Kraft Heinz Canada, Highbury Canco Extend Leamington Facility Agreement Through 2027
2024年5月29日 - 9:00PM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
Approximately $1 billion in Kraft Heinz Canada
products will be produced in Leamington over the next four
years
Kraft Heinz Canada and Highbury Canco announced the extension of
their partnership agreement in Leamington for another four years,
with the production deal now in place until the end of 2027.
Today’s announcement marks the third consecutive extension in the
longstanding partnership between the two organizations in Southern
Ontario, a connection that has served to support jobs and bolster
the local economy.
Highbury Canco employs more than 600 Canadians at its
2.1-million-square-foot facility in Leamington, where it produces
some of Kraft Heinz Canada’s most beloved products, including Heinz
beans, Heinz tomato juice and Classico pasta sauce. Kraft Heinz
Canada, the country’s second largest food manufacturer, is excited
to extend the partnership with Highbury Canco to ensure many of its
locally sourced products will continue to be produced in Leamington
for years to come.
“We’re proud to extend our agreement with Highbury Canco and
look forward to continuing to have Kraft Heinz Canada products
produced by the talented and hard-working employees at its
Leamington facility for another four years,” said Simon Laroche,
President, Kraft Heinz Canada. “We’ve built strong local
partnerships across Canada, our second largest market globally, for
over 100 years and this new deal signals our continued commitment
to being a strong partner to Canadian communities.”
Kraft Heinz Canada continues to be Highbury Canco’s largest
partner in Canada, with more than 220 million pounds of Ontario
tomatoes being used in its products annually. Highbury Canco’s
Leamington facility exclusively produces the tomato paste that is
used in all the Heinz Ketchup made at Kraft Heinz’s Mont Royal
facility in Montreal.
“Extending our partnership with Kraft Heinz Canada for another
four years provides significant stability for our facility, and for
our workforce,” said Sam Diab, CEO at Highbury Canco. “This is a
mutually beneficial alliance that is of great significance to the
Leamington community, and for all the Canadians that can continue
to enjoy Kraft Heinz Canada products being produced at facilities
such as ours.”
The estimated retail value of Kraft Heinz Canada products that
will be produced at Highbury Canco’s Leamington facility over the
next four years exceeds $1 billion.
About Kraft Heinz Canada
Kraft Heinz Canada’s heritage can be traced back over a century
to when James Lewis Kraft of Stevensville, Ontario began selling
cheese from a horse-drawn wagon in 1903. Heinz Canada was
established in 1909 in Leamington, Ontario where its first products
were pickles sourced from local growers. Following the 2015 merger
between Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz Company, Kraft Heinz
Canada became a subsidiary of the newly formed Kraft Heinz Company
(NASDAQ: KHC). Now the country’s second largest food and beverage
company, iconic Kraft Heinz Canada products like Kraft Peanut
Butter, Heinz Ketchup, KD, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Renée’s
Dressing, Jell-O, Classico, Kool-Aid and Maxwell House are found in
over 97 percent of Canadian households.
Kraft Heinz Canada is driving transformation inspired by Kraft
Heinz’s global purpose, Let’s Make Life Delicious, by creating
memorable community moments through local initiatives such as Kraft
Heinz Project Play and Kraft Hockeyville, while also supporting
food banks across Canada through Kraft Heinz Project Pantry. Learn
more about our journey by visiting kraftheinzcompany.com or
following us on LinkedIn.
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