Canadian food processor Maple Leaf Foods is taking its recently-established sustainability cred to the bank. The Toronto food firm announced Wednesday it’s the first Canadian company to secure “sustainability-linked terms” […] Read more
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Maple Leaf lands ‘sustainability-linked’ credit
Maple Leaf hits carbon neutral
The company has been working throughout its operations to reduce environmental impact
Maple Leaf Foods says its operations are carbon neutral, a status achieved through improvements in its own operations and investments in offsets elsewhere. The company claims to be the first […] Read more
Beyond Meat’s new competitor: Tyson’s pea-and-meat blended burger
Reuters — U.S. meat processor Tyson Foods on Thursday launched its first vegetarian and mixed-protein products, including a beef and pea burger, as it seeks to compete with Beyond Meat […] Read more
Maple Leaf quarterly profit misses estimates as costs rise
Reuters — Packaged meat producer Maple Leaf Foods reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, hit by higher costs as it invested more in new initiatives and capacity expansion. The […] Read more
Editorial: New chicken plant a needed investment
The contrast between the announcement of the closure of the General Motors auto plant in Oshawa, and the launch of the new Maple Leaf Food poultry processing plant couldn’t be […] Read more
Maple Leaf Foods says group sow housing switch moving quickly
Maple Leaf Foods says it is on track to be the first large-scale producer to completely shift to open sow housing
Glacier FarmMedia – Maple Leaf Foods expects to complete its change to open sow housing with years to spare. The company has completed more than half of its transition, according […] Read more
Maple Leaf to buy Quebec pepperoni processor
Meat processor Maple Leaf Foods plans to boost its space in the pepperoni and dry-cured meats market with a deal for Montreal-based Viau Foods. Toronto-based Maple Leaf announced Tuesday it […] Read more
Pork supply issues hit Maple Leaf’s Q1 ledger
Reuters — Meat packer Maple Leaf Foods posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit as lower prices and a temporary interruption in supplies hurt sales of its pork products, sending its shares […] Read more
Maple Leaf posts higher-than-expected profit
Reuters — Meat-packing company Maple Leaf Foods reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by increased retail sales in Canada and higher exports. The company, whose brands include Schneiders and namesake […] Read more
Cash-rich Maple Leaf sees abundant U.S. opportunities
Reuters — Canadian meat packing company Maple Leaf Foods is hunting for acquisitions in the U.S., after years spent upgrading old factories and shedding business lines, its CEO said on […] Read more