Egg Processing Sector
Sector Manager - Margo Ladouceur Email: margoladouceur@cpepc.ca Tel: 613 724-6605 ext 4
Sector Directors:
Brendan Bassendowski - Eggsolutions EPIC Inc. - Lethbridge, AB
Ian McFall - Burnbrae Farms - Lyn, ON
This growing sector transforms
shell eggs into liquid egg, powdered egg, frozen
products and ready to eat items. It purchases from the
Egg Farmers of Canada some 125 million dozen eggs for
use within Canada and in export markets. These purchases
are supplemented by purchases of imported shell eggs or
liquid egg product totalling the equivalent of another
60 million dozen in addition to Canadian off-grades,
eggs from the vaccine program and the Eggs for
Processing program.
CPEPC’s Egg Processing
member companies operate 12 plants in Canada and
represent 100% of the industry. With estimated direct
employment of more than 600 Canadian workers, Council's
Egg Further Processors have invested over $100 million
in plant and equipment.
Sector members continue
to work with their customers to develop new value-added
food products containing processed egg products. This
has enabled the egg further processing industry to
expand its operations and to increase both domestic and
export sales.
New technology and changing
lifestyles are combining to create new market
opportunities for egg further processors. When the
supply management system for eggs was established, this
sector accounted for only 5% of Canada's eggs. Today,
further processed eggs represent approximately 30% of
the Canadian egg market.