US EditionKraft Heinz to increase Canadian production with $250-million investment in Montreal factory
The $250 million upgrade will boost production capacity at Kraft Heinz’s Montreal plant, which employs about 1,000 people and makes half of the company’s Canadian products.
- Kraft Heinz Canada announced a $250 million investment to modernize the Mont Royal factory in Montreal, upgrading equipment and infrastructure at the 70-year-old plant.
- Simon Laroche, President of Kraft Heinz Canada, said current capacity won’t meet Canadian demand as the company revises three-to-five-year plans to strengthen domestic manufacturing and support jobs.
- Mont Royal plant employs 1,000 people and runs 41 manufacturing lines, producing more than half of Kraft Heinz's Canadian output and boosting Philadelphia Cream Cheese and Heinz ketchup production.
- The Government of Canada welcomed the investment, and Kraft Heinz Canada expressed gratitude for its partnership, saying it supports local jobs and communities.
- Steve Cahillane, Kraft Heinz chief executive, framed the investment as part of a turnaround to reverse revenue declines since 2023, following a 2014 public-relations storm over ketchup production and repatriation of ketchup to Montreal.
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Kraft Heinz Canada to invest $250 million to upgrade Montreal plant
Kraft Heinz Canada is investing $250 million to modernize its Montreal-based manufacturing plant, as the company looks to ramp up production of its staple food products in the region. At a press conference Friday at its Town-of-Mont-Royal plant, federal finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was joined by MP Anthony Housefather and Kraft Heinz Canada president Simon […]
Kraft Heinz to Invest $250 Million in Montreal’s Mont Royal Factory to Strengthen Canadian Manufacturing Capacity (2026-03-20)
Today, Kraft Heinz Canada announced a $250 million investment to modernize its Mont Royal factory in Montreal. Photo courtesy of Kraft Heinz Canada. “This investment underscores our more than 120- year-old commitment to Canada and producing the foods Canadians love right here at home,” said Simon Laroche, President of Kraft Heinz Canada.“ This investment is a...
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