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Baxter’s Bakery Plans Significant Expansion of Cobourg, Ontario, Facility

Dec. 11, 2024

The company will expand the plant, investing nearly $3.5 million CAD to upgrade with new equipment and automation.

Canadian wholesale baker Baxter’s Bakery will invest nearly $3.5 million CAD (nearly $2.5 million U.S.) in its Cobourg, Ontario, manufacturing facility, according to local news reports.

The expansion project is expected to create 54 new jobs and will include new processing and packaging equipment that will increase production capacity and take advantage of advancements in automation. The company will receive nearly $500,000 CAD from the regional development group as well.

“Since we began our journey in Cobourg in 2020, we have invested close to $5,000,000 [CAD] to grow our business and support our exporting plans,” David Baxter, president, Baxter’s Bakery (Cobourg) Inc., told the local news outlet. “With this new investment, we are enhancing staff well-being with new ergonomic equipment and streamlined workflows to reduce strain and inefficiencies.”

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.