CELEBRATING
THE
GOOD TIMES 1990's
1991
New "Light" products were introduced. The "Light" products were well received by health conscious consumers, but there were still others who preferred the creamier taste offered by the introduction of Scotsburn's "Good Ice Cream" also introduced at this time. The product launch replaced the former Scotsburn, Brookfield and Eastern Dairyfood labels.
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne visited Scotsburn where she toured the ice cream plant and had an opportunity to sample the ice cream during her visit.
1992
A new storage and distribution centre was opened in the Truro Industrial Park to provide for central product distribution to all major market areas on pallets via trailers. It resulted in the closure of several local frozen product storage depots, but enabled the company to become more efficient at the same time.
1994
Dartmouth branch received a face-lift to enhance Scotsburn's presence in the metro market. Further expansion was also completed at this time to the central distribution centre in Truro, and extensive renovations also occurred at the milk processing plant in Stellarton.
1995
A new refrigerated warehouse was opened in Bridgewater to replace a rented facility, which had been destroyed by fire.
"Daisy the Cow", Scotsburn's mascot was introduced in the spring of '95 as part of the "Let's Moove on Safety" promotion. Because of her popularity, it was decided that Daisy would be here to stay, so the milk cartons were redesigned to incorporate her on the packaging.
October 1, 1995 - Scotsburn acquired the remaining interest of Brookfield Newfoundland; this helped to expand distribution in the market and sales growth over the following years.
1996
To improve efficiencies, a new frozen product storage warehouse was completed and opened in Sydney. This was attached to the milk processing and distribution centre at Upper Prince Street.
1998
St. John's, Nfld. underwent an expansion of the milk plant as well as the installation of an ice cream glacier machine for the production and packaging of specialty ice cream novelty products. The glacier machine was the first one owned by a Canadian company. It has opened up numerous doors for Scotsburn as a manufacturer and distributor of novelty products, and has enabled them to create some lucrative partnerships with other companies interested in developing novelty products, while also creating their own popular novelty line.
The milk plant in Stellarton became the home of a new twin line 2 litre carton filler machine with a screw cap application capability. At the same time, the most technologically advanced milk pouch filling equipment was installed at the Sydney milk processing plant. All the milk bags sold throughout the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick market are produced at the Dairy Centre in Sydney.
1999
Scotsburn was the first dairy in Canada to introduce 1.5% and .5% milk, done so in a two litre carton. The market place showed a positive responsive to the new products, but a ruling by the Nova Scotia Dairy Commission decided that Scotsburn would have to remove the 1.5% milk, but permitted them to keep the .5% milk.
December 30, 1999- This was the date that Scotsburn held the 100th annual meeting of its shareholders, significantly enough, at the current Scotsburn Elementary School. For the fiscal year 98-99 it was recorded that the creamery produced 2,769,000 pounds of butter. The process of making butter has not changed, only the equipment to manufacture it has. The same ingredients used 100 years ago are still the same today...cream and salt.
GOOD TIMES 1990's
1991
New "Light" products were introduced. The "Light" products were well received by health conscious consumers, but there were still others who preferred the creamier taste offered by the introduction of Scotsburn's "Good Ice Cream" also introduced at this time. The product launch replaced the former Scotsburn, Brookfield and Eastern Dairyfood labels.
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne visited Scotsburn where she toured the ice cream plant and had an opportunity to sample the ice cream during her visit.
1992
A new storage and distribution centre was opened in the Truro Industrial Park to provide for central product distribution to all major market areas on pallets via trailers. It resulted in the closure of several local frozen product storage depots, but enabled the company to become more efficient at the same time.
1994
Dartmouth branch received a face-lift to enhance Scotsburn's presence in the metro market. Further expansion was also completed at this time to the central distribution centre in Truro, and extensive renovations also occurred at the milk processing plant in Stellarton.
1995
A new refrigerated warehouse was opened in Bridgewater to replace a rented facility, which had been destroyed by fire.
"Daisy the Cow", Scotsburn's mascot was introduced in the spring of '95 as part of the "Let's Moove on Safety" promotion. Because of her popularity, it was decided that Daisy would be here to stay, so the milk cartons were redesigned to incorporate her on the packaging.
October 1, 1995 - Scotsburn acquired the remaining interest of Brookfield Newfoundland; this helped to expand distribution in the market and sales growth over the following years.
1996
To improve efficiencies, a new frozen product storage warehouse was completed and opened in Sydney. This was attached to the milk processing and distribution centre at Upper Prince Street.
1998
St. John's, Nfld. underwent an expansion of the milk plant as well as the installation of an ice cream glacier machine for the production and packaging of specialty ice cream novelty products. The glacier machine was the first one owned by a Canadian company. It has opened up numerous doors for Scotsburn as a manufacturer and distributor of novelty products, and has enabled them to create some lucrative partnerships with other companies interested in developing novelty products, while also creating their own popular novelty line.
The milk plant in Stellarton became the home of a new twin line 2 litre carton filler machine with a screw cap application capability. At the same time, the most technologically advanced milk pouch filling equipment was installed at the Sydney milk processing plant. All the milk bags sold throughout the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick market are produced at the Dairy Centre in Sydney.
1999
Scotsburn was the first dairy in Canada to introduce 1.5% and .5% milk, done so in a two litre carton. The market place showed a positive responsive to the new products, but a ruling by the Nova Scotia Dairy Commission decided that Scotsburn would have to remove the 1.5% milk, but permitted them to keep the .5% milk.
December 30, 1999- This was the date that Scotsburn held the 100th annual meeting of its shareholders, significantly enough, at the current Scotsburn Elementary School. For the fiscal year 98-99 it was recorded that the creamery produced 2,769,000 pounds of butter. The process of making butter has not changed, only the equipment to manufacture it has. The same ingredients used 100 years ago are still the same today...cream and salt.