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Lakeside Packers

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Lakeside Packers is a beef producer based in Brooks, Alberta. It is owned by JBS Canada, a subsidiary of JBS S.A., a Brazilian protein company.

History

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BSE Aid

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As of June 2004, Lakeside Packers had received roughly $33 million Canadian dollars in financial aid from the Government of Alberta since a cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy was found on an Alberta farm in May 2003.[1]

2005 labour dispute

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Lakeside Packers was unionized under the United Food and Commercial Workers, and the union went on strike from October 12 to November 6, 2005. The union accepted a four-year contract after a member vote approved it by a margin of 56%.[2]

Sale to XL Foods

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As of March 2009, Lakeside Farm Industries, Ltd. was sold by Tyson to XL Foods, it is reported that Lakeside and its assets were sold to XL Foods Inc. for approximately $107 million.[3]

Sale to JBS Canada

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XL Foods sold the Lakeside Packers plant to JBS Canada on January 14, 2013.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Election 2004". www.ctv.ca. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ MacArthur, Mary (November 10, 2005). "Lakeside Packers strike ends". The Western Producer. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/lakeside-packers-sold-to-xl-foods-1.723542. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  4. ^ "JBS to buy XL Foods plant in Brooks, Alta". CBC News. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
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