Canada Bread Company to close Halifax bakery

Mar. 24, 2015 – Canada Bread Company announced this week it is moving its Halifax bakery production to its other locations in New Brunswick.

The Halifax operation produces bread and English muffins under the Ben’s, Dempster’s, Villaggio and private label brands.

It will begin winding down operations this June and will close completely in November. About 105 people are employed there.

Most production will be consolidated at Canada Bread’s bakeries in Moncton and Woodstock, New Brunswick, with 35 jobs being created at the two facilities.

— With files from The Canadian Press