Agropur Cooperative is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached, as of November 21, 2013, to acquire the assets of Fromagerie Damafro - including those of Fromagerie Clément - located in St-Damase, Quebec. Damafro is a ...
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Agropur Cooperative announces the acquisition of M. Larivée International inc. (MLI), a trading house specializing in dairy products and food ingredients. "We are very pleased with this acquisition," said Serge Riendeau, Chairman ...
Canadian Agricultural cooperative Agropur has entered into an agreement to acquire Coast Mountain Dairy, an ice cream producer based in British Columbia, Canada, for an undisclosed amount. Coast Mountain Dairy is a manufacturer of ice ...
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Canadian Agricultural cooperative Agropur is voluntarily recalling Gorgonzola Dolce Cheese due to possible contamination by Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The product subject to the recall ...
Canadian dairy cooperatives, Farmers Co-operative Dairy and Agropur Cooperative have finalized the steps leading to the merging of activities of the two organisations. Agropur produces Natrel, Quebon, Allegro, Olympic and Island Farms ...
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Canadian dairy co-op Agropur has booked what it claimed are "remarkable" annual financial results, with higher sales and core earnings. Agropur posted a 5.1% rise in sales to C$3.7bn for the year to 3 November. The co-op did not provide ...
Canadian dairy cooperatives Agropur and Farmers Co-operative Dairy plan to merge their operations. Announcing the move, the dairies said it would benefit their farmer-owners by providing national scale and accelerating a process of ...
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Canada-based dairy cooperative Agropur has acquired Foremost Farms USA's dry blending business, as part of its efforts to strengthen its presence in the baking and blending industry. With the acquisition, Agropur gains control of brands ...
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Canadian dairy group Ultima Foods, which produces Yoplait under licence for the local market, has launched its own yoghurt brand. Ultima, a venture between Canadian dairy co-ops Agropur and Agrifoods International, yesterday (20 August) ...
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Canadian yoghurt firm Ultima Foods has announced plans to expand its plant in the eastern city of Granby. Ultima, which produces Yoplait under licence but also has its own brand, Iögo, will spend C$22m (US$22.5m) over the next two ...
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Canadian dairy cooperative Agropur has announced its plans to invest more than$100m to boost the cheese and ingredients production capacity of its facility in Luxemburg,Wisconsin. The investment will also improve the technology of the ...
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Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King this week welcomed moves from its UK retail rivals to invest in product quality and service after the retailer reported an increase in annual underlying profits. Also in the UK, the Government ...