How this cookie maker is using technology to help satisfy Canada's sweet tooth
The Globe and Mail SAIRA PEESKER Published December 15, 2020 Photography by Glenn Lowson/The Globe and Mail When Jason Brass became president of Terra Cotta Foods Ltd. in 2012, the Georgetown, Ont. company was selling cookies to 2,000 Ontario schools, which used them for fundraisers. Two years later, the bakery got its first contract making private-label cookies for a grocery store chain and, thanks to updated technology, has seen explosive growth ever since. To make it happen, Terra Cotta leased a bigger plant and invested heavily in new baking equipment, including mixing, depositing and ...