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Ontario  + Cross Border News  + Industrial  |  June 26, 2025
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By: Monte Stewart

Hilton Foods Breaks Ground on First Canadian Facility in Brantford

Hilton Foods has commenced construction on its first Canadian manufacturing facility in Brantford, Ont.

The $192-million project is also the U.K.-based firm’s inaugural development project in North America. Hilton Foods will use the highly automated 230,000-square-foot food-processing and distribution centre to serve Walmart exclusively.

The plant will process protein products, including beef, pork, lamb, and seafood, for distribution centres as near and far as Mississauga, Ont.; Cornwall, Ont.; and Moncton.

“This is the beginning of a long-term commitment to Ontario’s food-supply chain, to the people of this region, and to the future of high-quality Canadian food products, right here in Brantford, Ont.,” said Matt Lee, the regional CEO of Hilton Foods.

The Ontario government invested $1.5 million in the project.

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About Monte Stewart

Monte Stewart serves as Content Director - Canada for Connect Commercial Real Estate. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monte provides daily news coverage of major Canadian commercial real estate markets, including Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. He has written about the real estate sector for various media outlets and Avison Young since the early 2000s. In addition, he has covered sports, general news and business for several leading wire services and publications, including The Canadian Press, The Associated Press, The Calgary Herald, The Globe and Mail, Research Money, The Daily Oil Bulletin, Natural Gas World and The Toronto Star. Monte is active in his community as a youth basketball coach and raises funds for such charitable causes as Movember.
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