Beverage Manufacturer Tops Up Production - McGuinty Government Supports Local Food Processor, Creates Jobs

Ontario is helping a local beverage bottling operation in Peterborough County expand to meet growing demand.

With support from Ontario's Rural Economic Development Program, Canadian Distribution Channel Inc. (CDC) is installing a new processing and filling line to respond to growing demand for its unique beverages. This investment will help the company:

• diversify its product line
• attract new international customers
• create up to eight new jobs and protect eight existing positions

A strong agri-food industry is part of McGuinty government's plan to create jobs and opportunities that will boost the province's economy.

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"The McGuinty government's support for this project is expanding the market for Canadian Distribution Channel's unique beverage products and contributing to the success of Ontario's agri-food industry. By helping our quality food processors grow their business, we are strengthening our province's economy and creating jobs for Ontario families."
- Carol Mitchell, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

"By helping local processors like CDC Inc. grow and diversity, we're creating jobs, investing in local food and helping to build a brighter future for families here in the Peterborough area."
- Rick Johnson, MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock

"This government support will allow us to grow our business, become more flexible and responsive to consumer demands and offer a broader variety of products. The facility expansion will lead to increased capacity which will open up many new opportunities for us. We will be able to better serve our growing existing markets, seek new customers through additional export opportunities and develop new products."
- Bruce Khabbazi, Owner, Canadian Distribution Channel Inc.

QUICK FACTS

• Ontario has invested more than $167 million in 412 projects through the Rural Economic Development Program and generated more than $1.2 billion in new economic activity.
• In June, Ontario had an increase of more than 40,000 jobs and the unemployment rate declined to 7.7 percent.
  

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