Thursday, October 3, 2024

Kingston dairy finally opens

Seven years after construction began, a Chinese-owned dairy in Kingston finally opened for business.

It’s not clear whether it will process only goat milk, but officials from both the Canadian Dairy Commission and Dairy Farmers of Ontario attended the official opening.


“It took over eight years and a total investment of over $380 million to build the most innovative world-class, most technologically advanced, as well as innovative manufacturing facility in all of North America,” said Youbin Leng, chairman and chief executive officer and executive director of China Feihe Ltd., the owner of the Canada Royal Milk plant and business.


The company will sell infant formula to Canadian retailers.


It employs about 160 local people.