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Clover Leaf Seafoods Company is the leading provider of canned seafood in Canada.<ref>{{cite book|title=Nielsen MarketTrack, National All Channels, tonnage share, 52 wks ending Feb 8, 2014.|publisher=ACNielsen}}</ref> Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, it sells canned, shelf-stable and frozen products under the Clover Leaf brand. The different types of seafood in the Clover Leaf line include tuna, salmon, oysters, mussels, clams, shrimp, crab, lobster and sardines. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of ], which is owned by British private-equity firm ].<ref>{{cite news|title=In brief: Bumble Bee acquisition finalized|url=http://www.seafoodsource.com/en/news/14-foodservice-retail/15817-in-brief-bumble-bee-acquisition-finalized|accessdate=6 April 2014|newspaper=Seafoodsource.com|date=14 December, 2010|author=SeafoodSource staff}}</ref>
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⚫ '''History'''
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'''Clover Leaf Seafoods Company''' is the leading marketer brand of ] ] in the ] owned by British equity firm ].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Nielsen MarketTrack, National All Channels, tonnage share, 52 wks ending Feb 8, 2014. |publisher=ACNielsen}}</ref> Headquartered in ], it sells canned, shelf-stable, and frozen goods under the Clover Leaf and Brunswick brands. The company's products include tuna, salmon, oysters, mussels, clams, shrimp, crab, lobster and sardines. Clover Leaf Seafoods was formerly owned by Canadian ] when merged with American counterpart brand ] in 2003, it was then sold to American equity firm Centre Partners (based in ]) in 2005, then sold to Lion Capital (based in ]) in 2010. In 2020, FCF Co, Ltd. (FCF), a privately held Taiwanese seafood conglomerate and an industry leader in sustainability and traceability, purchased Bumble Bee to become one of the world’s largest seafood companies.
⚫ Clover Leaf Seafoods traces its roots back to 1871 when Alexander Ewen and three partners founded Loggie & Company, the first commercial ] in British Columbia, Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=EWEN, ALEXANDER|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ewen_alexander_13E.html|work=Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13|publisher=University of Toronto/Université Laval|accessdate=6 April 2014|author=H. Keith Ralston|year=1994}}</ref> The cannery was located on the south shore of the ] opposite New Westminster on a site that's now part of ] (originally founded as Annieville).<ref>{{cite web|title=Annieville|url=http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/44920.html|publisher=BC Geographical Names Search - GeoBC|accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>


The Clover Leaf brand has been used to market canned seafood products in Canada since 1889 when it was introduced by the Anglo-American Packing Company.
⚫ In 1902, following a period of industry consolidation, the British Columbia Packers’ Association was chartered as a New Jersey-based entity to take advantage of the state's favourable trust laws. Ewen emerged as the company's largest shareholder and first president.<ref>{{cite web|title=EWEN, ALEXANDER|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ewen_alexander_13E.html|work=Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13|publisher=University of Toronto/Université Laval|accessdate=6 April 2014|author=H. Keith Ralston|year=1994}}</ref> In 1908, a year after Ewen's death at age 74, the company purchased the Clover Leaf brand and began selling its canned salmon under the newly acquired ]. Clover Leaf had been introduced in Canada in 1889 by the Anglo-American Packing Company to sell canned mackerel, among other products.


⚫ == History ==
⚫ In 1928, the British Columbia Packers’ Association merged with Gosse Packing Company Ltd. and was federally incorporated in Canada as British Columbia Packers Limited (BC Packers). The consolidated entity consisted of 44 canneries, three cold storage facilities, five plants and shipyards, two salteries and more than 100 fishing boats, packers and coastal tenders.<ref>{{cite web|title=BC Packers Limited -- A Short History|url=http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/archives/exhibits/bcpackersinsurancephotosandmaps/bcpackerslimited_ashorthistory.htm|publisher=City of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada|accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>
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⚫ Clover Leaf Seafoods traces its roots back to 1871 when Alexander Ewen and three partners founded Loggie & Company, the first commercial ] in British Columbia, Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |last=H. Keith Ralston |year=1994 |title=EWEN, ALEXANDER |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ewen_alexander_13E.html |website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13 |publisher=University of Toronto/Université Laval |accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref> The cannery was located on the south shore of the ] opposite New Westminster on a site that's now part of ] (founded as Annieville).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annieville |url=http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/44920.html |publisher=BC Geographical Names Search – GeoBC |accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>
⚫ Up until 1945, BC Packer's fishery operations were focused on the ]. Post World War II, the company expanded rapidly, opening new Canadian facilities in Ontario and ] and foreign facilities in coastal areas of the United States, Mexico and Southeast Asia.<ref>{{cite web|title=BC Packers Limited -- A Short History|url=http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/archives/exhibits/bcpackersinsurancephotosandmaps/bcpackerslimited_ashorthistory.htm|publisher=City of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada|accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>


