Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd., is buying Hewitt's Dairy
of Hagersville.
No terms for the deal, which is due to close Nov. 1, have been disclosed.
Hewitt’s employs 65 people and specializes in the
processing of milk, cream, yogurt, ice cream and a complete line of goat milk
products.
Gay Lea
Foods is Ontario's largest dairy co-operative with 1,200 members, 835 employees
and annual sales of about $560 million under several brands including Gay Lea,
Nordica, Ivanhoe and Salerno.