Canyon Creek Food Company () is a food processing company based in Edmonton, Alberta.Cedar , Canyon Creek Food Company Ltd. - BIG JOE is on the move , May 15, 2009. It produces refrigerated soups and side dishes for grocery retailers under their own store brands. This company also supplies commercial and institutional customers such as restaurant chains and health-care facilities.
History Canyon Creek Soup Company was started in December 1995 by David Vaughan and Dale Cook as a fresh soup company located in Edmonton. In 1996, the company went public on the TSX Venture Exchange under the name Canyon Creek Food Company. In 2001, majority shareholder Brian Halina took over the position of CEO as well as maintaining his position as chairman of the board.
In 2003 Brian Halina stepped down as CEO but maintained his position of chairman of the board. Terence Alty was named CEO and president of the company. The head office was then moved to Calgary, with the plant remaining in Edmonton.Canada Press , Canyon Creek Food Co. cuts loss in fiscal 2006 in half to $777,615 , October 12, 2006.
In January 2016, the company entered the U.S. market.
See also List of food companies Soup
References
General references http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/cnw/article.jsp?content=20100504_222501_0_cnw_cnw http://www.hoovers.com/company/Canyon_Creek_Food_Company_Ltd/rrkykji-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121109132236/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/story.html?id=80152994-06f8-46b7-ab2d-3f5a5bb96fc7&k=0 http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/app68/foodindustry?section=category&cat1=Specialty+Foods
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