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Livestock

Gay Lea buys Ontario artisanal cheesemaker

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Another storied eastern Ontario artisanal cheesemaker is set to go co-op. Gay Lea Foods, billed as Ontario’s biggest and Canada’s second-biggest dairy co-operative, announced a deal Wednesday to buy Black River Cheese Co. effective June 1 for an undisclosed sum. Based in Prince Edward County at Milford, about 45 km southeast of Belleville, Black River […] Read more
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Machinery

GTA police track down alleged cheesenappers

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Three Toronto-area men face theft charges after a tractor trailer load of cheese took a late-night road trip in the wee hours Wednesday. The truckload of cheese had been reported stolen from the Brampton, Ont. area on Tuesday, York Regional Police said in a release. The YRP said they then got a call shortly after […] Read more

Saputo profit jumps 17 pct on higher cheese, butter prices

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Reuters – Canada’s largest dairy producer Saputo Inc reported a 17 per cent jump in quarterly earnings on Thursday, boosted by higher U.S. cheese and butter prices and recent acquisitions. The Montreal-based company, whose brands include Dairyland and 1/2 Moon cakes, said it intends to buy back 5 per cent of its common shares during […] Read more
Domino’s Michael Curran (right, with DFC president Wally Smith) announces the Canadian chain’s commitment to Canadian cheese on Wednesday in Toronto. (CNW Group/Dairy Farmers of Canada)
Livestock

Domino’s Canadian arm commits to Canadian cheese

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In the wake of a rival’s play to import cheaper U.S. mozza, the Canadian franchisee of U.S. pizza chain Domino’s has formally gone all-in on the Canadian brand. Domino’s Pizza of Canada on Wednesday announced what it bills as a “major partnership” with Dairy Farmers of Canada, which will see DFC’s 100 per cent Canadian […] Read more

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