Maple Leaf aims for ‘pure-play’ gains

A key reason why spinoffs tend to work out well is because investors prefer “pure-play” firms that they can more easily evaluate and compare to other stocks.
Iconic food maker Maple Leaf Foods now plans to set up its less-profitable hog processing business as a separate,… Read More

Our food sellers better handle inflation

Statistics Canada recently reported that food prices in Canada rose 10.8% on an annual basis. That’s mainly because food producers are raising their selling prices to offset higher costs for ingredients, transportation and labour.
We feel the best way to profit from higher food prices is… Read More

Maple Leaf funds lab-grown meat

MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $28 is still a hold. The company (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 123.9 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) has expanded beyond processed meat products in the past few years… Read More

Plant-based sales weakened in 2021

MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $31 is still a hold. The company (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 123.9 million; Market cap: $3.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 2.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) has expanded beyond processed meat products in the past few years… Read More