maple leaf foods

Toronto symbol MFI, is Canada’s largest food processing company. Its products include fresh and prepared meats and poultry, mostly under the Maple Leaf and Schneider brands. It also makes fresh and frozen bakery products through 89.8%-owned Canada Bread Co. Ltd.

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Shareholders of Maple Leaf Foods have now approved the company’s plan to spin off as “Canada Packers Inc.” its business focused on raising and processing hogs.


Before the end of 2025, investors will receive 0.2 of a Canada Packers share for each Maple Leaf share they own....
MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $28 is a hold. The company (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 124.0 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) sells fresh and prepared meats under the Maple Leaf and Schneider labels....
MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $21 is a hold. The company (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 123.4 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 4.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) sells fresh and prepared meats under the Maple Leaf and Schneider labels....

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Iconic food maker Maple Leaf Foods now plans to set up its less-profitable hog processing business as a separate, publicly traded firm....

Despite the shift to eating at home during the pandemic, Maple Leaf Foods has stayed in a narrow range of $20 to $30 over the past five years. That’s largely due to the problems at its plant-based foods business. While a new plan should cut losses for this business, the stock will likely remain in its narrow range until profits significantly improve.


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Statistics Canada recently reported that food prices in Canada rose 10.8% on an annual basis. That’s mainly because food producers are raising their selling prices to offset higher costs for ingredients, transportation and labour.


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MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $28 is still a hold. The company (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 123.9 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) has expanded beyond processed meat products in the past few years....