further chicken processing
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Nitrite-, phosphate-free deli meats
Olymel has revealed a new line of sliced deli meat that is 100 per cent free of nitrites and phosphates. The company has launched the product in three varieties in Quebec and Atlantic Canada. The varieties include Black Forest Smoked…
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Olymel invests in Western market
Olymel is investing $2M in renovations to its Red Deer plant to better serve the Western Canadian market
