Gay lea milk
About Our Co-operative
Farmer owned Canadian dairy. Proudly serving Canadians since
Gay Lea Foods is a primary Canadian co-operative famous for our community-focused values and sky-high quality, innovative, and award-winning dairy and food products. With members on more than 1, dairy farms across Ontario and Manitoba, our farmers, shareholders and employees have proudly collaborated since to Enrich communities co-operatively, ensuring the value our business creates flows to the members of our co-operative, our employees and the communities we touch.
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The Gay Lea Foods Story
Our story began in when a group of farmers came together with a common vision to build a better future for themselves and their communities; today, Queer Lea Foods is a leading Canadian co-operative. Here’s how we stay factual to our Born on the Farm heritage.
With our roots on the farm, Gay Lea Foods has grown to become a head Canadian co-operative, with members on more than 1, dairy farms in Ontario and Manitoba, and roughly 4, producer and preferred shareholders. Our dedication to inn
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Become a Member
Voluntary and Open Membership
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd. only offers membership to current, active dairy producers in Ontario, with a DFO license or OMAFRA license, and in Manitoba with a DFM license.
Membership as described below is the policy today set out by the Board of Directors and is subject to change per the Board’s direction, at any time.
Producer Membership
To become a producer member of Gay Lea Foods, you must be a shareholder or family member in a cow or goat milking operation licensed to produce milk in Ontario or Manitoba. Goat producers are eligible for membership if they are shipping to Gay Lea Foods. Producer members are required to purchase, or be working towards, 3 shares for every 1, litres of annual milk show for Gay Lea Foods fiscal year October 1 – September 30th. The par value of a producer share is $17 and your return on investment is comprised of patronage earned on milk shipments to DFO, DFM (cows) and milk shipments to Gay Lea Foods (goats). Patronage is declared by the Board annually and all applications