Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI

CARRIERE FOODS INC.
Industry: Food Products
Sub Industry: Canned and frozen vegetables
Location: Saint-Denis-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Size (sales): $C260 million (2001)
Purchasing Potential: Less than $250,000 for the next
Specific Business
Opportunities:
1. Company Description:
three years
Nothing specific
Carriere Foods is the largest processor of canned and frozen vegetables in Canada.
The company operates seven plants (four which do canning and three that process
frozen foods), which employ approximately 2,500 people in peak periods and
process, more than 200,000 tons of vegetables annually. All Carriere Foods plants
operate following strict HACCP guidelines.
Carriere specializes in processing products under private labels for major distributors
and supermarket chains in Canada, the United States, Caribbean and Europe. The
company also sells products under its own brand names and in both the retail and
food service industries. Although primarily a vegetable processor, the company as
well produces and markets soups, sauces, baked beans, dry beans and other
vegetable products. Food in Canada magazine reported that Carriere’s 2001 sales
were $C260 million.
2. Main Products Produced and How They Are Packed:
Product Packaging
Vegetables Cans
Frozen Vegetables Bags IQF, vertical form fill and seal
3. Installed Packaging Machinery:
The following equipment list covers Carriere’s Bedford plant.
Current Machinery Used
Brand Country of Origin Average
By Category
Age
Vertical Filling Machines Sandiacre
U.K.
5
Hayssen
United States 9
Horizontal Casepackers Blueprint
Automation
Netherlands 5
Weigher Yamato
Ishida
Japan 6
Palletizer Goldco United States 4
Case erectors Durable United States 4
Check Weigher (for cases) Loma United States 4
Labeling Equipment (P& Apply) Techno Pack Canada 4
Stretch Wrappers Orion Canada 6
Metal Detector Gorring Kerr U.K. 5
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