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ALGRO Farms Inc.’s Next Generation
The next generation of ALGRO Farms Inc. now partners in the business. Wilmer Melissant oversees daily operations as well as the Sales. Joris Melissant takes care of all of ALGRO’s equipment needs and directs larger projects within the company, as he has for as long as anyone can remember. Founder and President Bastiaan Melissant will mainly focus on the property, including new buildings, and will continue to purchase equipment and seeds. His expertise in all areas remains vitally important to the operation of ALGRO Farms Inc.
ALGRO is recipient of Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program (SGAP) – Winter 2025
ALGRO Farms Inc. is awarded government funding as one of twenty (20) food and agri-food technology businesses in southern Ontario that address their sustainable growth and adoption needs through clean technology adoption and sustainability process enhancements. These projects will help to accelerate environmentally conscious business growth and the transition to a green economy in southern Ontario.
Shipping Facility Extension – Spring 2025
To serve our customers better, ALGRO Farms Inc. has expanded its facility with a cooled area for product ready to ship. Food inspections take place here. To further optimize logistic flow, there are two new loading docks at the very East side of the facility. Truckers, food inspectors, and employees are more than happy with the results.
Employee Appreciation Day – Summer 2024
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Dutchman discusses nine years of growing, processing onions in Canada
It’s been nine years since Bas Melissant and his family emigrated from the Netherlands to Canada. He bought a farm near Norwich and founded MEN’s Farming Inc. It supplies specialty onions to the North American market. In this interview, he reflects on the move and building the company. “Emigrating to Canada wasn’t easy. Neither was building a cultivation and processing company from the ground up,” Bas recalls.
“Or finding buyers for your product. I’d gained experience in several fields. I was a contractor, buyer, pool manager, international salesman, manager, and grower. That was in the Netherlands and France. It was very useful in starting this business. I grew my first onions when I was 17. And have been lucky to work for and with the best business people in the onion world. That was a great, instructive time.”
