# Upfield Canada to open new plant-based spreads and vegan cheese facility in Brantford

Upfield Canada Inc. is expanding with a new production facility in Brantford, Ontario. The company purchased an existing 164,000 square foot building and will invest in land, infrastructure and equipment. The facility will produce Becel margarine and Violife vegan cheese, and is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-10-07
- Where: Brantford, Ontario, Canada
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: Becel margarine, plant-based bricks, Violife vegan cheese
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Upfield Canada](https://endata.com/companies/50405.md)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/new-upfield-canada-facility-for-plant-based-spreads-and-new-vegan-cheese-production-to-open-in-brantford-879309882.html), 2020-10-07: "Our new state-of-the art facility will supply our spreads and plant-based cheese product to Canadian consumers and support the export of Violife to the United States and eventually to markets in Latin America."

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