Jessica Lalonde

Support to Empire Cheese Co-op in its application being made to the Supply Managed Processing Investment Fund to: • increase automation and/or improving productivity in our facility: • Purchase and installation of integrated software, readers and monitoring devices will track and support production in real-time • Replacement of scales with automated systems • Purchase of a new production equipment to deliver sustainable safety and quality as well as less hands-on work • Improve environmental sustainability: • Equipment to reduce water and energy consumption (e.g., new high efficiency, certified boiler and steam system)

Support to Elite Dairy Inc. in its application being made to the Supply Managed Processing Investment Fund to: • increase automation and/or improving productivity in our facility: • Purchase and installation of integrated software, readers and monitoring devices will track and support production in real-time • Replacement of scales with automated systems • Purchase of a new production equipment to deliver sustainable safety and quality as well as less hands-on work • Improve environmental sustainability: • Equipment to reduce water and energy consumption (e.g., new high efficiency, certified boiler and steam system)