McKenzie Seeds

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McKenzie Seeds is a seed packaging company founded in Brandon, Manitoba in 1896. [1] Jiffy has moved production outside of Canada with over 70 people working at their location in Brandon. It was established in 1896 by Dr. Albert Edward McKenzie, and claims to supply 60% of Canada's packet seed market. [2]

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Its retail division sells seed under the brands McKenzie, Thompson & Morgan, Gusto Italia, and Pike, as well as other gardening products and accessories. Through a direct mail division it operates the brands McFayden and McConnell catalogues.

History

In 1945, 90% of the company shares passed from its founder to the Manitoba Government to benefit Brandon College, the forerunner to Brandon University. The remaining shares were given to the government in 1975. McKenzie Seeds was run as a Crown Corporation until 1994 at which time it was sold to Regal Greetings and Gifts. [3]

In 2002, the management of McKenzie Seeds bought the company. [2]

In 2008, Jiffy International AS acquired McKenzie, [4] and in 2012, it was acquired by Seed Holdings Inc. but would continue selling products under the "Jiffy" name. [5] The business was merged into Plantation Products, a privately owned gardening company based in Massachusetts. [6] Plantation Products later changed its name to Green Garden Products. [7] [8]

In 2021, Central Garden & Pet acquired Green Garden Products and its brand names Ferry-Morse, American Seed, Livingston Seed, McKenzie, NK Lawn & Garden, Jiffy, SUPERthrive, Dyna-Gro and Seeds of Change. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us". McKenzie Seeds.
  2. 1 2 "Manitoba Backs McKenzie Seeds Purchase, STAT Communications Regular Edition". statpub.com. July 24, 2002.
  3. ↑ "A.E. McKenzie Company Building | Provincial Heritage Sites | Historic Resources Branch". Government of Manitoba . Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ↑ "McKenzie Seed Company acquired by Jiffy Canada Inc". Greenhouse Canada . March 4, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Seed Holdings Buys Ferry Morse and A.E. McKenzie". Greenhouse Product News. June 7, 2012.
  6. ↑ Seed Holdings Buys Ferry Morse and A.E. McKenzie, Greenhouse Product News, June 7, 2012
  7. ↑ "About Us". Green Garden Products. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ "Our Brands". Green Garden Products. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ Central Garden & Pet Completes Acquisition of Green Garden, February 16, 2021, Business Wire
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