Bruce County Cheese Maker Creates New Products And Jobs

March 18, 2010 1:30 PM

McGuinty Government Supports Local Food, Local Economy

Pine River Cheese and Butter Co-operative is entering the healthy snack market.

Ontario is helping Pine River Cheese to:

  • purchase new, state-of-the-art equipment to process the trims and ends produced from shaping larger pieces of cheese into smaller blocks
  • develop healthy snack and specialty cheese items
  • train five employees to operate the new equipment
  • create three new highly-skilled full-time positions
  • develop new packaging and marketing materials
  • process an additional one million litres of milk annually, increasing demand for dairy from local farmers.

Quick Facts

  • The government is providing $100,000 for this rural economic development initiative.
  • Established by a group of farmers in 1885, Pine River Cheese and Butter Co-operative has grown to employ over 40 people. Pine River Cheese manufactures and sells over 2.25 million pounds of cheese annually.

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Contacts

  • Sarah Petrevan
    Minister's Office
    416-326-3861
    sarah.petrevan@nullontario.ca
  • Susan Murray
    Communications Branch
    519-826-3145
    susan.murray@nullontario.ca

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
ontario.ca/agriculture