Kawartha Ice Cream Facility Expands, Creates Jobs

Refurbishing a family-owned ice cream business with new technology will help meet consumer demand for ice cream made locally with 100 per cent Canadian dairy ingredients.

Through the Rural Economic Development Program, Ontario is helping Kawartha Dairy Limited to:

• create up to 10 new jobs and retain 86 existing positions
• install new technologies to improve production
• improve material handling capacity, food safety and quality control
• train employees to operate and maintain new systems
• increase demand for milk from local farmers

QUOTES

“Improving production at Kawartha Dairy will result in more milk produced by local dairy farmers, provide more jobs for local workers, and give consumers more reasons to shop locally.  The McGuinty government is proud to support partnerships aimed at strengthening and growing rural economies.”
— Rick Johnson, MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

“This support from the Government of Ontario will enable this 72-year-old family business to expand its range of ice cream products. It will increase production and employment and meet consumer demand for ice cream made with 100 per cent Canadian dairy ingredients, and meet demand for local food production.”
— Blake Frazer, General Manager, Kawartha Dairy Limited

QUICK FACTS

• Kawartha Dairy Limited is receiving up to $620,000 through the Rural Economic Development Program.

• Since 2003, Ontario has invested over $87 million in 258 projects through the Rural Economic Development Program.

LEARN MORE

Discover Kawartha Dairy Limited.

For more information:

Brent Ross, Communications, 416-326-9342