Maple Leaf Foods shareholders approved with an overwhelming majority the food processing company's plan to spin off its pork operations to Canada Packers Inc.
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Maple Leaf Foods spin off approved
Shareholders voted in favour of Canada Packers Inc., which will cover the food company’s pork operations
Maple Leaf Foods spin off approved
Shareholders voted in favour of Canada Packers Inc., which will cover the food company’s pork operations
Maple Leaf Foods shareholders approved with an overwhelming majority the food processing company’s plan to spin off its pork operations to Canada Packers Inc.
Maple Leaf touts business model success
Maple Leafs Foods CEO talks about prioritizing values, fostering environmental responsiblity and rejecting “short-termism” over a decade of change for the food company
The executive chair of one of Canada’s largest food manufacturers has outlined his company’s plans for a “new model for capitalism,” underpinned by sustainability.
Mexican firm sues Maple Leaf
REUTERS — Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo has filed a lawsuit against Maple Leaf Foods and former senior executives of the Canadian company, seeking more than $2 billion in damages. The lawsuit is related to the 2014 sale of then Maple Leaf-controlled Canada Bread Company to Bimbo, the Mexican firm said in a statement, citing “fraudulent and […] Read more
How many workers are labour-poor farms ignoring?
Air Canada: labour issues. Railroads: labour issues. Canada’s economy: labour issues. How about farmers? Yup, labour issues are the number one problem for many farmers and certainly the overwhelming issue for the agriculture industries built upon the crops and livestock that farmers produce. Labour issues are a not-so-subtle subtext lying beneath the troubles of our […] Read more
Where’s the listeria outbreak outrage?
The reaction to the recent Silk and Great Value plant-based dairy recall has been perplexing, to say the least, despite three confirmed deaths now linked to the listeria outbreak. The first fatality occurred back in August 2023, almost a year before the official recall on July 8, 2024. Yet, there has been little public explanation […] Read more
Public reaction muted to recent plant-based milk recall
Consumers haven’t turned away from products despite a listeria outbreak that caused three deaths and 20 hospitalizations
WINNIPEG — Arlee Jones of Winnipeg describes her household as a “dairy family,” but she does use almond milk and adds it to coffee because she likes the flavour. After learning of this summer’s recall of certain brands of plant-based milk due to cases of listeriosis, the mother of two girls, aged 10 and 7, […] Read more
Maple Leaf to split in two
REUTERS — Maple Leaf Foods is splitting into two independent public entities by spinning off its pork business, joining a host of companies that have demerged their businesses to streamline operations and realize more value.Globally, several companies, including most recently chemical maker DuPont, have moved to break up their businesses in an attempt to increase […] Read more
Maple Leaf consolidates
Maple Leaf Foods will merge its plant and meat protein divisions and plans to expand in the U.S. market, the company says. “With our refreshed strategic blueprint announced today, we are sharpening our execution focus … aligning the talents of our team to leverage the strength of our portfolio of leading brands, leadership in sustainability and world-class assets,” said company […] Read more
VIDEO: Sustainability apathy high: McCain
OTTAWA — The public says it cares about climate change, but won’t pay for it in money or bother. Canada’s food, agriculture and farming industries need to accept that failure as their own, says the head of Maple Leaf Foods. “They care, but they’re not motivated by it,” said Michael McCain, who pushed his company […] Read more
