PLATINUM SPONSORS | COMMANDITAIRES PLATINE Isaac is a team of process improvement engineers specially trained to unlock hidden opportunities within manufacturing and supply chains. Through our unique scientific approach, we help companies quickly discover hidden process improvements and work in-line to turn them into operational and financial improvements within a few months. Opportunities to be unlocked: • Technical improvement of bottleneck machines • Response time and resolution of line downtime • Hidden production capacity • Formulation/recipe control and optimization • Package weight control • Labour control
Isaac helps drive performance improvements, guaranteed. • 30-80% improvement in line efficiency • 10-20% labour cost reduction • 2-5% material cost reduction • 40-100% capacity increase • 2-6 months
Since 2003, Isaac has been helping companies that operate in Air, Land and Sea uncover process improvements. Contact us now to discover what hidden opportunities lay within your operations. [email protected] ……………………………………………..
Maple Leaf is Canada’s leading consumer packaged meats company, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. We make high quality, great tasting, nutritious and innovative food products under leading brands including Maple Leaf®, Maple Leaf Prime®, and Maple Leaf Natural Selections®. Our popular sister brands include Schneiders®, Schneiders Country Naturals® and Mina™. We have operations across Canada and export our high quality protein products to more than 20 global markets including the U.S. and Asia
As the innovative Sales and Marketing Division of the largest integrated artificial casing manufacturer in the world, Viscofan Canada supplies a vast array of cellulose collagen, fibrous, plastic and speciality tubular casings to the Canadian Meat Processing Industry. We represent Corbion (world leader in Food Safety ingredients) and supply ancillary products such as elastic and non-elastic netting, edible and nonedible films in a format to allow for the most efficient production of cooked netted ham applications. We are also a Canadian based shrink bag converter for applications in the fresh and processed meat industry. Special emphasis on in-house field technical support. For more information, Please visit our website at www.viscofan.com or contact David Flomen at 514- 333-1700 / 514-570-8790 or [email protected] ……………………………………………..
bioMérieux Industry’s mission is to help ensure consumer, patient and animal health through innovative solutions going from Lean assessments to include all aspects of your microbiology control needs. La division Industrielle de bioMérieux a pour mission d’assurer la santé du consommateur, des patients et des animaux par l’entremise de solutions novatrices commençant par l’optimisation du flux de travail pour ensuite tenir compte de tous vos besoins en contrôle microbiologique.
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Willard Meats International Ltd., is a leading global meat trading company that provides a wide range of trading services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes primary producers, further processors, food manufacturers, institutional, food service distributors, retail, importers and specialized niche industries. Contact: Kathy Frank, VP Sales & Marketing Email: [email protected] Website: www.willardmeats.com
Multivac Canada Inc., whose parent company is headquartered in Wolfertschwenden, Germany, is the Canadian arm of a privately held worldwide group of companies who sell, service and support vacuum and other packaging machinery. Packaging equipment includes Rollstock Machines for automatic packaging from rolls of thermoformable plastic materials, Traysealers for use with pre-made trays and Chamber Machines for packaging in preformed pouches.
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The CSB group of companies is a leading software manufacturer and provider of poultry IT solutions for corporate management and process control as well as industrial automation. Since 1977, we successfully provide worldwide consultancy, implementation and support services for projects of any business size. We optimize the processes of our customers and create significant competitive advantages. For this aim, we combine excellent industry know-how with state-of- the-art technologies in modular and scalable solutions for the poultry sector. From a single process up to a cross-functional overall system, from producer to consumer, and from management decision to implementation at the machine -the open system architecture secures the ideal integration of our solutions, even in existing systems and environments. Our core competence is demonstrated by the perfect symbiosis of all business divisions and sites, logistics and process peripherals in an efficient one-stop corporate management system. As a result, the CSB-System accelerates your processes while making them more transparent and more productive. Contact: Brandon Drung 1.226.972.5974 [email protected] …………………………….……………..
Olymel is a modern company that draws on a pool of know-how rooted in a long tradition of excellence and best practices in the industry. We express our core values in many ways, such as by never compromising on quality, continuously improving our performance in order to better serve customers, and lastly, constantly striving to inspire trust. Olymel sees innovation as a key factor in its success, so it attaches tremendous importance to improving its products. By listening to its suppliers as well as its customers, the company keeps abreast of new consumer trends in order to better meet consumer expectations. Proud of its products and its own brands, such as Olymel, Flamingo and Lafleur, our company also puts its expertise and vast manufacturing capabilities to work for private labels that are also recognized for their excellence in the market. Sani Marc is the leading Canadian manufacturer of sanitation products for the Food & Beverage Industry. We have over 500 employees from coast to coast and service some of the leading names in food manufacturing in Canada. The core philosophy of our approach to the Food and Beverage industry is expressed through “Optimizing Food Safety”. For more information about our company, http://www.sanimarc.com/FoodBeverage.aspx Contacts: Steve Tellier Sales Director, Qc & Atl (514) 730-7049 [email protected] Brian March Sales Director Ontario & West [email protected] (416) 301-6220 ……………………………………………..
