TORONTO, April 5,
2023 /CNW/ - Global Food and Ingredients Ltd.
(TSXV: PEAS) (OTCQX: PEASF) ("GFI" or the "Company"),
announces the successful commissioning of its retail packaging line
at its North Carolina-based US
distribution center. The retail packaging facility has three
production lines capable of packaging products in pouches, pillow
bags and boxes to support GFI's expansion into foodservice and
retail channels. The facility has been built within GFI's
distribution centre, providing a highly efficient operation with
retail packaging and order fulfilment in the same location.
The Company has successfully completed its initial production
and delivery of its North Lily branded bagged product. The retail
packaging capabilities are a critical further step forward in the
Company's integrated farm-to-fork strategy. GFI sources products
from over 500+ farmers in Western
Canada, processes them at one of its three human grade
facilities and ships the product to its US distribution centre for
packaging and distribution to foodservice and retail channels. In
addition to whole plant-based ingredients, the Company, through its
state-of-the-art pea splitting facility, also packages split yellow
and green peas for distribution.
The Company's US subsidiary, North Lily Foods ("North
Lily"), has been awarded approved vendor status with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture ("USDA"). Being an approved vendor
provides North Lily access to submit offers to support USDA's
solicitations and ongoing initiatives. North Lily has already
successfully been awarded its first allotment in a USDA tender for
Kosher certified beans for the school system, currently undergoing
delivery. The USDA is made up of 29 agencies and offices with
nearly 100,000 employees who service the American people at more
than 4,500 locations across the country and abroad.
"This is an exciting announcement and validation of GFI and
North Lily's position as a preferred vendor in the food and
agricultural sector," stated David
Hanna, CEO. "Being selected as an approved vendor of the
USDA brings us great pride and we hope to be a major contributor of
high-quality plant-based ingredients to support the various
initiatives at the USDA."
Mr. Hanna added, "The retail packaging line will support our
expansion initiatives into foodservice and retail channels with
both our North Lily branded products and private label
opportunities. These capabilities provide a link between our
locally sourced raw materials and distribution direct to end
customers channels."
About GFI
GFI is a fast-growing Canadian plant-based food and ingredients
company, connecting the local farm to the global supply chain for
peas, beans, lentils, chickpeas and other high protein specialty
crops. GFI's vision is to become a vertically integrated
farm-to-fork plant-based company providing traceable, locally
sourced, healthy and sustainable food and ingredients. GFI is
organized into four primary business lines: Pea Protein Inputs,
Plant-Based Ingredients, Plant-Based Pet Food Ingredients and
Plant-Based Consumer Goods. Headquartered in Toronto, GFI buys directly from its extensive
network of farmers, processes its products locally at its four
wholly-owned processing facilities in Western Canada and ships to 37 countries
across the world.
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SOURCE Global Food and Ingredients