Gay Lea Foods - Tewater Branch | Ontar Co-operative Associatn

Contents:

• GAY LEA FOODS ANNOUNC RERD VTMENT
• $17M FUNDG TO HELP EXPAND GAY LEA'S OPERATNS TEWATER
• GAY LEA TEWATER COUNTRY STORE

GAY LEA FOODS ANNOUNC RERD VTMENT

Legal Name: Gay Lea Foods Co-operative LimedWebse: Dcriptn: Gay Lea Foods is a lear the dairy dtry Ontar and Canada.

<br /> <br /> The Tewater Branch is home to the Gay Lea Farm Frh Country Store and Creamery<br /> <br /> Member of On Co-op sce 2002 (foundg member). Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limed (“Gay Lea Foods”) today announced a signifint vtment of $140 ln over four years to tablish an novative, nutrn and nutractil-gra dairy gredients hub Canada. As a 100% Canadian owned and operated -operative, Gay Lea Foods is mted to strong, staable ral muni where our members and employe live and prosper wh their fai.

This workg laboratory and novatn cubator will be the nex between R&D and mercializatn throughout Gay Lea Foods’ operatns, and also service our partners the dairy, food and health sectors. Headquartered Mississga, Ontar, Gay Lea Foods is a lear the Canadian dairy dtry and the -operative sector, wh more than 950 employe workg productn facili across Ontar.

$17M FUNDG TO HELP EXPAND GAY LEA'S OPERATNS TEWATER

Gay Lea Foods has been growg steadily, and has ma a number of acquisns recent years, cludg Stirlg Creamery (2016), Black River Chee (2016), Hewt’s Dairy (2014), Salerno (2014) and Ivanhoe Chee (2008). In October 2016, Gay Lea Foods announced a jot venture wh Val Nutrn Inc.

Gay Lea Foods also recently acquired a mory tert Mariposa Dairy Ltd, which produc high qualy goat and sheep che g 100% Ontar h goat and sheep k for Canadian and U. Tewater Creamery joed the Gay Lea Foods fay 1981.

“As a dairy farmer and -operative member owner, I am exced that Gay Lea Foods is drivg growth through novatn and the velopment of new markets that will crease mand for k om Canadian dairy farms. I am also proud that Gay Lea Foods is once aga leadg the way by monstratg that ral Ontar is pable of world class novatn and food manufacturg.

GAY LEA TEWATER COUNTRY STORE

– Steve Dolson, Chair, Gay Lea Foods. “Dairy Farmers of Ontar (DFO) ngratulat and supports Gay Lea Foods their ntued mment to growg Ontar dairy, through the nstctn of new, state-of-the-art procsg pacy and R&D Centre, to expand markets for Canadian dairy products and gredients.

“Gay Lea Foods is motivated to shape the Canadian dairy dtry of tomorrow while nourishg our farmer-owned -operative today. – Michael Barrett, Print and CEO, Gay Lea Foods. ABOUT GAY LEA FOODS.