Lactalis Exits Canada Plant-based Drinks With Factory Closure

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Lactalis has decided to adjacent its plant-based drinks tract successful Canada.

The closure of nan installation successful Sudbury successful Ontario will return effect connected 12 December, marking nan French dairy giant’s “full exit” from nan plant-based drinks marketplace successful Canada..

Lactalis said maintaining nan plant-based operations is not “financially viable” and does not correspond a “sustainable business”. 

The institution had been trading plant-based drinks successful Canada nether nan marque Enjoy. Lactalis only launched nan marque past year, rolling retired a six-strong statement of plant-based “high protein” drinks.

However, Lactalis cited a “shift” successful marketplace dynamics and nan “challenges” posed by nan existent economical situation arsenic nan reasons down nan closure of nan Sudbury site.

These factors person contributed to a “sustained decline” successful nan capacity of nan plant-based beverage class successful Canada, it said.

“We are incredibly grateful to our labor successful Sudbury for their dedication and contributions complete nan years. We besides widen our sincere acknowledgment to nan metropolis of Sudbury for its longstanding business and support passim our clip successful nan community.”

Lactalis markets a assortment of food and beverage products nether respective brands successful Canada. The brands it sells successful nan state see P’tit Québec, Beatrice and Lactantia.

Just Food asked Lactalis really galore jobs would beryllium affected by nan closure but nan institution had not commented astatine nan clip of publication.