WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 19, 2011 /CNW/ - Maple Leaf Foods will hold a media briefing on October 19, 2011 at 3:15 PM CT in Winnipeg, Manitoba to announce the details of an 85 million dollar expansion of the Company's prepared meats facility located on Lagimodiere Boulevard as part of its $560 million investment to establish a world-class prepared meats network.

For more information about Maple Leaf Foods announcement go to: www.mapleleaffoods.com

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About Maple Leaf Foods

Maple Leaf Foods is a leading Canadian food company headquartered in Toronto, and employs approximately 21,000 people at its operations across Canada and in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Asia. The Company had sales of $5.0 billion in 2010.

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