Gay Lea Foods announced it has entered into a letter of intent to sell Thornloe Cheese to Triple ‘A’ Cheese, based in Mississauga. Thornloe Cheese, based in the Temaskaming shores, was Ontario’s first producer of verified-grass-fed butter and cheeses. It was purchased by Gay Lea in 2019 from cattle genetics company EastGen. Gay Lea closed […] Read more
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Thornloe Cheese has potential buyer
United response needed to supply management threats
Outgoing Gay Lea CEO says there will continue to be opportunities for Canadian dairy
Recently retired Gay Lea Foods Cooperative CEO Michael Barrett believes opportunities will open up for the Canadian dairy sector as farmers in other parts of the world feel pressure from governments to limit their environmental impact. Dairy supplies into the global marketplace from New Zealand and the European Union are going to be limited due […] Read more
Retiring CEO sees bright future for Gay Lea co-op
Michael Barrett oversaw company’s expansion into goats and other provinces
Michael Barrett, CEO of Gay Lea Foods, will retire early next year and he predicts bright futures both for the producer co-operative and the Canadian dairy sector. Barrett’s successor beginning to ease into her role as the CEO of the 1,400 member dairy producer co-operative on Oct. 31. “I’m not only confident there’s a future […] Read more
Dairy processors concerned about USMCA trade deal
Processors want compensation to be distributed differently than under CETA
The organization representing dairy processors says it is resolutely against the new United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal. The CEO of the lobby organization representing processors told Farmtario in early October that he “anxiously awaits the Canadian text to be published” containing the deal’s precise details. “Canada’s dairy processing industry is deeply disappointed […] Read more
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