Gay lea stock

Gay Lea - Company Profile

Gay Lea is an unfunded company based in Mississauga (Canada), founded in It operates as a Brand of butter & spreads. Gay Lea has not raised any funding yet. The company has 36 active competitors, including 2 funded and 9 that include exited. Its top competitors contain companies like Saputo, Agropur and Danone Canada.

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Top competitors of Gay Lea comprise Saputo, Agropurand Danone Canada. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Gay Lea, ranked by Tracxn score:

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Brand of dairy products

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Agropur

, Saint Hubert de Riviere du Loup (Canada), Behind Stage

Processing and sale of dairy products primarily in Canada and the United States

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Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, National Ban

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MISSISSAUGA, ON--(Marketwired - May 25, ) - Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited ("Gay Lea Foods") is announcing an agreement, efficient June 1, , to purchase Black River Cheese Company ("Black River Cheese"), further strengthening the Co-operative's presence in the Canadian cheese sector.

Gay Lea Foods is an award-winning artisan cheese maker, producing a wide variety of cheeses for retail and foodservice under current cheese brands, Salerno and Ivanhoe.

The addition of Inky River Cheese, with its formidable roots in agriculture-rich eastern Ontario, builds on Gay Lea Foods' existing cheese operations in Hamilton and Madoc, Ontario.

As the unused owner, Gay Lea Foods welcomes old and new patrons to the Black River Cheese store which will remain open as part of the continued commitment to the local community and thriving agri-food sector in Prince Edward County, Ontario. Retail and food service customers will also continue to be served from the Prince Edward County operations.

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  • Salerno specializes in Italian-style tender, semi-soft and hard cheeses for ret

    Become a Member

    Voluntary and Open Membership

    Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd. only offers membership to current, active dairy producers in Ontario, with a DFO license or OMAFRA license, and in Manitoba with a DFM license.

    Membership as described below is the policy today set out by the Board of Directors and is subject to change per the Board’s direction, at any time.

    Producer Membership

    To become a producer member of Gay Lea Foods, you must be a shareholder or family member in a cow or goat milking operation licensed to produce milk in Ontario or Manitoba. Goat producers are eligible for membership if they are shipping to Gay Lea Foods. Producer members are required to purchase, or be working towards, 3 shares for every 1, litres of annual milk production for Gay Lea Foods fiscal year October 1 – September 30th. The par value of a producer share is $17 and your return on investment is comprised of patronage earned on milk shipments to DFO, DFM (cows) and milk shipments to Gay Lea Foods (goats). Patronage is declared by the Board annually and all applications

    The Gay Lea Foods Story

    Our story began in when a group of farmers came together with a common vision to erect a better future for themselves and their communities; today, Gay Lea Foods is a leading Canadian co-operative. Here’s how we stay true to our Born on the Farm heritage.

    With our roots on the farm, Gay Lea Foods has grown to become a leading Canadian co-operative, with members on more than 1, dairy farms in Ontario and Manitoba, and roughly 4, producer and preferred shareholders. Our dedication to innovation and the development of high quality products has allowed us to respond to consumers’ evolving tastes and grow the market for Canadian cow and, more recently, goat milk. We are a Canadian success story – and that story is far from over. Moving forward, Gay Lea Foods is poised to seize and create even more opportunities for sustainable, long-term growth in the Canadian dairy industry as we expand beyond our provincial borders, grow our foods and ingredients business, and continue to invest in innovative and industry-leading products.

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