The Ontario government is pledging $27 million towards a $200 million expansion project announced by Chapman’s, Canada’s largest independent ice cream manufacturer.
Premier Doug Ford announced the funding from the government’s Invest Ontario Fund during a Sept. 19 press conference outside Chapman’s Markdale facility, describing it as a “major vote of confidence” in both Ontario’s economy and its workers.
The province’s funding is in addition to the more than $200 million that Chapman’s is providing to expand its operations and build a new facility in Markdale, a small town in Grey County located two hours northwest of Toronto. The multi-million dollar expansion will create 200 new jobs in the region, boosting the family-owned company’s workforce to more than 1,000 employees, the firm said in a Sept. 19 press release….