Maple Leaf Foods is a leading, global food processing company. Based in Toronto, Canada, they employ more than 12,000 people at their operations across Canada, in the United States, Europe and Asia. The Maple Leaf brand first appeared more than 100 years ago. Over the years, the company evolved and grew through a number of mergers and acquisitions. In 1990, Maple Leaf Mills and Canada Packers merged to form Maple Leaf Foods. In 1995, McCain Capital Corporation and the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board acquired controlling interest in the company http://www.mapleleaf.ca http://www.mccain.com