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Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hilton Food reveals details of Canada factory plans
UK-based Hilton Food Group will build its first food processing and distribution facility in North America in Canada. The 230,000-square-foot plant in Brantford in Ontario will supply beef, pork, lamb and seafood to distribution centres in Mississauga, Cornwall and Moncton. Matt Lee, the CEO of Hilton Foods' operations in the region, said: 'This is the beginning of a long-term commitment to Ontario's food supply chain, to the people of this region, and to the future of high-quality Canadian food products, right here in Brantford, Ontario.' The London-listed company, which primarily operates as a private-label business, first revealed its intentions for the facility in 2023 following a long-term deal with Walmart. The factory is slated to start production next year. In a statement, the Ontario government said that the project is expected to create 150 new jobs. Hilton Food Group will invest C$192m ($140m) into the facility, with the province contributing C$1.5m through its Southwestern Ontario Development Fund to support the expansion. In 2024, Hilton Food reported revenue of £3.98bn ($5.41bn), nearly unchanged from 2023 but up 1.9% on a constant-currency basis. The company generated £1.47bn of its revenue from the UK and Ireland. For the 52 weeks ended 29 December, operating profit grew to £98.8m, compared to £86.1m in the previous year. Profit for the period increased to £41.6m, surpassing the £38m recorded a year earlier. Hilton Food supplies the US market with seafood following the company's acquisition of Dutch salmon processor Foppen in 2021. Foppen, the trading name of the Dutch Seafood Company, serves customers in the US with value-added branded and own-label smoked salmon products. Hilton Food, however, does not have a manufacturing presence in the US. "Hilton Food reveals details of Canada factory plans" was originally created and published by Just Food, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Melden Sie sich an, um Ihr Portfolio aufzurufen. Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten
CTV News
24-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
New food processing and distribution facility to be built in Brantford
The Ontario government says Hilton Foods Canada will be building a food processing and warehouse distribution centre in Brantford, creating 150 jobs in the city. The 230,000-square-foot facility will supply protein products, including beef, pork, lamb and seafood to distribution hubs in Mississauga, Cornwall and Moncton. The Brantford location will also be Hilton Foods Canada's first food manufacturing centre in North America. According to its website, they operate in 10 countries. Most are in Europe, as well as Australia and New Zealand. 'This is the beginning of a long-term commitment to Ontario's food supply chain, to the people of this region, and to the future of high-quality Canadian food products, right here in Brantford,' said Matt Lee, the regional CEO of Hilton Foods, in the release. 'We're proud to be bringing innovation, quality and efficiency to the food supply chain, and most importantly, provide Canadian families with products they can trust and enjoy every day.' The company will invest $192 million into the facility, while the province said it will kick in $1.5 million through its Southwestern Ontario Development Fund.
Otago Daily Times
23-06-2025
- Otago Daily Times
Police cop drunken abuse after driver pulled over
Photo: ODT files A Dunedin woman was caught driving nearly four times over the legal alcohol limit and abused police after being pulled over. Sergeant Matt Lee, of Dunedin, said police stopped a vehicle in Richardson St, St Kilda, at 3.45am on Thursday. The vehicle was seen swerving on the road and was being driven by a 41-year-old woman, Sgt Lee said. ''She exhibited signs of recent alcohol consumption and was verbally abusive towards police.'' She recorded a breath alcohol level of 926mcg — nearly four times over the legal limit for adults of 250mcg of alcohol per litre of breath. Her driver's licence was suspended and she was summonsed to appear in the Dunedin District Court at a later date, Sgt Lee said. Police also stopped a vehicle being driven by a 61-year-old man at a checkpoint in King Edward St, at 10.20pm on Friday. The man admitted consuming ''one can of elephant beer and two glasses of wine'' before driving, Sgt Lee said. He recorded a breath alcohol level of 656mcg. His driver's licence was suspended and he was charged with driving while over the legal alcohol limit. He will appear in the Dunedin District Court at a later date, Sgt Lee said. At a checkpoint in George St, at 11.19pm on Saturday, a 19-year-old driver was stopped. He admitted consuming six units of KGB-branded vodka before getting behind the wheel, Sgt Lee alleged. He recorded a breath alcohol level of 824mcg. His driver's licence was suspended and he was arrested, due to appear in the Dunedin District Court at a later date.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
LSU picks search committee members to find its next president
LSU's Memorial Tower on Monday, March 20, 2023, on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator) A search committee has been assembled to find LSU's next president. LSU is searching for a replacement for William Tate, who led both its Baton Rouge flagship campus and the LSU System that also includes medical schools in New Orleans and Shreveport, a New Orleans dental school and satellite institutions in Shreveport, Alexandria and Eunice. Tate departed Baton Rouge to become the leader of Rutgers University in New Jersey. Earlier this year, two board members confirmed to the Illuminator there is ongoing discussion over whether LSU will hire a system president and a separate chancellor for the its main campus. The school's news release announcing search committee members did not indicate whether there would be a separate search for a chancellor. LSU combined the two roles in 2012. Matt Lee, the dean of LSU's College of Agriculture, is serving as interim president. LSU Board of Supervisors chairman Scott Ballard announced the following list of individuals have been appointed to the 2025 LSU Presidential Search Committee, including himself as a member: Lee Mallett, LSU Board of Supervisors vice chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones, LSU Board of Supervisors past chair Rémy Voisin Starns, LSU Board of Supervisors past chair James Williams, LSU Board of Supervisors past chair John Carmouche, LSU Board of Supervisors Blaise Zuschlag, LSU Board of Supervisors Ben Bordelon, Bollinger Shipyards president and CEO Clarence Cazalot, LSU Foundation Board of Directors Paul Coreil, LSU Alexandria chancellor Greg Feirn, LCMC Health CEO E.J. Kuiper, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System president & CEO Pete November, Ochsner Health CEO Roger Odgen, LSU Foundation Board of Directors Emily Otken, LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport student, former LSU Board of Supervisors student member Kenneth Schafer, LSU Boyd professor and Ball Family distinguished professor Ryan Theriot, Former LSU baseball player Daniel Tirone, LSU A&M Faculty Senate president, associate professor Bill Windham, Shreveport-Bossier businessman Ballard told the Illuminator recently the board he predicts would work over the next six months or so to conduct a nationwide search for Tate's replacement. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Otago Daily Times
28-05-2025
- Otago Daily Times
Stolen 1980s luxury car taken on a cruise from Christchurch
A 1980s luxury car stolen in Christchurch has turned up hundreds of kilometres away in Dunedin. Sergeant Matt Lee, of Dunedin said police recovered a stolen 1986 Toyota Cresta from Napier St, Belleknowes, at about 11.30pm yesterday. It had been taken from a Christchurch address earlier in the month and would be returned to its owner. A 33-year-old male suspect found at a nearby address has been summonsed to appear in the Dunedin District Court at a later date, Sgt Lee said. Officers valued the retrieved vehicle at $40,000. However, online listings value the same model from as low as between $16,000 and $26,000.
