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Company Name
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Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Location
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Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Web Site
: www.mapleleaf.com
Founded
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The Maple Leaf brand first appeared more than 100 years ago. Over the years, the company evolved and grew through a number of mergers and acquisitions. In 1990, Maple Leaf Mills Limited and Canada Packers Inc. merged to form Maple Leaf Foods. In 1995, McCain Capital Corporate and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board acquired controlling interest in the company.

Capital
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$2.2 billion Canadian dollars (Year ended Dec. 31, 2002)
Employees
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Approximately18,000
Sales
:

$5.1 billion Canadian dollars (Year ended Dec. 31, 2002)

Business

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A leading Canadian food processing company committed to delivering quality food products to consumers around the world. The Company exports to over 100 countries worldwide.
CORE BUSINESS
Meat Products Group
  • Maple Leaf Pork - the largest premium quality pork processor and exporter in Canada, processing approximately six million hogs in 2002
  • Maple Leaf Poultry - the No. 1 producer of branded poultry in Canada
  • Maple Leaf Consumer Foods - the leading provider of branded value-added prepared meat products in Canada, products including bacon, ham and a wide variety of European deli meats
  • Maple Leaf Foods International - is Canada’s larges global food marketing, distribution and trading operation with offices in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, England, Germany and Mexico

 

Agribusiness Group

  • Elite Swine - the fourth largest hog production management system in North America
  • ShurGain and Landmark Feeds - world leaders in animal nutrition research and feed production
  • Rothsay Rendering - the largest independent rendering operation in Canada

 

Bakery Products Group

  • Canada Bread Company Ltd. - eight-one per cent owned by Maple Leaf Foods, Canada Bread is a leading manufacturer and marketer of value-added flour based products including fresh bread, rolls and bagels; frozen bagels and dough products; par-baked bread products and specialty fresh pasta and sauces

 

 

 
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