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Dainty Foods Did you know that the only rice mill in Canada is Dainty Foods in Windsor?
Better yet, the plant proudly employs 41 unionized workers who are members of UFCW Local 175 as part of the Dainty family. Dainty imports, mills and processes rice in its Windsor plant for consumer-packaged rice products sold under the Dainty brand name. You can find these Union-made products while shopping in all major grocers. The members at Dainty also produce rice and rice flour for food service clients, which provide service to schools, hospitals, airlines, restaurants, and more. In addition, indus14
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trial customers use Dainty Foods rice and rice flour as ingredients for baking, brewing, crispy coating batters, and soup and sauce thickeners, to name just a few. Dainty was founded in 1882, and built the current facility in Windsor in 1967, where it continues to be a proudly Canadian facility that employs a strong team of unionized employees. Local 175 members at the plant take part in the long-standing production of a unique and iconic product – cooked rice in a can with seasonings
– first launched in 1947. The product line has 11 flavours and remains a popular and affordable side dish for Canadians. To package these items, the members at Dainty operate the largest continuous retort ever built. The retort is used to sterilize the cans of rice before they are packaged and shipped. The plant runs on two shifts where the members efficiently produce, package and ship out all of the products. Plus, they also provide maintenance and keep the plant in sanitized condition to ensure the facility meets continues on page 17...
