Here are some photos we took this week as we processed our first shipment of beef at our plant at 663 Marion Street in Winnipeg.
We have spent the last few months renovating the former Maple Leaf pork plant and have the coolers and processing areas up and running as you can see.
The first photo is of Corry Berndsen, our Vice President of Operations. He knows more about the beef business than just about anyone in the province.
We’re contracting with another facility for slaughtering while we work to finish our own plant upgrades. We’re progressing with our plan to build our plant to Canadian Food Inspection Agency standards so we will be able to export our quality Manitoba beef around the world. Read more…
Export markets, Manitoba cattle, Photos
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, corry berndsen, Keystone Processors
Keystone Processors is pleased to announce that it sent its first shipment of beef this week. The shipment is an important milestone for the company which purchased the former Maple Leaf pork plant at 663 Marion St. last year.
“Our first shipment went to Winnipeg Old Country meats,” said Corry Berndsen, Keystone’s Vice President of Operations. (Photo: Keystone Processors’ President Kelly Penner, right, with Ken Werner, owner of Winnipeg Old Country). “We also sent some boneless beef over to Deluca Specialty Foods who will sell it under their own label.” Read more…
Retail locations, Uncategorized
corry berndsen, Deluca Brothers, Ken Werner, Keystone Processors, Winnipeg Old Country
Keystone Processors applauds the recent announcement by Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz that the Saudia Arabian market has been reopened to Canadian beef exports. The deal was made public last week and marks the first time Canadian beef will be allowed into Saudi Arabia since 2003. The kingdom had been our country’s sixth largest market for exports of beef prior to that.
The news is welcome for the Canadian industry and for Keystone Processors which is working to develop markets for Halal beef here in Canada and in the Middle East. Read more…
Export markets, Kosher and Halal, Natural beef
Gerry Ritz, Halal, Keystone Processors, Kosher, Natural beef, Saudi Arabia
Last month, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture, Gerry Ritz, released details of a new agreement with Hong Kong and India that is proving they are making headway into the Asian beef markets. The new agreement, supported by the Canada Beef Export Federation, will expand bone-in beef cuts exports and beef from animals over 30 months.
It’s nice to see trade barriers fall, but it’s not surprising. Keystone Processors’ business plan calls for the plant to become federally-inspected by 2011, which will give it access to these growing export markets in Asia. Read more…
Export markets, Government policy, Kosher and Halal, Uncategorized
Canada Beef Export Federation, Government of Canada, Halal, Hong Kong, India, Keystone Processors, Kosher
The reason that Keystone Processors’ beef is so healthy has a lot to do with the quality-conscious beef producers we buy from.
The Manitoba cattle industry history extends back to the pioneers. Historically our farms have remained smaller than some of the major ‘factory farms’ you’ll find in other parts of the continent. So our producers have tended to focus on quality over quantity.
Manitoba cattle are often raised in smaller herds. There are not massive feedlots like in other places in Canada and the US. Most Manitoba cattle are raised on pastureland, this means that in the summer they wander free, eating natural plants and grasses. In the winter, the cattle eat the hay that has been harvested from the fields of local farmers. Read more…
Environment, Manitoba cattle, Uncategorized
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The 100-mile diet was a phenomenon that started from two people wanting to do something that was good for the environment and good for them. They decided that for one year they would eat only food that was grown within a 100-mile radius of their home. Eating locally grown or raised food isn’t always easy.
Manitobans have demanded stores carry an increasing variety of local foods over the past few years though. That’s just one of the many reasons why Keystone Processors is coming to market with its Manitoba-raised beef. Read more…
Buy Local, Environment, Manitoba cattle, Nutrition
100 Mile Diet, Keystone Processors
