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Maple Leaf dishes up first-quarter profit

By Reuters May 4, 2016

Reuters — Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by higher earnings in its prepared meats business. Adjusted operating earnings in the meat products segment rose nearly eight-fold to $61.3 million in the Toronto company’s first quarter, helped by lower operating costs and price increases. The company, whose brands include […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Maple Leaf profit beats as margins improve

By Reuters March 1, 2016

Reuters — Canadian pork processor Maple Leaf Foods posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit as margins in its prepared meats business improved. Adjusted operating profit in the meat products group, which includes brands such as Schneiders and the company’s namesake Maple Leaf brand, was $54.6 million, compared with a year-ago loss of $19.1 million. The Mississauga-based […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Coop Federee to offer Olymel stake

By Rod Nickel February 25, 2016

Reuters — Quebec-based La Coop Federee, one of Canada’s biggest farmer co-operatives, is offering for sale up to 49 per cent of pork processor Olymel, to help fund expansion in Western Canada, CEO Gaetan Desroches said in an interview. La Co-op would retain control of Olymel, which along with Maple Leaf Foods is one of […] Read more

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Packers approved to move beef, pork to Ukraine

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 11, 2016

Inspectors have approved 15 Canadian beef and pork processing plants to export to Ukraine, more than doubling the number of Canadian meat plants able to ship to the country. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced Ukraine has, essentially, approved beef and pork exports from any Canadian federally-registered establishment […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Maple Leaf to upgrade stunning process, ‘accelerate’ on sow housing

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 5, 2015

Pledging to upgrade its hog and poultry stunning processes, speed up its timeline on sow housing and step up its game on facility audits, livestock pain management and reduced antibiotic use, Maple Leaf Foods said Friday it’s now set to carve an animal care agenda into formal company policy. The major Canadian meat processor on […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Maple Leaf to cut 400 middle-management jobs

By Anet Josline Pinto, Rod Nickel November 25, 2015

Reuters — Maple Leaf Foods said Wednesday it would cut 400 management jobs, or about three per cent of its workforce, saying it was ready to streamline operations after starting up Canada’s biggest meat plant. Maple Leaf, one of the country’s biggest pork processors, said the majority of the job cuts would be completed by […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Maple Leaf swings to profit but shares slide

By Rod Nickel, Tanvi Mehta October 29, 2015

Maple Leaf Foods swung to a rare profit in the third quarter as the company nears the end of its restructuring plan. The profit is only Maple Leaf’s second in the past 11 quarters, but was slightly smaller than expected. Shares fell nearly seven per cent in Toronto trading to $20.95, as the company delayed […] Read more

Michael McCain, shown here in Winnipeg on April 15, reported an improved Q1 for Maple Leaf Foods as it shuts the last of its “duplicative” further-processing plants. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Shannon VanRaes)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Maple Leaf results improve as Toronto plant shuts

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 2, 2015

Maple Leaf Foods booked improved sales and margins for its first fiscal quarter as the last of its further-processing plants slated for closure in 2011 completed its last production run. The Toronto meat processing firm on Thursday reported a net loss of $2.86 million on sales of $720.25 million for its quarter ending March 31, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Maple Leaf reduces Q4 loss, hikes dividend

By Rod Nickel February 26, 2015

Reuters — Meat processor Maple Leaf Foods reported a smaller, but still disappointing, quarterly loss on Thursday, as it worked through a plan to close older packing plants. Even so, the company will double its quarterly dividend to eight cents. CEO Michael McCain said the move reflected confidence in the business outlook. Maple Leaf, one […] Read more

Livestock

Nearly-shuttered Maple Leaf plants still running for now

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 29, 2014

Two Maple Leaf Foods processing plants tapped in 2011 to close by the end of this year will stay open for a few months yet. Of six further-processing facilities slated for closure by the end of 2014 in the final phase of Maple Leaf’s “value creation plan,” the company’s Courtland Avenue deli and luncheon meat […] Read more

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Maple Leaf dishes up first-quarter profit

Maple Leaf profit beats as margins improve

Coop Federee to offer Olymel stake

Packers approved to move beef, pork to Ukraine

Maple Leaf to upgrade stunning process, ‘accelerate’ on sow housing

Maple Leaf to cut 400 middle-management jobs

Maple Leaf swings to profit but shares slide

Maple Leaf results improve as Toronto plant shuts

Maple Leaf reduces Q4 loss, hikes dividend

Nearly-shuttered Maple Leaf plants still running for now

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