The Rural Voice, 1981-05, Page 34Gay Lea buys Teeswater
Creamery, will keep it open
Teeswater Creamery, a landmark in
the town for 106 years. has been
purchased by Gay Lea Foods Co-op Ltd.
of Toronto. Despite the change in
ownership, Don and Bob Thompson.
whose family owned the creamery for the
last 59 years, will be staying on as
managers of the plant, which produces
cheeses, butter and skim milk products.
Mr. Thompson said the Gay Lca chain
also owns an industrial milk plant in
Guelph. another in Tara and a yoghurt
and cottage cheese factory, in Toronto.
Gay Lea will be expanding the production
of cheddar and specialty cheese at the
Teeswater plant.
Mr. Thompson said the creamery.
which is the town's largest industry.
employing 55 people. is also a milk
transporter- the second largest in the
province, Mr. Thompson believes and
has a cold storage service. This will
continue under the new owners.
Mr. Thompson said the cheddar and
Colby cheese produced at the Teem%atcr
Creamery in the past was already being
marketed under the Gay Lea label.
The creamery manager said he and his
brother had several opportunities to sell
the business. However. most of the offers
were from firms interested simply in thc
creamery's milk quota. Gay Lca. Mr.
Thompson said. was the only company
that wanted to keep production going at
the creamery.
Agribook Publishing sold
Adrian Bayley. president of Exeter's
Agribook Publishing Company. which
publishes magazines such as Beans in
Canada and Drainage Contractor, has
announced the company has been sold.
The new owners are Peter Darbishirc
and Peter Phillips. both Agri -Book
employees. Mr. Phillips will retain his
position as publisher while Mr.
Darbishire will be handling thc
magazines' editorial content.
The company will remain in Exeter.
The business. started by Adrian Bayley in
1973. will not change its format.
Magazines follow a set layout. with many
of the articles written by specialists. Mr.
Phillips said. "We can boast that we arc
Canada's largest publisher of specialized
publications."
One of the company's magazines.
Drainage Contractor. originally aimed at
the North American market. is no
distributed in England. Australia and the
Philippines.
Both new owners are from England.
Mr. Phillips worked for a number of
publications. including the Ontario Milk
Producers' Magazine. before joining
Agri -Book in 1977.
Wool growers open
Huron collection depot
A new wool collection depot is being
opened near Walton. Huron County. due
to the increased production of wool in
Western Ontario. in the past. wool has
been shipped to a depot in Toronto.
The depot. located at the farm of Gavin
and Marg Wright. R.R. 4. Walton, will
also serve as a location where growers
can pick up wool sacks and paper fleece
twine.
The depot. expected to serve Grey.
Bruce. Huron, Wellington. Duffcrin and
Perth Counties. was opened by the
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers. A
trucking service from the Walton farm
will take wool to the Carleton Place
grading station.
Kenneth Sanderson. field re-
presentative for the Wool Growers. said
good lamb prices have stimulated sheep
production recently. Sanderson said wool
production can be profitable if producers
pay attention to quality.. Removing
weeds. particularly• burrs. is vital to
improving fleece quality. he said. He also
advised sheep producers only to shear
once a year since shorter wool has limited
use.
The fieldman said Suffolk remains the
most popular breed of sheep. but interest
is growing in Corriedales. Lincolns and
Leicesters. due to the growing market for
high quality fleece for hand spinners and
weavers.
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