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Maple Leaf buying organic, antibiotic-free poultry plants
Maple Leaf Foods is purchasing a pair of poultry plants and associated supply from privately-owned Cericola Farms. The Cericola plants, at Bradford, Ont. and Drummondville, Que., together process about 32 million kg of chicken per year. Maple Leaf has also…
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Antioxidants and You: Ingredient maker goes direct to video
Kemin Industries, a U.S. provider of shelf-life extension and food safety solutions to help manufacturers protect food and beverage products, recently released a new video, “Antioxidants in Action.” The video animates the oxidation process as Kemin experts discuss why meat…
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Pinty’s Delicious Foods is scooped up by Quebec processor
Olymel L.P. has acquired Pinty’s Delicious Foods Inc., including its brands Pinty’s Food Service, Pinty’s Pub & Grill, Pinty’s Eat Well, Pinty’s Perfect Portions and Pinty’s Delicious Food Inc.
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CFIA says meat industry needs to reduce risk of Salmonella
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the meat industry needs to do more at the processing level to reduce the risk of Salmonella in frozen raw breaded chicken products
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Olymel creates 100 new jobs in Ontario
Olymel L.P. has invested $30 million in refurbishing an existing plant and acquiring another plant in Brampton, Ont.
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Olymel plant set for $11-million expansion and modernization
The investment will go toward new equipment for the plant, which is expected to increase efficiency and boost production volume
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Olymel & Groupe Robitaille announce joint $80-million investment
The two Quebec-based pork and poultry companies are investing $80 million toward a production and processing facility that is expected to create 350 new jobs in central Quebec
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Canada regains access to Mexico for poultry exports
Mexico has reopened its border to Canadian fresh poultry meat, including chicken, turkey and duck meat
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Canada, U.S. and Mexico to collaborate on avian influenza
The NAFTA countries have signed a Letter of Understanding, in which they agreed to enhance their collaboration on avian influenza procedures
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Subway shifts to antibiotic-free meat in U.S.
Starting in 2016, Subway’s U.S. operations will begin transition towards only serving animal proteins that have never been treated with antibiotics
