ABOUT US
OUR HISTORY
From a local, family-owned retail operation, to an international food trading company, Export Packers has a long history of manufacturing & trading expertise.
| 1927 | – Rubenstein Family’s Small Kosher retail poultry store opened |
| 1937 | – Incorporated as Export Packers, registered in Ontario, Canada |
| 1940’s | – Toronto Poultry & Egg Production Plant acquisition |
| 1955 | – Toronto Cold Storage Facility acquired and partially converted to house Canada’s first mechanical egg breaking operation |
| 1960’s | – Creamery & Egg Grading Operation was acquired |
| 1978 | – Egg Processing moved to new 80,000 sq ft plant in Winnipeg |
| 1982 | – Seafood Division was established – Expack (US) was established – Eggnition was founded – Courprie Fenton was founded |
| 1984 | – International Trade Division was established – Launch of Family Delight™ |
| 1986 | – STC Laboratories was founded – Gold Medal for Excellence in Technology Transfer for Lysozyme production – Manitoba Export Award for agricultural commodities |
| 1987 | – Juice Trading Section was established |
| 1988 | – Far East Trading Section was established – Launch of Ocean Jewel™ |
| 1992 | – Grains Trading Section was established |
| 1993 | – Sale of Egg Processing business |
| 1994 | – Head Quarters relocated to Walker Drive, Brampton |
| 2003 | – Sales of Couprie Fenton |
| 2005 | – Sales of Expack Seafood |
| 2007 | – Sale of Expack Seafood |
| 2008 | – Frozen Fruits & Vegetables Trading Section was established – Sale of Domestic Poultry business |
| 2009 | – Edvac Fresh Seafood Manufacturing Facility opened |
| 2011 | – Launch of Diamond Harvest™ |
| 2016 | – Odem International acquisition – Launch of Ocean Dragon™ |
| 2021 | – Launch of Ocean Jewel Encore™ |