⚫ In 1902, Loggie & Company merged with some of its local competitors to form the British Columbia Packers' Association, which was chartered as a New Jersey–based entity to take advantage of the state's favourable trust laws. Ewen emerged as the company's largest shareholder and first president.<ref>{{Cite web |last=H. Keith Ralston |year=1994 |title=EWEN, ALEXANDER |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ewen_alexander_13E.html |website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13 |publisher=University of Toronto/Université Laval |accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>
⚫ In 1962, ] acquired BC Packers and its Clover Leaf brand. Five years later, in 1967, it also acquired ], makers of Brunswick Sardines and Seafood Snacks.<ref>{{cite web|title=George Weston Limited History|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/george-weston-limited-history/|publisher=FundingUniverse.com|accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>


In 1908, a year after Ewen's death at age 74, the company purchased the Clover Leaf brand and began selling its canned salmon under the newly acquired ]. Clover Leaf had been introduced in Canada in 1889 by the Anglo-American Packing Company to sell canned mackerel, among other products.
⚫ The end of the 20th century and the first decade of the new millennium brought a number of ownership changes for Clover Leaf. In 1999, George Weston sold the brand to ], which rolled it into its U.S. canned seafood division, ]. Subsequently, in 2001, International Home Foods was acquired by ], which sold Clover Leaf/Bumble Bee to a senior management group in 2003. A year later, Clover Leaf/Bumble Bee merged with Connors Bros. to create Connors Bros. Income Fund, North America's largest branded-seafood company.


⚫ In 1928, the British Columbia Packers' Association merged with Gosse Packing Company Ltd. and was federally incorporated in Canada as British Columbia Packers Limited (BC Packers). The consolidated entity consisted of 44 canneries, three cold storage facilities, five plants and shipyards, two salteries and more than 100 fishing boats, packers and coastal tenders.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BC Packers Limited -- A Short History |url=http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/archives/exhibits/bcpackersinsurancephotosandmaps/bcpackerslimited_ashorthistory.htm |publisher=City of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>
⚫ In 2008, Connors Bros. was acquired by U.S. private equity firm Centre Partners.<ref>{{cite news|title=Centre Partners Acquires Connors Bros.|url=http://www.seafoodsource.com/en/news/16-supply-trade/18836-centre-partners-acquires-connors-bros|accessdate=6 April 2014|newspaper=Seafoodsource.com|date=25 September, 2008|author=SeafoodSource staff}}</ref> In 2010, Centre Partners sold Connors Bros. to British private-equity firm Lion Capital LLP.<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet The Men Who Bought And Sold Bumble Bee Tuna...Twice|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2011/02/10/meet-the-men-who-bought-and-sold-bumblebee-tuna-twice/|accessdate=6 April 2014|newspaper=Forbes|date=2/10/2011|author=Steve Schaefer}}</ref>


⚫ Up until 1945, BC Packer's fishery operations were focused on the ]. Post World War II, the company expanded rapidly, opening new Canadian facilities in Ontario and ] and foreign facilities in coastal areas of the United States, Mexico and Southeast Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BC Packers Limited -- A Short History |url=http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/archives/exhibits/bcpackersinsurancephotosandmaps/bcpackerslimited_ashorthistory.htm |publisher=City of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>


⚫ In 1962, ] acquired BC Packers and its Clover Leaf brand. Five years later, in 1967, it also acquired ], makers of Brunswick Sardines and Seafood Snacks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Weston Limited History |url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/george-weston-limited-history/ |publisher=FundingUniverse.com |accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>


⚫ The end of the 20th century and the first decade of the new millennium brought a number of ownership changes for Clover Leaf. In 1998, George Weston sold the Clover Leaf brand and associated trademarks to ], which established Clover Leaf Seafoods as a separate legal entity. Shortly thereafter, International Home Foods rolled Clover Leaf into its U.S. canned seafood division, ].


Subsequently, in 2001, ] purchased International Home Foods, acquiring the Clover Leaf/Bumble Bee seafood division as part of the transaction. In 2003, ConAgra sold the division to a senior management group. A year later, Clover Leaf/Bumble Bee merged with Connors Bros. to create Connors Bros. Income Fund, North America's largest branded-seafood company.


⚫ In 2008, Connors Bros. was acquired by U.S. private equity firm Centre Partners.<ref>{{Cite news |last=SeafoodSource staff |date=25 September 2008 |title=Centre Partners Acquires Connors Bros. |work=Seafoodsource.com |url=http://www.seafoodsource.com/en/news/16-supply-trade/18836-centre-partners-acquires-connors-bros |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140505045305/http://www.seafoodsource.com/en/news/16-supply-trade/18836-centre-partners-acquires-connors-bros |archive-date=5 May 2014 |accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref> In 2010, Centre Partners sold Connors Bros. to British private-equity firm Lion Capital LLP.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Steve Schaefer |date=2 October 2011 |title=Meet The Men Who Bought And Sold Bumble Bee Tuna...Twice |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2011/02/10/meet-the-men-who-bought-and-sold-bumblebee-tuna-twice/ |accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>


