Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1966, p. 16

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Germans Like Ontario F oods By W. H. Richardson Vice-Chairman. Ontario Food Council ORE THAN 250.000 visitors to the World‘s largest Food Fair at Cologne. Germany made it very apparent that they loved Ontario foods. Both the Trade and Consumer Visitors had an opportunity of sampling and purchasing a total of 35 different food commodities that were displayed by 21 Ontario firms participating in the Ontario Food Council exhibit at this event. A six-member Food Mission. sponsored by the Department of Economics and Develop- ment. successfully coâ€"operated with the On- tario Department of Agriculture by partici- pating in the actual operation of the Ontario Food Council exhibit. This was an excellent Ettample of both Provincial Interâ€"Departmen- tal and Federal-Provincial co-operation be- tween two government departments. Depart- ment of Economics and Development and the Ontario Department of Agriculture. and Fed- eral Department of Trade and Commerce. This Ontario Mission, representing the various segments of the agricultural industry consisted of the following: W. H. Richardson (Mission Leader), Vice-Chairman, Ontario Food Coun- cil; D. E. Williams. Chairman, Ontario Food Council; A. H. Milne. Marketing Manager, Stokely-Van Camp of Canada Limited; R. B. Harrower, Sales Manager, Kingsmil! Foods Limited; H. B. MacLeod, Manager. Marketing Division. United Co‘operatives of Ontario. and B. G. Wilson, Secretaryâ€"Manager. Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers‘ Association. From the Ontario Food Council offices in London. England. the twoâ€"man team of Messrs. E. F. Marritt and C. E. Mighton, liaisoned with the Bonn offices of the Canadian Govâ€" ernment, arranged hotel accommodation for the Mission members. procured the « speaking staff and managed the Onlttl. Council exhibit. Quick Facts and Highlights on the it Fair Anuga is the world's largest inter food fair. with more than 1.250.000 sqtt of show space. Total show attendance was over .L including both trade and consumer \l Housed in 15 buildings, the show i. 2.500 exhibitors from 62 countries. At the Ontario Food Council‘s exhib than 200 serious inquiries were record international food buyers. A total of 35 different Ontario to modities were displayed by 21 Ontai' participating in the Food Council or follows: Canadian Canners, Ontario Producers Co-op, Billy Bee Honey l} William D. Branson, F.A.V.E.X. Sale Foods. United Co-operatives of Oman: Smith & Sons, Morrison-Lamothe United Dairy and Poultry COâ€"Operati tario Tree Fruits. Holland River (- Lakeside Packing Company, Libby. .' & Libby, E, L. Mickle & Son, Baxter (. Company, Strathrnore Kitchens, Stet“ Camp of Canada, Essex Packers. t Packers, Pyramid Canners. In addition. five individual Ontari companies exhibited on separate stands Guennel. Canada Packers. The Chuz Corporation of Canada, Dulcet Food ucts. Canadian Quality Poultry Exports. The Ontario Food Council had the exhibit in the Canadian Section. German President, Henrich Lubke, enio»: gloss of Ontario Torr Juice presented to hint “Miss Ontario Tom: a! the Ontario F Council's exhibit at Food Fair in Cologne. tlrn it] Ind mil in in,

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