Gay Lea Foods CEO butters up Thornloe Cheese

Don’t expect much in the way of major changes at Thornloe Cheese, according to its new owner.

Michael Barrett, CEO of Gay Lea Foods, said their immediate plans are to ease into the environment as the Mississauga-based, farmer-owned cooperative makes its first formal entry into Northern Ontario.

Gay Lea acquired the award-winning 30-employee Temiskaming cheesemaker from Gencor last December.

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