The wholesale produce division was initiated by Chaim Burnett. Chaim learned of a major nickel deposit discovery in Sudbury, Ontario. Built on the Canadian Shield, Sudbury had little, if any, possibility of growing its own fruits and vegetables. Anticipating that the town’s growing labour market would increase demand for fresh produce, Chaim and his wife, Mary, set their risky business plan into action.

Chaim's business hunch proved correct. His one-man trucking operation eventually developed into today's major distribution entity, Burnac Produce Limited. A new state-of-the-art produce distribution centre, completed in 2005, results in greater efficiencies and cost savings for the company and its clients, and it is the most dominant occupant of the Ontario Food Terminal operating as Provincial Fruit Co. Limited and Rite-Pak Produce Co. Limited.

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