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Success Stories

Building Success with Food Safety Planning

How has food safety planning helped food processors in British Columbia achieve their goals? Do food safety plans make a business more efficient and help meet the bottom line? We asked six B.C. companies to share their insights on how food safety plans contributed to the success of their businesses...

 

ROGERS' CHOCOLATES

The first time Charles “Candy” Rogers offered homemade chocolates coming straight from the kitchen in the back of his store, he had a captive audience. That was in 1885 and by 1891 Rogers had moved the tasty operation to a heritage storefront on Government Street...

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LITTLE CREEK DRESSING

What are picked and organically certified salad greens without a comparable salad dressing? Kelowna area based Donna Denison and husband, Dale Ziech may have asked themselves that question but even if they hadn’t, they provided the answer for...

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JOHNSTON’S PACKERS

When Carman Johnston launched Johnston’s Packers in 1937 he might not have imagined the potential of his Chilliwack-based custom slaughtering business. He may have known that but he did have a commitment to working with local hog producers to supply...

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HILARY’S CHEESE AND DELI

Connoisseurs of fine French style cheeses have yet another reason to celebrate the success of Hilary’s Cheese and Deli. Not only does the company continue to offer a wide variety of European inspired delicacies, it now enjoys the latest in food safety...

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BILTONG CANADA

There are a number of good reasons to start a business but for Rod and Mal Paterson, a longing for “down home food” definitely topped the list. Long time farmers and sausage makers in East Transvaal, South Africa, part of the experience...

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ANITA’S ORGANIC GRAIN AND FLOUR MILL INC.

John MacKenzie knows that there’s a lot more to running a successful milling operation than grinding wheat. MacKenzie, owner of Anita’s Organic Grain and Flour Mill Ltd, credits the assistance offered...

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