Amalgamated Dairies Limited
| Company type | Dairy co-operative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Dairy |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Canada |
| Products | Milk, cream, butter, cheese, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk |
| Brands | ADL, Dairy Isle, Perfection |
| Members | 160 dairy producers |
Number of employees | 300+ |
| Website | adl |
Amalgamated Dairies Limited (ADL) is a Prince Edward Island dairy processing co-operative founded in 1953. It is owned by roughly 160 dairy producers and operates multiple facilities across the province.[1]
History
ADL's formation in 1953 consolidated several community dairies into a single Island-wide processor to centralize milk collection and processing.[2] Over the decades it expanded beyond fluid milk and butter into cheddar and specialty cheeses, as well as shelf-stable evaporated and sweetened condensed milk.[3]
In 2016 ADL introduced the Dairy Isle brand to sell outside Prince Edward Island, later distributed nationally by Walmart Canada.[4] A local newspaper reported that Dairy Isle products won awards including first place at the British Empire Cheese Show.[5]
A major expansion of the Summerside cheese plant was completed in 2018.[6][7] A federal press release in 2025 announced up to $12 million in funding to further increase processing capacity at the plant.[8]
A 2025 news report noted that ADL was expanding capacity while monitoring U.S. trade developments affecting dairy.[9] Several media outlets also covered product changes, including long-time ADL ice-cream flavours being discontinued in P.E.I. store freezers.[10]
Production and distribution
ADL processes a majority of Prince Edward Island's raw milk, with cheese production centered at its Summerside plant and fluid milk handled at a facility in Charlottetown's West Royalty industrial area.[11][12] Products include butter, cheddar, feta, havarti, ice-cream mix, evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Canadian dairy cooperative ADL receives funding for modernization". DairyReporter. William Reed Ltd. April 10, 2018.
- ^ Agency, Atlantic Canada Opportunities (February 11, 2021). "Amalgamated Dairies". www.canada.ca.
- ^ a b "Home". ADL | Amalgamated Dairies Limited.
- ^ "How Walmart Canada helps bring ADL's P.E.I. dairy products coast to coast". www.walmartcanada.ca.
- ^ "P.E.I.'s Dairy Isle takes first place at 90th British Empire Cheese Show". Journal Pioneer. December 4, 2017.
- ^ "ADL Marks Completion Of $19M Expansion To Summerside Cheese Production Center". Perishable News (Journal Pioneer). November 26, 2018.
- ^ "ADL to modernize its Summerside, PEI plant". Food in Canada. April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Government of Canada announces support to increase dairy processing capacity on Prince Edward Island" (Press release). Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. March 7, 2025.
- ^ "Amalgamated Dairies Limited has one eye on U.S. trade fracas as it looks to update P.E.I. plant". March 10, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Beloved ADL ice-cream flavours will soon melt away from P.E.I. store freezers". Yahoo News (CBC). January 13, 2024.
- ^ "DFPEI". www.dfpei.pe.ca.
- ^ https://ca.kompass.com/c/adl-milk-plant/cac1366178/