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Gay Lea Foods Invests $200m to Boost Cottage Cheese Production Amid Canadian Shortage
The project will add up to 75 jobs and new processing technology as the co-operative responds to a 15% rise in cottage cheese output, Statistics Canada said.
- On Tuesday, Gay Lea Foods announced a $200 million investment to expand its Clayson Road dairy manufacturing facility in Toronto, addressing what it calls a national cottage cheese shortage.
- Viral social media trends have driven surging demand for cottage cheese, with Gay Lea Foods reporting "incredible growth" as Canadians seek nutritious, affordable health and wellness options.
- Statistics Canada reported national production rose from 8,571 tonnes to 9,870 tonnes in one year, while Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, noted consumers seek affordable proteins.
- The expansion will create up to 75 skilled manufacturing jobs by 2028, marking the first milestone in Gay Lea Foods' $450-million Network for Growth strategy to modernize its Canadian manufacturing network.
- Dairy co-operative Agropur also announced plans earlier this year to expand production, while Gay Lea Foods committed to achieving net-zero emissions across specific categories by 2050.
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Canada’s dairy companies boost production amid ‘national cottage cheese shortage’ - National - Dining and Cooking
With high-protein diets still circulating on social media, with the fan favourite being cottage cheese, dairy producers are betting on this being more than a trend. “Our customers are asking for more. Unfortunately, we’re sort of tapped out at our current capacities as we speak,” Suzanna Dalrymple, president and CEO of Gay Lea Foods, told [...]
Gay Lea Foods to invest more than $200 million in Toronto dairy facility
The expansion is the first major milestone in the dairy co-operative's approximately $450-million Network for Growth strategy, a multi-year plan to invest in and modernize its Canadian manufacturing network. The post Gay Lea Foods to invest more than $200 million in Toronto dairy facility appeared first on Retail Insider.
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