Maple Leaf Foods Inc. announced several changes to senior leadership as current President and Chief Operating Officer Curtis Frank prepares to transition into president and chief executive officer of the company by spring 2023.

Following a recent cyberattack in November, Maple Leaf Foods Inc. said it would not pay a ransom demanded by the hackers who created system outages.

Noting that a resolution to the cyberattack that occurred Nov. 6 will take time and result in some service disruptions, executives with Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. said Nov. 8 they are finding “manual workarounds” to keep operations going.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has suffered system outages due to a cyberattack, according to the company. The company did not provide details about the scope of the outages within its organization.

The Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return (FAIRR) initiative recently released a report examining the biodiversity impacts of waste mismanagement and nutrient pollution from meat processing around the world.

Maple Leaf Foods’ seven-year-old plant in Hamilton, Ontario, was named Site of the Year for the Americas by Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards (BRCGS), thanks to the operation’s commitment to food safety practices.

Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.’s big plans for sustained growth in the market for meat alternatives are getting smaller. 

The 73,000-square-foot expansion at a facility in Winnipeg will be the company’s primary pre-cooked bacon production facility.