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The plant in London, Ontario
began as the Canada Corn Company, a manufacturing facility
with the rights to produce Toasted Corn Flakes for Canadian
distribution. In 1924, W.K. Kellogg, bought the plant and
took over production to supply all of Canada with Kellogg
cereal. With a $223 million expansion that started in 1984,
Kellogg Canada's 106,000 m² London plant is one of the most
technologically advanced cereal manufacturing facilities
within the Kellogg Company. Approximately 750,000 cartons of
cereal are produced each day at the plant.
 The London, Ontario facility
uses computer-automated machines that perform all steps of
production, from mixing the grains to packing the boxes in
cartons. A monorail system carries in-process food
throughout the plant and equipment is washed by high-powered
jet sprays, called CIP (clean in place) technology. The
plant produces more than 30 brands of breakfast cereal for
all of Canada and exports approximately 30 percent of the
plant's production to its parent company in the United
States.
More than 95% of food and
non-food, waste is recycled at the London facility.
BCTGM, Local 154-G is
affiliated with
The Ontario Federation of Labour and the
Canadian Labour
Congress.
Kellogg Canada is involved in
the London community through a variety of projects and
associations dedicated to the healthy growth and development
of children and families. Its executives are members of the
London Chamber of Commerce and sit on the board of directors
of the Environmental Management Centre for Business. Kellogg
donates product to local branches of the
Canadian
Association of Food Banks and community groups, and the
company sponsors several local children's sports teams. |
