Maple Leaf Foods

Now, let's talk about other dynamism.

Maple Leaf Foods, uh, closing two plants in the US.

Now, they say it's a consolidation and efficiency.

Any further insight you'd, uh, want to add? What's going on with the Maple Leaf in the US?

It's, I think it's not, it's not even five years old, so it only makes sense.

They, they were over capacity.

And let's be honest, M- uh, Maple Leaf Foods' main market is not the US.

Uh, it is Canada.

Eve's is back.

So Maple Leaf Foods, uh, bought Eve's and is bringing it back Lazarus-like from the dead.

[laughs]

From the grave, like.

Base camp, it was sort of like you could wear a slipper and then wear the neos over top.

But we had a guy who was an occupational therapist for Maple Leaf Foods, and he was overwintering in the Baffin Islands.

If you can imagine, he sailed, he and his family sailed their sailboat into the ice lot, you know, on purpose and spent the winter in the Baffin Islands, you know, polar bears running around.

But, you know, he came back from that experience and said, you know, can you take your overshoe and make, take out all the textile so we can wear it in a food, in a food plant for people who have problematic, you know, footwear issues.

You're listening to season two of the What's Sizzling podcast at Maple Leaf Foods, where we chat with team members across the company about their day-to-day job and how they contribute to our purpose, raising the good in food.

I'm your host, Sarah Stern, Director of Community Involvement.

Today, I'm joined by Adam Grogan, President and Chief Operating Officer of Maple Leaf Foods.

Adam, thanks so much for joining us today.

Thanks, Sarah.

We really appreciate you making the time.

I'm really curious.

You've had quite a career at Maple Leaf Foods.