Lactalis Canada opens $16.4M milk receiving bay at Ontario facility

Lactalis Canada marked the official opening of its new 180,000 square-foot milk receiving bay at its facility in Winchester, Ont. on Thursday (April 9).

The company said the addition—representing a $16.4 million investment—will increase its milk receiving capacity by 25%.

“Lactalis Canada is proud to officially open a new state‑of‑the‑art milk receiving bay at our Winchester, Ontario cheese processing facility. This new facility will increase our ability to receive and process milk and in turn, increase production capacity and support the continued growth of the site,” said Mark Taylor, president & CEO, Lactalis Canada, in a press release. “This latest infrastructure investment… reinforces our Winchester plant’s position as the largest cheese manufacturing plant in Canada and its role as a critical hub in the Canadian dairy landscape.”

The addition includes four truck bays and three independent milk receiving systems.

In recent years, Lactalis Canada has made several investments in its Winchester plant, including an $18 million wastewater treatment plant (completed in 2020), construction of a new private roadway in 2021, as well as a new refrigeration and boiler plant.

The company is investing $42 million at the site this year, including the new milk receiving bay.