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ECONOMIC RENEWAL--KENTVILLE FOOD PLANT DISTRIBUTION FACILITY
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ACA Co-Operative Ltd. of New Minas, will get its products to
market quicker and more efficiently, thanks to a $2 million
loan to Eastern Protein Foods Ltd. from the Nova Scotia
Economic Renewal Agency's Business Development Corporation.
The loan will assist with the construction of a distribution
plant at the company's Kentville Industrial Park site, for
distributing ACA poultry products.
"This is vital to the economy of the Annapolis Valley
region. ACA will buy chicken, turkey and eggs with a value
of $27 million, and goods and services worth an additional
$19 million from Nova Scotia companies and producers," said
Economic Renewal Minister Robert Harrison.
Eastern Protein Foods Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
ACA Co-Operative Ltd. and the two are major employers in the
Annapolis Valley with more than 400 people on payroll. "ACA
is constrained for space in its existing New Minas
facility," said ACA and Eastern Protein president, Phil
Kudelka. "With the expansion, we will have a modern plant
and the space we will save at New Minas will be used to
increase our efficiency," he said.
Mr. Kudelka said the distribution plant is vital to the
company's long-term profitability. "The facility is one step
in ensuring ACA is competitive in the poultry industry and
in the new global economy," he said.
The Kentville distribution plant follows the completion of
modern technology improvements and expansions to the New
Minas plant that included installation of computer equipment
to control shipping and inventory.
"This loan will allow ACA and Eastern Protein to keep pace
with the future in a highly competitive field, despite
recent disruptions in the Canadian poultry processing
industry," said Mr. Harrison.
The minister added that by strengthening local economies in
this way, the government creates the right climate for
investment within the province.
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Contact: Steve Warburton 902-424-0927
trp Dec. 18, 1995