Corbion is a global leader in meat industry food safety, providing a full line of traditional and clean label antimicrobials for processed meats as well as interventions for slaughter plants. Our technical help and unique tools like the Corbion Listeria Control Model help us to provide a level of service that is second to none.
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Hawkins Food Ingredients is a leading manufacturer in North America of food products focused on the science of improving meat & poultry products’ shelf life. In Canada, Hawkins is represented by MRM Corporation. For further information on their wide range of products, please email [email protected]
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Rothsay, a division of Darling Ingredients Inc. has its main office in Guelph, Ontario with roots in the Canadian rendering industry extending over 50 years. Today Rothsay operates in Canada with over 500 employees, providing essential services for the efficient and environmentally responsible management of collecting, processing and recycling edible and inedible animal by- products. Rothsay, like Darling Ingredients, is committed to environmental sustainability, superior quality and excellent customer service. For 57 years, Reiser has been a leading supplier of processing and packaging equipment solutions for the sausage, meat, poultry, seafood, prepared food, bakery and cheese industries. During that time, the company has gained recognition for its high-quality equipment, innovative engineering, and outstanding service and support. Today, this total commitment to its customers positions Reiser as the one supplier that processors can trust for better, smarter solutions.
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VersaCold is Canada’s largest supply chain company focused exclusively on the handling of temperature sensitive products. More than services, we provide completely integrated and customized solutions to your cold chain integrity and logistics challenges.
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A supplier of continuous vacuum filling machines, high speed, portioning and linking machines to the Canadian meat industry. The firm also manufactures a vacuumizing whole muscle filling and portioning system and a high speed automatic linking, hanging and cutting lines for sausage products.
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At Sanimax, our 1500 dedicated employees provide quality environmental services to our customers in the agri-food industry in the United States, Canada, and most recently, Brazil. Reclaim materials such as animal and meat by-products, used cooking oils, and organic materials that would otherwise end up in a landfill. Renew and transform them into useful products. Return them to the marketplace in the form of high-demand goods like tallow, protein and leather. Reclaim, Renew, Return, it’s what we do proudly every day and have been doing for many generations!
Chez Sanimax, nos 1500 employées dévoués fournissent des services environnementaux de qualité à nos clients dans l’industrie agroalimentaire aux États-Unis, au Canada et, plus récemment, au Brésil. Récupérer des matériaux tels que les sous-produits de viande et d’animaux, les huiles de cuisson usées et les matières organiques qui, autrement, seraient envoyés vers des sites d’enfouissement. Renouveler et transformer en produits de haute qualité. Retourner sur le marché sous forme de produits à forte demande, comme le suif, les protéines et le cuir. Récupérer, Renouveler, Retourner, c’est ce que nous faisons fièrement tous les jours et depuis plusieurs générations!
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For over 85 years, Lesters Foods has specialized in providing fun food that is associated with Montreal’s food history. In particular, Lesters is known for its Montreal Smoked Meat and its full line-up of hot dogs. Located in the Montreal area, Lesters products are distributed throughout Canada.
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Congebec is the largest provider of refrigerated services in Quebec, the second largest in Canada and we are continuing to expand. We are the sole provider of food service logistics Montreal and in Quebec City. The company has more than eleven modern facility locations in Quebec, Boucherville, Ste-Julie, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Calgary. They are all located near major highways, port facilities and warehouses of major grocery chains. ……………………………………………..
Conestoga Meats is a uniquely integrated processor of premium quality, fresh pork that has been in operation since 1982. The company is co-operatively owned and supplied by a group of Ontario family farms. They entered the processing business with a vision of supplying the world with the same wholesome, delicious pork their own families have enjoyed for generations. To ensure this, each farmer not only raises the hogs and owns the processing plant, but they also grow the feed that is fed to their hogs. As a result, Conestoga Meats has an unmatched level of confidence in the quality of its pork at every point in the process. By Families. For families. …………………………………………….. HyLife™ was founded in 1994 as a joint venture in La Broquerie, Manitoba is a Canadian integrated pork production and processing company with operations in Canada, USA, Japan, China and Mexico. HyLife’s strong focus on vertical integration enables HyLife to raise and process hogs under strict food safety controls that result in consistent, great tasting quality products. HyLife produces 2 million pigs with its strategic producer partners and processes $1.75 million hogs into fresh and frozen pork products sold around the world. HyLife is recognized as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies-Platinum Status. Contact: Guy Baudry C.O.O. Foods Division HyLife Foods Box 10000, Neepawa, MB Canada, R0J 1H0 Mobile: 1.204.371.4797
Sealed Air Food Care helps create healthy communities by ensuring the safety and quality of what people eat and drink through creating sustainable and innovative packaging solutions. These solutions provide measurable results to our business partners through increased shelf life, food safety, operational efficiency and help in building their brands. Contact: Frank Fisico Regional Sales Director – Canada [email protected] ……………………………………………..
