August 9, 2019 – Vaughan, Ontario
The dairy processing sector plays a vital role in Canada’s economy, producing good, high-quality and nutritious products for Canadians across the country.
Today, the Member of Parliament for Vaughan-Woodbridge, Francesco Sorbara, announced an investment of $1,296,035 under the Dairy Processing Investment Fund to Quality Cheese Inc.
This investment will help Quality cheese to improve production efficiencies for the company’s current product lines and facilitate the introduction of new products. The project consists of purchasing more cheese moulds, expanding the cold storage facilities, purchasing new ricotta and mozzarella equipment, and adopting technology to recover the whey and reduce or even eliminate the waste water in the Vaughan facilities.
It is expected that the project will allow quality cheese to create 20 new full-time positions and source more high-quality milk from Canadian dairy farmers.
Overall, the project’s total value is $5,989,928, and will take place in all three Quality Cheese Inc. facilities (2 in Vaughan and 1 in Orangeville).
Quotes
“This is an important federal investment that is enabling our local dairy industry to thrive and create good new jobs in Vaughan-Woodbridge, while growing the economy. This is part of our government’s plan to keep our world-class dairy processors stay on the cutting edge create well-paying jobs for Canadians."
Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliament for Vaughan-Woodbridge
“There is a lot of trade coming across the table, which impacts our business. We appreciate the support from the federal government, to continue to help us continue to grow and grow our export markets and our domestic market here.”
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Contacts
Mia Foley
Office of Francesco Sorbara
[613.996.4971
Quality Cheese Inc.
111 Jevlan Drive Vaughan, ON L4L 8C2 Canada
905.265.9991