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In their own words…

I worked my way up from a line worker to a supervisor. It’s part of my job to remind my team that they have every opportunity to do the same. ”

Julie, Afternoon Supervisor at Grand River Foods.

Food processing is the second largest economic engine in Ontario…it offers stable and reliable employment. It doesn’t boom and bust.”

Craig Richardson, President of Grand River Foods

I am proud to work in an industry where I get to work with many different people who are passionate about what they do. Our work feeds the province, the country and more and more, the world.”

Jane Graham, Executive Director of the Alliance of Ontario Food Processors.

The Food and Beverage industry is so important to the continued wealth of Ontario; anything that improves this sector will help the province.”

Kim Turnbull, Chair of the Agricultural Adaptation Council

From product developers to marketers to operators of the newest and cutting edge technologies, the food and beverage processing industry has a variety of flexible and interesting careers that you might not have even known about!”

Rob Anderson, V.P. Operations, Bonduelle North America.

Craig Richardson

President, Grand River Foods

Craig Richardson understands the importance of the food and beverage processing industry in Ontario. As the president of one the largest poultry processing plants in the province, his company has increased in size and employs over 500 people. He knows jobs in this industry are well paying and stable and people look forward to coming into work every day.

A snapshot of Grand River Foods:

  • Grand River Foods consists of four production facilities and one corporate head office.
  • The company employs over 500 full-time employees.
  • Annual sales exceed $200M of over 50 product lines of chicken, mainly national level and some internationally.
  • Grand River Foods works with 130 producer partners throughout Ontario and Quebec.