Ault Foods
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Ault Foods Limited was a Toronto
-based dairy processor and Canada
's largest dairy company acquiring other dairy companies across Canada
. Ault sold off parts of their business in the mid-1990s; milk division (Sealtest Dairy
and Silverwood Dairy
) was sold to Agropur
. Ault itself was acquired by Parmalat
in 1997 and the name ceased to exist.
Some processing facilities included:
Main distribution centres consists of:
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
-based dairy processor and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's largest dairy company acquiring other dairy companies across Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Ault sold off parts of their business in the mid-1990s; milk division (Sealtest Dairy
Sealtest Dairy
Sealtest Dairy was a division of National Dairy Products Corporation of Delaware. The brand name was later acquired by Ault Foods of Toronto, Ontario and used on dairy products sold in Canada. The Sealtest plant in Toronto took over operations of Silverwood Dairy, the local dairy, in the 1980s...
and Silverwood Dairy
Silverwood Dairy
Silverwood Dairy was a London, Ontario, Canada, dairy company that operated in the early 20th century and later acquired as a brand name by Ault Foods.-Founding owner and early years:...
) was sold to Agropur
Agropur
Agropur is a Canadian Agricultural cooperative headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.Founded in 1938, the Agropur cooperative is the Canadian dairy industry leader, with $3 billion in annualized sales...
. Ault itself was acquired by Parmalat
Parmalat
Parmalat SpA is a multinational Italian dairy and food corporation. Having become the leading global company in the production of ultra high temperature milk, the company collapsed in 2003 with a €14 billion hole in its accounts in what remains Europe's biggest bankruptcy...
in 1997 and the name ceased to exist.
Operations
Ault had 15 processing plants and 30 outlying distribution depots:Some processing facilities included:
- Winchester, Ontario
- Don Mills, Ontario
- OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... - Orleans, OntarioOrléans, OntarioOrleans , also written Orléans, is a suburban area within the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the eastern part of the city along the Ottawa River, about from downtown Ottawa. The Canada 2006 Census gave Orleans a population of 95,491. It became a ward of the City of Ottawa in 2001...
Main distribution centres consists of:
- Markham, OntarioMarkham, OntarioMarkham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census...
- LongueuilLongueuilLongueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.... - Chilliwack, British ColumbiaChilliwack, British ColumbiaChilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. It is a predominantly agricultural community with an estimated population of 80,000 people. Chilliwack is the second largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District after Abbotsford. The city is surrounded by mountains and...
Brands
A list of products sold by Ault:- Haagen-Dazs
- Sealtest milkMilkMilk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
in [Canada] - Drumstick
- Orco
See also
- Parmalat CanadaParmalat CanadaParmalat Canada is a Toronto, Ontario based company that sells dairy products. It is owned by Parmalat SpA of Italy.The Canadian unit was established in 1997 with the purchase of Beatrice Foods Canada and Ault Foods...
- Beatrice Foods Canada Ltd.Beatrice Foods Canada Ltd.Beatrice Foods Canada Ltd. is a dairy unit of Parmalat Canada based in Toronto. The Canadian unit of Beatrice Foods was founded in 1969 and separated from its American parent firm, Beatrice Foods in 1978....
- Sealtest DairySealtest DairySealtest Dairy was a division of National Dairy Products Corporation of Delaware. The brand name was later acquired by Ault Foods of Toronto, Ontario and used on dairy products sold in Canada. The Sealtest plant in Toronto took over operations of Silverwood Dairy, the local dairy, in the 1980s...
- Silverwood DairySilverwood DairySilverwood Dairy was a London, Ontario, Canada, dairy company that operated in the early 20th century and later acquired as a brand name by Ault Foods.-Founding owner and early years:...
- Beatrice Foods Canada Ltd.
- NestléNestléNestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
- ParlourParlourParlour , from the French word parloir, from parler , denotes an "audience chamber". In parts of the United Kingdom and the United States, parlours are common names for certain types of food service houses, restaurants or special service areas, such as tattoo parlors...
- Parlour