Maple Leaf takes aim to lower food insecurity in Canada

Maple Leaf Foods is establishing a new non-profit organization with the goal of reducing food insecurity in Canada, the Mississauga, Ont.-based company announced.  Maple Leaf plans to invest more than $10 million over the next five years to fund the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security in addition to donating more than $1.5 million in food products every year. Maple Leaf President and CEO Michael McCain also is making a personal commitment of providing $2.5 million to an endowment fund to support the organization’s work to reduce food insecurity in Canada by 50 percent by 2030, the company said.