Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI

SCHNEIDER FOODS
Industry: Foods Products
Sub Industry: Processed meats
Location: Kitchener, Ontario
Size (sales): $C1.06 billion
Purchasing Potential: Not available
Specific Business
Opportunities:
1. Company Description:
- Horizontal Form Fill Seal
- Vertical Form Fill Seal
- Tray Sealers with Map/Cap
- Automation with greater flexibility
J. M. Schneider Foods, one of the largest processed meat manufacturers in Canada,
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc. (As this report was being
finalized it was announced that Maple Leaf Foods had purchased J. M. Schneider).
The company produces more than 1000 branded and private-label grocery and
processed meat products, and holds the largest market share in Canada in the hot
dog, lunch meat, frozen entree and premium ham categories.
Schneider Foods maintains a work force in excess of 3500 employees in fifteen
manufacturing locations across Canada (not including a number of distribution
facilities and sales offices.) The company’s gross sales in 2002 were $C1.06 billion
and total volume was 518 million pounds.
2. Main Products Produced and How They Are Packed:
Schneider Foods’ main processed meat products include luncheon meats, hams,
sausages, hot dogs, and value-added poultry in both retail and larger food service
formats.
Most products are vacuum packaged, or modified atmosphere packaged. A lesser
amount is sold frozen in a variety of packaging formats.
3. Installed Packaging Machinery:
Current Machinery Used
Brand No. of Country of Average Age
by Category
Units Origin
Pre-made bag equipment Multivac 1 Germany 5
Lid & tray sealers Ross
1 USA
8
Multivac
2 Germany 2 & 6
Carton forming/tape Belcore 10+ USA 1 to 6
Coding, marking, Print Imaje
10+ France 1 to 7
Bellmark
25+ USA 1 to 10
Markem
6 USA 5 to 10
Conveying & feeding Allegro 10+ Canada 1 to 10
Filling machine – liquid Hinds Bock 2 USA 1 to 2
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