Gay Lea Foods tak over Stirlg Creamery, creat JV Manoba

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• GAY LEA FOODS COMPLET THE ACQUISN OF WTERN CREAMERY
• GAY LEA ACQUIR WTERN CREAMERY
• GAY LEA FOODS COMPLET THE ACQUISN OF WTERN CREAMERY
• GAY LEA FOODS CO-OPERATIVE LTD. ACQUIRED WTERN CREAMERY INC. OM GENERAL MILLS, INC..
• GAY LEA ACQUIR STIRLG CREAMERY
• GAY LEA FOODS TAK OVER STIRLG CREAMERY, CREAT JV MANOBA
• GAY LEA ACQUIR WTERN CREAMERY
• GAY LEA FOODS PURCHAS LOL CHEE MANUFACTURER CANADA
• GAY LEA BUYS NORTHERN ONTAR CHEEMAKER
• GAY LEA LAYS OUT DAIRY PROCSG EXPANSN PLANS

GAY LEA FOODS COMPLET THE ACQUISN OF WTERN CREAMERY

Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limed (“Gay Lea Foods”) nfirmed today that has pleted an agreement wh General Mills Inrporated (“General Mills”) to acquire the operatns of Wtern Creamery. “Our -operative took another important step forward today as we ntue to grow Gay Lea Foods to a strong, staable Canadian foods bs that livers novative, market-driven dairy products, ” said Gay Lea Foods Chair, Rob Goodwill. The acquisn expands Gay Lea Foods’ prence the Canadian dairy market and adds Wtern Creamery’s le of h, natural products to the -operative’s product mix, cludg – for the first time – prsed ttage che and cream chee spreads.

“This acquisn supports our -operative’s plans to grow our prence the Canadian dairy and food dtry and, specifilly, velop new markets wh new products and ctomers, ” said Michael Barrett, Print & CEO of Gay Lea Foods.

Gay Lea Foods and General Mills have mted to ensurg a smooth transn for employe, ctomers and suppliers, wh a pre-negotiated 60-day Transnal Servic Agreement (TSA) g to effect upon the close of the agreement. Gay Lea Foods is a leadg Canadian -operative wh members on more than 1, 400 dairy farms across Ontar and Manoba, more than 4, 320 producer and vtor shareholrs, and close to 1, 000 employe.

GAY LEA ACQUIR WTERN CREAMERY

Gay Lea Foods has grown steadily recent years and ma a number of acquisns across Ontar and Calgary, Alberta. Rob Redstone, Communitns Manager, Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limed | (905) 399-0403 |. Brg everyday nce to your meals wh Gay Lea Sour Cream.

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GAY LEA FOODS COMPLET THE ACQUISN OF WTERN CREAMERY

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@GayLeaFoodsCoop are you really disntug Wtern Creamery cream chee??? The pany was purchased by large dairy empire Gay Lea 2019, though lks to the Wtern Creamery product le eher redirect to other ems or rult error msag as of Augt 2022. There’s no whippg need Gay Lea Real Whipped Cream.

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GAY LEA FOODS CO-OPERATIVE LTD. ACQUIRED WTERN CREAMERY INC. OM GENERAL MILLS, INC..

Gay Lea Real Conut Whipped Toppg is the wner of 2 prtig Grand Prix Awards by the Retail Council of Canada and has a clean gredient ck. -based Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limed is acquirg the Stirlg, Ont.

GAY LEA ACQUIR STIRLG CREAMERY

This acquisn builds upon Gay Lea Foods’ existg butter operatn Guelph, Ont., and supports Gay Lea’s plan to create staable long-term solutns for growth wh the Canadian dairy dtry, acrdg to a prs release om Gay Lea.

Wh this acquisn, we ntue the tradn of supportg fay farms Ontar while further strengtheng Gay Lea Foods’ prence the Canadian dairy dtry, ” says Steve Dolson, Chair, Gay Lea Foods. We look forward to workg wh Gay Lea Foods as Stirlg Creamery be part of this succsful and growg Canadian -operative.

This al is also expected to provi Gay Lea Foods wh more flexibily to meet ctomer needs the current high-mand market for butter, acrdg to Gay Lea. “Gay Lea Foods is mted to growg the market for Canadian dairy and we are pleased to wele such a well-rpected brand to our dairy -operative.