For food companies around the world, Griffith Foods is the caring, creative product development partner whose people help our customers meet the evolving needs and desires of consumers in ways that respect and sustain the planet. Griffith Foods operates in over 30 countries in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. We specialize in building strong partnerships with our customers to create great food consumers love. Join Griffith Foods in Creating Better Together™. www.griffithfoods.com ● 1-800-387-4522
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Since 1983, Ryding-Regency Meat Packers has focused on producing the highest quality Grain Fed Beef and Veal products that Canada has to offer. Ryding Regency is proud to be a family legacy spanning over two generations dedicated to master bitchery. From our early days our roots have been seeded and continue to grow in the Toronto Stock Yard District, Canada’s original meat packing district. Our attention to detail means that all our products are cut and packaged to the highest specifications. Our commitment to produce a consistent, yielded ready-to-cut product is our primary objective. ……………………….…………………..
Established in 1977, Viau offers a vast array of first choice products, featuring cooked or dry cured pepperoni, Italian cooked meats, sausages, pizza toppings and meatballs.
Viau built its strong reputation on innovation, given the fact that the company was the first to develop, produce and market a dry cured pepperoni in Canada.
Today, Viau is proud to be Canada’s most important independent producer of pepperoni. It is an HACCP- accredited and a USDA-recognized company.
Our values? Quality and authenticity, fidelity and tradition. Welcome to a company with an excellence-based reputation. Bemis does much more than create exceptional packaging for food, consumer product, healthcare, and industrial applications. We work collaboratively with forward-thinking companies to find better ways to succeed. With 59 facilities in 12 countries worldwide, we offer unmatched size and scope. Our ~17,500 employees focus on helping each customer move ahead, one success at a time. We are a global supplier of flexible packaging used by leading food, consumer products, healthcare, and other companies worldwide.
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Malabar Super Spice Co. Ltd. has been the supplier of choice for meat and food processors across Canada for over 34 years, providing quality spices, ingredients, seasoning blends and meat processing supplies. Malabar partners with its customers by providing innovative products, superior service and expert technical assistance. To find out more, visit www.malabarsuperspice.com.
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BSA creates, develops, and manufactures custom blends for the savory food processing industry, retailers- grocerants and foodservice sectors. BSA is well-known in the meat processing industry for its performant ready-to-use units in cooked, smoked, cured, dry meats, ready to use dry and liquid sauces and marinades. We work with innovative clean label ingredients such as antioxidants, antimicrobial agents, flavour enhancers, salt reduction solutions that will help you to attain your goals. Our people are collaborative and highly qualified R&D professionals committed to your success. Contact: Pascal DeChamplain B. Sc. A. VP Ventes & Marketing (514) 852-2719 [email protected] ……………………………………………..
Since 1964, West Coast Reduction has been proud to play an essential role in the Canadian Meat Industry. We are dedicated to protecting our environment and helping ensure industry sustainability. To learn more, please visit our website at www.wcrl.com. Contact: Geoff Smolkin Director of Prairie Operations West Coast Reduction Ltd. 7030 Ogden Dale Place SE, Calgary, AB T2C 2A3 403.203.1801 [email protected]
Viskase Companies Inc. has added the product portfolios of Walsroder Casings and Darmex Casings to its already broad offering of high quality casings. All of the products previously available are still available to our customers and will continue to be produced as they were in the past.
Contacts: Jeremy Felps Product Applications Engineer Viskase Companies Inc. PO Box 76043 Abbey Market Oakville, ON L6M 3H5 Canada Cell: 905-929-6126 Email: [email protected] Nancy Muysson Strategic Accounts Manager Viskase Companies Inc. PO Box 76043 Abbey Market Oakville, ON L6M 3H5 Cell: 905-399-8226 Email: [email protected]
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At 3M Canada our goal is to essentially apply our science to make a real impact in every person's life around the world. This vision is found in every sector of our business including the 3M Canada Food Safety Division. As a proud leader of innovative solutions, 3M Canada Food Safety Division focuses on continuously developing key components in the Hygiene Monitoring, Indicator and Pathogen testing markets, in order to help our national food and beverage industries continuously improve the quality of their products.