Automation exceeds expectations for poultry leader

Maple Lodge Farms Ltd, Canada’s largest independently owned poultry processor, selected Heat and Control to automate the spicing of their whole birds. After preliminary testing to refine the process, a Spray Dynamics system was installed and operational in July 2018 with results immediately and continuing to surpass initial projections.

In 2017, Maple Lodge Farms developed an aggressive strategy to grow annual revenue and market share over the next several years. To execute the plan and to meet expected new demand, they needed to expand their capacity by automating the manual process of spicing whole birds. Although the private Brampton, Canada-based company offers a variety of chicken products, including sliced deli, deli roasts, wieners, bacon, and frozen products, spiced birds were an integral component of the growth plan so that product line became their focus.