Cafeteria Brand Feed was first introduced to Ontario farmers by Maple Leaf Milling in the late 1920's. From the very beginning, this company was innovative and adopted a leadership position in Canadian agriculture.

Around 1930, the Toronto Elevator Company started selling quality feeds under the Masterfeeds brand name. At about the same time, another company, Purity Flour Mills, sold products to farmers under the Pioneer brand name. Thirty years later, these well-known Canadian companies united. This new company continued to sell the Masterfeeds line of products.

By now, Masterfeeds was a national company selling quality products coast-to-coast. It continued to lead the way in agricultural research and innovation. For example, Masterfeeds was the first to introduce the 50 lb. paper bag to the marketplace. This introduction was a significant improvement over the previous industry standard of a 100 lb. jute bag. Another example of innovation was the pelleting and crumbling of feeds. Masterfeeds was at the forefront of these innovations.
 

 		  

1991
Partnership formed between Ag Processing Inc. (a cooperative) and Archer Daniels Midland Inc. (ADM) acquired International Multifoods’ North American feed and grain operations.
 

1994
Masterfeeds acquires all Shur-Gain feed plants in Alberta.
 

1996
Masterfeeds acquires Vigor Feeds, Saskatoon from Burns Meat Inc.
 

1997
Masterfeeds divested Lethbridge feed business to Parrish &

Heimbecker Ltd. (P&H) and acquires P&H’s Edmonton feed business

Masterfeeds sells Newfoundland feed business to Integrated Poultry Ltd.
 

1998
Masterfeeds acquires Wall Feeds, Abbotsford, British Columbia.
 

1999
Masterfeeds acquires Elliot Bros. in Ontario
 

2001
Ag Processing Inc. acquired 100% ownership of Masterfeeds Inc. from ADM.

Masterfeeds acquired Heartland Feeds from Saskatchewan Wheat Pool in Alberta & Saskatchewan
 

2004
Masterfeeds divested Abbotsford, British Columbia plant to Ritchie-Smith Feeds.


2008
Acquires Land O'Lakes Canada operations in Ontario