Gay Lea Foods
Matt Barrett has extensive work experience in the manufacturing and logistics industry. Matt currently serves as the Director of Operations at Gay Lea Foods. Prior to this role, they held the position of Vice President Manufacturing - ACE Bakery at Wonderbrands, where they led manufacturing operations across 6 ACE sites and ensured safety, product quality, and efficiency. Matt also worked as the Director of Manufacturing at Weston Foods, overseeing manufacturing operations in the US and Canada, and as a Plant Manager at various Weston Foods facilities. Additionally, they have experience in customer service, transport management, fleet management, and logistics analysis at Weston Bakeries. Matt began their career as a Logistics Intern at Apotex Inc., where they gained experience in process evaluation, facility design, and operations research.
Matt Barrett's education history includes a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Toronto Metropolitan University, which they completed from 2001 to 2006. In 2012, they also pursued online schooling in Baking from AIB International and received onsite training in food technology from Guelph Food Technology Center during the same year. Prior to their university education, they attended Bishop Redding High School from 1995 to 2000.
Gay Lea Foods
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With our roots on the farm, Gay Lea Foods has grown to become a leader in the Canadian dairy industry and the largest dairy co-operative in Ontario, with members on more than 1,395 dairy farms in Ontario and Manitoba, and more than 4,295 producer and investor stakeholders. Our dedication to innovation and the development of high quality products has allowed us to respond to consumers’ evolving tastes and grow the market for Canadian cow and, more recently, goat milk. We are a Canadian success story – and that story is far from over. Moving forward, Gay Lea Foods is poised to seize and create even more opportunities for sustainable, long-term growth in the Canadian dairy industry as we expand beyond our provincial borders, grow our foods and ingredients business, and continue to invest in innovative and industry-leading products. As much as we evolve, however, we remain a dairy co-operative, owned by dairy farmers. From our farms and production facilities, to our distribution networks and employee ideologies, we embrace and act with co-operative-inspired values, understanding there is no shortcut to quality or success. It takes commitment, passion and collaboration. Those are the things we’re made of and we’re proud to share our story. Just like the milk that comes from our farms, so too are Gay Lea Foods’ products and values born on the farm.