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'''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.
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==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]
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[[Category:George Weston Limited]]
[[Category:Canadian dairy products companies]]