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          to send our staff to the major food shows and event
        
        
          catering conferences to keep us on the cutting edge of
        
        
          the industry.”
        
        
          Going for the Green
        
        
          Green initiatives are a driving force in the company’s
        
        
          expansion and remodelling efforts. They are currently
        
        
          upgrading their main facility by installing a solar photo-
        
        
          voltaic system that will cover approximately 30 percent
        
        
          of the electricity demand. Other eco-wise solutions in-
        
        
          clude a switch to LED lighting, and recycling of card-
        
        
          board boxes, oil, plastic, and pallets.
        
        
          Why such a high priority on going green? Leacock says
        
        
          the reasons are two-fold: “First is the cost factor – cost
        
        
          savings we are looking to gain, especially from the LED
        
        
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