GAY LEA FOODS TAK OVER STIRLG CREAMERY, CREAT JV MANOBA

We look forward to new opportuni as we ntue to foc on growg a strong, staable dairy dtry that livers novative, market-driven dairy products, ” says Michael Barrett, print and CEO, Gay Lea Foods. The announcement a day after Gay Lea Foods announced plans to vt new dairy procsg purchase of Stirlg Creamery builds upon Gay Lea Foods’ existg butter operatn Guelph, Ontar, and supports the -operative’s plan to create staable, long-term solutns for growth wh the Canadian dairy dtry. ) sce Lea Foods said that the purchase creas the pany’s productn pacy, and supports s re prciple ncern for vtment ral mand marketThe al will also provi Gay Lea Foods wh add flexibily to meet ctomer needs the current high-mand market for Lea Foods said tends to mata full operatns at the Stirlg plant and prerve all relatnships wh existg Stirlg Creamery ctomers, suppliers and approximately 25 employe Stirlg, as well as sal staff the Greater Toronto Area.

GAY LEA ACQUIR WTERN CREAMERY

Buildg on acquisnsGay Lea Foods’ recent acquisns clu Black River Chee (2016), Hewt’s Dairy (2014), Salerno Dairy (2014) and Ivanhoe Chee (2008) Lea Foods also recently acquired shar Mariposa Dairy Ltd, which produc goat and sheep che g 100% Ontar goat and sheep k for the Canadian and US markets.

Michael Barrett, print and CEO of Gay Lea Foods, said that the pany is mted to growg the market for Canadian dairy. Manoba butterThe acquisn builds on Dairy Lea’s vtment butter, as a day earlier, Gay Lea Foods and Val Nutrn Inc announced plans to vt new dairy procsg Val and Gay Lea Foods jot venture will procs dairy gredients and butter Wnipeg, Manoba. Increased productnThe JV clus plans for upgras to mornize an existg food manufacturg facily, creatg a need for new skilled labor, creased dryg pacy Wtern Canada, and new butter productn to rpond to market enterprise also provis a new market opportuny for k om Manoba dairy farms, as Dairy Farmers of Manoba will be supplyg the raw k for the new procsg addn, dairy farmers the provce will have the opportuny to jo Gay Lea Foods as member Wiens, chair of Dairy Farmers of Manoba said the new opportuny to crease procsg pacy Manoba will help ensure the ntued staabily of the Canadian dairy dtry today and for future generatns.

Canadian dairy operative Gay Lea Foods Co-operative has agreed to acquire lol chee manufacturer Thornloe Chee om EastGen. The pany also produc specialy che and acrdg to Gay Lea Foods, troduced the first butter and che ma wh k sourced om Dairy Farmers of Ontar (DFO) Verified Grass Fed programme.

GAY LEA FOODS PURCHAS LOL CHEE MANUFACTURER CANADA

“Thornloe Chee has a long and storied history northern Ontar and holds a special place the hearts of northern dairy farmers and nsumers alike, ” said Gay Lea Foods chair Rob Goodwill.

The recent acquisn follows Gay Lea Foods al wh General Mills earlier this year to acquire Wtern Creamery.

GAY LEA BUYS NORTHERN ONTAR CHEEMAKER

Gay Lea Foods said Monday has pleted a al to buy Thornloe Chee om s current owner, Guelph-based dairy geics firm EastGen, for an undisclosed sum.

The chee pany, Gay Lea said, is “celebrated for s specialty che, ” among which are the first to be ma wh k sourced om Dairy Farmers of Ontar’s (DFO) Verified Grass Fed program. “Thornloe Chee has a long and storied history northern Ontar and holds a special place the hearts of northern dairy farmers and nsumers alike, ” Gay Lea Foods chair Rob Goodwill said Monday’s release.

GAY LEA LAYS OUT DAIRY PROCSG EXPANSN PLANS

The Mississga-based Gay Lea dairy farmers’ -op has been both acquisn and expansn mos recent years.

Gay Lea September this year also bought North York, Ont.