date:Oct 22, 2013
After steadily raising its stake in the company over the past 15 years, Maple Leaf Foods on Oct. 21 said it has begun to explore strategic alternatives that may lead to the sale of its 90 percent holding in Canada Bread Company Ltd.
Maple Leaf said the decision to explore options for its Bakery segment comes as the company reaches the final phase of a seven-year project to enhance its protein business by increasing its scale and improving its productivity and profitability. As it nears completi