Defunct pork company
William Davies Company| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Pork processing and packing |
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| Founded | circa 1854 |
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| Founder | William Davies (1831-1921) |
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| Defunct | 1927 |
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| Fate | Merger with Gunns Limited and Harris Abattoir Co. in 1927 |
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| Successor | Canada Packers (until 1991), Maple Leaf Foods (after 1991) |
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| Headquarters | , |
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Number of locations | Food processing plants in Toronto, retail outlets across Ontario |
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Key people | William Davies, Joseph Flavelle |
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William Davies Company was a pork processing and packing company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At one time, it was the largest pork packer in the British Empire, and it operated Canada's first major chain of food stores.[1][2][3] One of Toronto's longstanding nicknames, "Hogtown", is attributable to the millions of pigs processed annually by the William Davies Company.[2][4][5][6][7]
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