{{Short description|Canadian dairy cooperative}}{{Infobox company | logo = Gaylea logo.png | type = Private | industry = Dairy products distribution | founded = 1958 | hq_location = 10 Carlson Court, Suite 100 Etobicoke, ON M9W 6L2 | website = https://www.gaylea.com/ }} '''Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited''' is a dairy products co-operative in Canada producing butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, whipped cream and lactose free milk for retail, food service, industrial and export markets. The company is based in Mississauga, Ontario and owned and operated by Ontario milk producers.
==History== The company was founded in 1958<ref name=aa>[https://www.gaylea.com/about-us/about-gay-lea/ "About Gay Lea"]. Gay Lea,</ref> as United Dairy and Poultry Co-operative Limited and later renamed Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited, to reflect the brand name of its products.
In 1981, Gay Lea purchased the 106-year-old Teeswater Creamery.<ref name=ac>[http://www.agcanada.com/daily/gay-lea-lays-out-dairy-processing-expansion-plans "Gay Lea lays out dairy processing expansion plans"]. Agriculture Canada, Nov. 21st, 2016</ref> They also acquired Stirling Creamery in 2016.<ref name=ab>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grainews.ca/daily/gay-lea-to-buy-central-ontario-butter-maker|title=Gay Lea to buy central Ontario butter maker {{!}} Grainews|website=www.grainews.ca|date=18 October 2016 |language=en|access-date=2017-10-10}}</ref>
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==External links==
Category:Dairy products companies of Canada Category:Agricultural co-operatives in Canada Category:Food and drink companies established in 1958 Category:1958 establishments in Ontario Category:Worker co-operatives of Canada