Neilson Dairy 4179910 195700200 2008-03-04T01:34:47Z Varlaam 45645 /* Products */ '''William Neilson Dairy Limited''' is a [[Canadian]] dairy company owned by [[George Weston Limited]]. Their products are sold at [[Loblaws]], [[Real Canadian Superstore]], [[Giant Tiger]] and [[Fortinos]]. The company is based in [[Toronto, Ontario]]. In the [[USA]], their products are sold under the name '''Neilson'''. ==History== Founded by William Neilson in [[1893]] as one of many independent dairy producers in [[Canada]]. After the mid-[[20th Century]], many smaller companies were overtaken by larger corporations. Neilson Dairy is now part of the Weston food empire. Visit [http://www.neilsondairy.com/en/about_history.htm this page] for the complete company history. ==Retailers== As part of the Weston empire, Neilson Dairy products are sold at Weston-related stores: * [[Fortinos]] * [[Real Canadian Superstore]] * [[No Frills (grocery store)]] * [[Loblaws]] Other retailers selling Neilson products: * [[T & T Supermarket]] * [[Sobeys]] * [[Giant Tiger]] * [[Price Chopper (Canada)]] ==Products== A list of brands and products sold by Neilson Dairy past and present: * [[Haagen-Dazs]] [[ice cream]] licence - Acquired in 1981, sold to [[Ault Foods]] in 1990. * [[Cadbury|Cadbury Confectionery Company]] [[Canadian]] operations - Acquired in 1987, sold all confectionary and [[chocolate]] products back to British Cadbury in 1996. * Neilson dairy products including, [[milk]], [[butter]], [[ice cream]] and instant [[puddings]]. * [[Chocolate bars]] and confectionery - [[Jersey Milk]], [[Mr. Big (chocolate)|Mr Big]], [[Malted Milk (Carnation)|Malted Milk]], [[Crispy Crunch]] (of which the recipe was changed), [[Pep]], [[Will-O-Pak]] sold back to British Cadbury in 1996. Jersey Milk and Will-O-Paks continue to have the Neilson brand name on them however, they are now manufactured by Cadbury Canada. <!--And what became of Jersey Milk Treasures?--> ==Operations== Neilson dairy operations past and present: * [[Beachville, Ontario]] - former cheese operations (closed) * [[Toronto, Ontario]] - formerly Donlands Dairy and Neilson-Cadbury candy factory - sold * [[Guelph, Ontario]] - formerly Royal Dairy (closed) * [[Halton Hills, Ontario]] * [[Ottawa, Ontario]] - formerly Clark Dairy * [[Montreal, Quebec]] ==External links== * [http://www.neilsondairy.com/ Neilson Dairy] {{Primarysources|date=April 2007}} [[Category:George Weston Limited]] [[Category:Canadian dairy products companies]]