In 2020, FCF Co, Ltd. (FCF), a privately held Taiwanese seafood conglomerate, purchased Bumble Bee.
== See also ==
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Canadian canned seafood marketing company
Clover Leaf Seafoods Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySeafood
HeadquartersMarkham, Ontario, Canada
Brands
  • Clover Leaf
  • Brunswick
ParentConnors Brothers Limited
Websitecloverleaf.ca

Clover Leaf Seafoods Company is the leading marketer brand of canned seafood in the Canadian market owned by British equity firm Lion Capital LLP. Headquartered in Markham, Ontario, it sells canned, shelf-stable, and frozen goods under the Clover Leaf and Brunswick brands. The company's products include tuna, salmon, oysters, mussels, clams, shrimp, crab, lobster and sardines. Clover Leaf Seafoods was formerly owned by Canadian Connors Brothers Limited when merged with American counterpart brand Bumble Bee Seafoods in 2003, it was then sold to American equity firm Centre Partners (based in Los Angeles) in 2005, then sold to Lion Capital (based in London) in 2010. In 2020, FCF Co, Ltd. (FCF), a privately held Taiwanese seafood conglomerate and an industry leader in sustainability and traceability, purchased Bumble Bee to become one of the world’s largest seafood companies.

The Clover Leaf brand has been used to market canned seafood products in Canada since 1889 when it was introduced by the Anglo-American Packing Company.

History

Clover Leaf Seafoods office in Markham
Clover Leaf Seafoods products

Clover Leaf Seafoods traces its roots back to 1871 when Alexander Ewen and three partners founded Loggie & Company, the first commercial salmon cannery in British Columbia, Canada. The cannery was located on the south shore of the Fraser River opposite New Westminster on a site that's now part of North Delta (founded as Annieville).

In 1902, Loggie & Company merged with some of its local competitors to form the British Columbia Packers' Association, which was chartered as a New Jersey–based entity to take advantage of the state's favourable trust laws. Ewen emerged as the company's largest shareholder and first president.

In 1908, a year after Ewen's death at age 74, the company purchased the Clover Leaf brand and began selling its canned salmon under the newly acquired trademark. Clover Leaf had been introduced in Canada in 1889 by the Anglo-American Packing Company to sell canned mackerel, among other products.

In 1928, the British Columbia Packers' Association merged with Gosse Packing Company Ltd. and was federally incorporated in Canada as British Columbia Packers Limited (BC Packers). The consolidated entity consisted of 44 canneries, three cold storage facilities, five plants and shipyards, two salteries and more than 100 fishing boats, packers and coastal tenders.

Up until 1945, BC Packer's fishery operations were focused on the British Columbia Coast. Post World War II, the company expanded rapidly, opening new Canadian facilities in Ontario and Atlantic Canada and foreign facilities in coastal areas of the United States, Mexico and Southeast Asia.

In 1962, George Weston Limited acquired BC Packers and its Clover Leaf brand. Five years later, in 1967, it also acquired Connors Bros., makers of Brunswick Sardines and Seafood Snacks.

The end of the 20th century and the first decade of the new millennium brought a number of ownership changes for Clover Leaf. In 1998, George Weston sold the Clover Leaf brand and associated trademarks to International Home Foods, which established Clover Leaf Seafoods as a separate legal entity. Shortly thereafter, International Home Foods rolled Clover Leaf into its U.S. canned seafood division, Bumble Bee.

Subsequently, in 2001, ConAgra purchased International Home Foods, acquiring the Clover Leaf/Bumble Bee seafood division as part of the transaction. In 2003, ConAgra sold the division to a senior management group. A year later, Clover Leaf/Bumble Bee merged with Connors Bros. to create Connors Bros. Income Fund, North America's largest branded-seafood company.

In 2008, Connors Bros. was acquired by U.S. private equity firm Centre Partners. In 2010, Centre Partners sold Connors Bros. to British private-equity firm Lion Capital LLP.

In 2020, FCF Co, Ltd. (FCF), a privately held Taiwanese seafood conglomerate, purchased Bumble Bee.

See also

References

  1. Nielsen MarketTrack, National All Channels, tonnage share, 52 wks ending Feb 8, 2014. ACNielsen.
  2. H. Keith Ralston (1994). "EWEN, ALEXANDER". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  3. "Annieville". BC Geographical Names Search – GeoBC. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. H. Keith Ralston (1994). "EWEN, ALEXANDER". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  5. "BC Packers Limited -- A Short History". City of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  6. "BC Packers Limited -- A Short History". City of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  7. "George Weston Limited History". FundingUniverse.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  8. SeafoodSource staff (25 September 2008). "Centre Partners Acquires Connors Bros". Seafoodsource.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  9. Steve Schaefer (2 October 2011). "Meet The Men Who Bought And Sold Bumble Bee Tuna...Twice". Forbes. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
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