Burnbrae Farms
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Burnbrae Farms - Burnbrae Farms is a Canadian producer and processor of eggs, supplying grocery store chains, the food service industry, large bakeries and industrial customers. The company has farms in Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba, grading stations across the country (with the exception of Atlantic Canada) and processing operations in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba.
Burnbrae Farms won the 2009 Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
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In January 2010, the Ontario government invested in Burnbrae Farms through the Eastern Ontario Development Fund.
Burnbrae Farms forayed into the US market by purchasing Vermont Egg Farm in Highgate, Vermont.
Burnbrae Farms continues to shrink its carbon footprint.
1922 – Joseph Arthur Hudson inherits the farm – mainly a dairy farm.
1939 – Grant Hudson joins his father in running the farm.
1943 – Joe Hudson becomes involve in poultry.
1948 – The number of laying hens has increased to 3000.
1952 – The first laying Barn is built.
1956 – The Barn is expended to 20,000.
1973 – Plant to break, pasteurise and package eggs is built in Lyn.
1974 – Land is purchased in St-Zotique, Quebec.
1978 – Maple Lynn Foods is purchased in Strathroy, Ontario.
1983 – Burnbrae acquires Bec-O in Upton, Quebec.
1996-1997 – Operation is expanded into Manitoba.
2001 – Grading station added in Calgary, Alberta.
2006 – Sole Manufacturing rights to premium omelette.
2007 – Purchase of Island Eggs on Vancouver Island.
2007 – New further processing plant built in Sackville, New Brunswick.
St-Zotique, Quebec
Upton, Quebec
Mississauga, Ontario
Strathroy, Ontario
Brockville, Ontario
Calgary, Alberta
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Westholme, B.C.
Sackville, New Brunswick
Burnbrae Farms won the 2009 Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a registered Canadian charity. The foundation's purpose is centered around educating individuals about the prevention and management of heart disease and stroke, and to fund medical research regarding the causes of these conditions...
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In January 2010, the Ontario government invested in Burnbrae Farms through the Eastern Ontario Development Fund.
Burnbrae Farms forayed into the US market by purchasing Vermont Egg Farm in Highgate, Vermont.
Burnbrae Farms continues to shrink its carbon footprint.
Timeline
1893 – Joseph Hudson purchases a farm in Lyn, Ontario and names it Burnbrae.1922 – Joseph Arthur Hudson inherits the farm – mainly a dairy farm.
1939 – Grant Hudson joins his father in running the farm.
1943 – Joe Hudson becomes involve in poultry.
1948 – The number of laying hens has increased to 3000.
1952 – The first laying Barn is built.
1956 – The Barn is expended to 20,000.
1973 – Plant to break, pasteurise and package eggs is built in Lyn.
1974 – Land is purchased in St-Zotique, Quebec.
1978 – Maple Lynn Foods is purchased in Strathroy, Ontario.
1983 – Burnbrae acquires Bec-O in Upton, Quebec.
1996-1997 – Operation is expanded into Manitoba.
2001 – Grading station added in Calgary, Alberta.
2006 – Sole Manufacturing rights to premium omelette.
2007 – Purchase of Island Eggs on Vancouver Island.
2007 – New further processing plant built in Sackville, New Brunswick.
Locations
Lyn, OntarioSt-Zotique, Quebec
Upton, Quebec
Upton, Quebec
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Mississauga, Ontario
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Strathroy, Ontario
Brockville, Ontario
Brockville, Ontario
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Calgary, Alberta
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Westholme, B.C.
Sackville, New Brunswick
Sackville, New Brunswick
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