LEAMINGTON, ON, - Highline Mushrooms ("Highline") is pleased to announce its acquisition of the Prairie Mushrooms group of companies ("Prairie"), one of Western Canada's largest integrated mushroom growers and marketers. This acquisition further strengthens Highline's leading Western Canadian operations and enhances its position as both the largest organic mushroom grower and the only coast-to-coast mushroom grower in Canada. Highline's Western Canadian operations now include five farms in British Columbia and Alberta to best serve customers in Western Canada and the U.S.
Highline currently operates in Western Canada as All Seasons' Mushrooms ("All Seasons"); post-acquisition the combination will operate as Highline Mushrooms. Highline will be led in Western Canada by Duke Tran, the current President and founding shareholder of Prairie Mushrooms.
Highline's more than 1,600 employees across Canada will continue to focus on nourishing people, our communities and the environment.
Source : CNW