Kraft Heinz
Canada biggest customer of Leamington's Highbury Canco
TORONTO, June 28, 2018 /CNW/ - This weekend, Kraft Heinz
Canada will join Canadians in celebrating Canada Day and our
country's 151st birthday. With more than a 100-year
history in Canada, Kraft Heinz
Canada and its local manufacturing partners – including
Leamington's Highbury Canco -
produce products worth more than $2
billion at your local grocer and collectively employ
thousands of Canadians across the country.
"When people come together this weekend and the conversation
turns to tariffs and trade, it's important that they know that as a
global food company, Kraft Heinz is strongly in favour of free
trade and the powerful benefits it delivers to both workers and
consumers in Canada and the U.S.,"
said Av Maharaj, Vice President of Corporate and Legal Affairs at
Kraft Heinz Canada.
"Kraft Heinz has deep roots in Canada and in addition to our wholly-owned
facilities in Ontario and
Quebec, we partner with more than
a dozen local Canadian manufacturers across the country, including
Highbury Canco in Leamington,
Ontario to produce dozens of products for the Canadian
market," continued Maharaj.
"Highbury Canco and the entire community of Leamington are committed to the long-term
success of all of our customers, including Kraft Heinz, who depend
on our facility to produce leading products in Canada," said Sam
Diab, President and CEO, Highbury Canco Corp. "We're proud
of our success and our collective contribution to Ontario's economy."
Key Facts: Kraft Heinz Canada
- Kraft Heinz Canada is the
country's largest food and beverage manufacturer, with more than
2,000 people employed at our facilities across the country and
thousands more indirectly through long-term partnerships with local
Canadian manufacturers.
- Canadian operations include manufacturing plants in
Mount Royal, QC and Ingleside, ON. In addition, Kraft Heinz Canada
works with 14 external manufacturing partners across the country
including Highbury Canco in Leamington,
ON.
- The company is committed to sustainable operations through an
ongoing focus on its supply chain, the environment, its products
and the communities that it serves.
- Kraft Heinz Canada is making a
positive change in the fight to end hunger and has provided more
than $50 million in food donations to
food banks all over Canada in the last five years. Since 2003, we
have also contributed more than $3.5
million in funding to Food Banks Canada and the North York
Harvest Food Bank. We have also packed over 350 000 meals for those
in need around the world through our partnership with Rise Against
Hunger.
- Community Investment: Together, Kraft Hockeyville and Kraft
Heinz Project Play have invested $6.7
million to support over 179 Canadian communities to build
better places to play.
- Kraft Heinz has given $275,000 to
support partner initiatives through Ronald McDonald House
Charities, President's Choice Children's Charity and Tim Horton
Children's Foundation. We have also contributed $400,000 through a partnership with SickKids to
raise awareness of the importance of food allergies.
About the Kraft Heinz Company
The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ: KHC) is the fifth largest food
and beverage company in the world – a result of the merger between
Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz Company. A globally trusted
producer of delicious food, Kraft Heinz Company provides high
quality, great taste and nutrition for all eating occasions. Kraft
Heinz Canada, composed of its
portfolio of iconic brands including Kraft, Heinz, Cracker
Barrel, Classico, Philadelphia,
Renée's Gourmet, Maxwell House and Nabob is the
#1 food and beverage and the #1 foodservice company in the country
and our products are found in more than 90% of Canadian households.
Kraft Heinz is dedicated to the sustainable health of our people,
our planet and our Company. For more information, visit
www.kraftheinzcompany.com.
SOURCE Kraft Heinz Canada