Ontario – Toronto GTA – Etobicoke
Corporation
www.tifco-canada.com
Ontario
Toronto GTA
Etobicoke
Corporation
active
TIFCO is a trademark used by the companies Toronto International Farms and Latinamerican Foods Inc.
The company was founded in 1981 with the goal of marketing Canadian Agriculture products. In 1988, the company began to focus exclusively within the fresh produce market.
To increase its sales and maintain the strong relationship with its customer base, Toronto International Farms Co. started to explore its role of becoming a nationwide supplier of produce, with the idea of having continuous imports of various fresh products and to establish the brands of its suppliers in the North American market.
Toronto International Farms Co. has become a regular importer of produce from three continents. The business at this stage consists of importing, exporting, packaging and distributing fresh products.
Currently, the company sells 35% of all fresh Argentine produce imported to Canada. The goal is to achieve year round supply and to expand our product lines.
Imported produce is sourced from a select group of suppliers who have each established a reputation of meeting the companys high standards of quality, consistency and reliability.
Toronto International Farms Co. staff is committed to provide our business partners and end users with a consistent supply of high quality products and services. Our clientele base consists of the largest and most selective chains in North America, as well as independent retailers who share the same goal: Quality and Service.
Toronto International Farms Co. is a member of the Gold Circle an elite group of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), U.S.A. The company has established a good credit rating and moral integrity, ranked at the highest level.
Country of Ownership: Canada
Year Established: 1981
Exporting: No
Primary Industry (NAICS): 413150 - Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Wholesaler-Distributors
Alternate Industries (NAICS): 411190 - Other Farm Product Wholesaler-Distributors
413110 - General-Line Food Wholesaler-Distributors
413190 - Other Specialty-Line Food Wholesaler-Distributors
Primary Business Activity: Trading House / Wholesaler / Agent and Distributor
Number of Employees: 35
Products:
Perishable fruits and vegetables.
Sector:
Plant Information: Total Plant Size (Areas sq ft): The Toronto International Farms Co. warehouse is a state of the art facility conveniently located near the Toronto Food Terminal, operating 7 days a week.
30,000 Square feet warehouse.
Coolers are fully equipped with a state of the art ozonic system that allows us to control ethylene, bacteria and odour levels.
3 front-loading docks, 2 side drive-in loading areas.
Computer monitored coolers, ranging temperature from -5C to 15C.
The double and triple racking coolers prevent our products from being crushed during storage, which also provides better ventilation and helps prevent contamination.
Epoxy painted flooring meets and exceeds the food processing standards.
Brand new trucks totally equipped, which guarantees an on time delivery.
Success Stories: Success Stories: 2003_ Fernando Massalin, President of TIFCO had received in 2003 the Latin America Achievement Awards as: €œTHE BEST EMTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR€?. The event joined representatives of diverse areas of the development of the Latin America Community, those who with their capacity altogether contribute to growth the Canadian society.
Mr Massalin said: €œThis is highest honor and greatest pride, it is the result of effort, integrity and determination.€?
August 2006 : TIFCO in the news, Toronto Star had a really nice and warm interview with Fernando Massalin, Tifco€™s President, at our Head office in Etobicoke.
€œA Mississauga company imports more than 800 products from Latin America and gets them into grocery stores across Greater Toronto€?
Â…. €œThis importer of Latin American foods has been pumping up its line with some of its own Canadian-made goods, like these tortillas.
The green floor of the industrial wing in Tifco's Mississauga headquarters runs without variation through every room. But here in the bakery it's slippery, as if coated in oil. But it's not oil. The bakery is full of corn flour particles that settle invisibly on the floor. After a few minutes, the dust gathers in your eyelashes and your lips taste like corn.€?
Â… €œTifco's Mississauga headquarters, the last couple of years have been devoted to the products the company has developed under its own brand: corn tortillas, bottled juices, nachos, spices, grains, flours and beans.
Cheese is Massalin's next big challenge. He has created eight Latin American cheeses under the Tifco brand, three of which have gone to market, with the rest still in development. Massalin is a proud man. He glows as he talks about Tifco's government-granted milk quota, and the cheese plant he hopes to build one day.€?
Please find complete add and interview at: http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1 - c=Article - cid=1154430309174 - call_pageid=991479973472 - col=991929131147
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