National Meat Sales is the latest customer of Keystone Processors Ltd., marketing our beef to retail outlets all around the province.
“They took one tour of our plant and saw the quality and quantity we’re producing and put in an order that day,” said Corry Berndsen, VP of Operations for Keystone Processors. “They were excited to find a source of high quality, Manitoba-raised beef, but they also really saw the potential to be involved in bringing it to market.”
(Photo: National Meats President Kirk Ziemianski, left, inspects some of our beef during a tour with Keystone Processors President Kelly Penner.) Read more…
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corry berndsen, Darren Schwerinski, Don Leochko, frank sylvester, kelly penner, Kirk Ziemianski, National Meat Sales
Keystone Processors held its official opening today, marking the occasion with an official ‘tenderloin cutting’ ceremony.
About three dozen guests crowded into the reception area of the plant at 663 Marion Street in Winnipeg to see Keystone Processors President Kelly Penner slice into a finely aged, premium Manitoba tenderloin with Kate Butler, Executive Director of the Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council. Read more…
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Agriculture Canada, Dan Wuersch, Dave Angus, Dave Shambrock, Eugene Warwaruk, kate butler, kelly penner, Keystone Processors, Manitoba Food Processors Association, Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council, Plains Processors, Rob Harms, Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Keystone Processors Ltd. celebrates official opening
Winnipeg, March 10, 2009 – Keystone Processors has completed the first phase of its ongoing renovation and sent its first shipment of Manitoba beef to market. To celebrate the milestone, the company held an official opening today where managers and investors cut into a tenderloin in lieu of the traditional ribbon.
“We’re pleased to be up and running with trucks at our loading docks,” said Corry Berndsen, Keystone Processor’s Vice President of Operations. “This is just phase one done. We’re continuing with our plant upgrades and new construction with a view to having the plant fully operational by 2011.”
Keystone Processors has begun operations processing boneless beef for retail and wholesale operations. Its first customers included Winnipeg Old Country meats and De Luca’s Specialty Foods. Read more…
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