Gay Lea

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Gay Lea
Company type Private
IndustryDairy products distribution
Founded1958
Headquarters10 Carlson Court, Suite 100 Etobicoke, ON M9W 6L2
Website https://www.gaylea.com/

Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited is a dairy products co-operative in Canada producing butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, whipped cream and lactose free milk for retail, food service, industrial and export markets. The company is based in Mississauga, Ontario and owned and operated by Ontario milk producers.

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History

The company was founded in 1958 [1] as United Dairy and Poultry Co-operative Limited and later renamed Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited, to reflect the brand name of its products.

In 1981, Gay Lea purchased the 106-year-old Teeswater Creamery. [2] They also acquired Stirling Creamery in 2016. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "About Gay Lea". Gay Lea,
  2. ↑ "Gay Lea lays out dairy processing expansion plans". Agriculture Canada, Nov. 21st, 2016
  3. ↑ "Gay Lea to buy central Ontario butter maker | Grainews". www.grainews.ca. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
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