Amalgamated Dairies
Amalgamated Dairies Limited is Prince Edward Island's (PEI) largest dairy production company, with five milk processing plants. ADL also owns several other businesses including Johnson's Tire and Automotive and Farm Enterprises Inc. (a beef and hog processing company).
History[edit]
ADL was founded in April 1953 when the Government of Prince Edward Island enacted a "Special Act of Incorporation" in order to create one central plant to produce cheese, butter and milk for Western Prince Edward Island. A total of six companies were amalgamated to create ADL:
- The Dunk River Dairying Company
- The Kensington Dairying Co-operative Association Limited
- The Tryon Dairying Company
- The Abram's Village Dairying Co-operative Association Limited
- The Grand River Dairying Co-operative Association Limited
- The Tyne Valley Dairying Company.
In 1955 ADL acquired the O'Leary Butter Factory and entered the egg and poultry markets. In 1958 ADL acquired the Olympia Ice Cream Company. In the 1980s ADL acquired the Crapaud Creamery Company and entered the buttercup packaging business. In 1983 ADL built a large, multi-temperature food distribution warehouse, which they used to serve the institutional and retail sectors with butter and milk.
In the late 1980s ADL acquired the Island dairy operations of Maple Leaf Dairy (1986) and Garden City Dairy (1987). In 1991, ADL acquired Perfection Foods Limited.
In 1992 ADL began producing different types of cheese.
Statistics[edit]
In 2005, ADL sold $105 million worth of products and had $32 million in assets. The PEI market accounts for 20% of ADL's sales. The majority of ADL's sales are in other provinces of Canada, under either the ADL brand or store brands.
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