It All

Selling Eggs
Door-to-Door

Building The Barn

Setting Roots
in Canada

Began With Eggs

The May family arrived in Canada, settling on a farm outside of Norval, now known as Brampton.

It All

The original plot of land the Mays lived on is where Maple Lodge Farms still stands today.

Arriving in the 1830s, the May family settled on a farm outside of the town of Norval which is now Brampton, Ontario. They brought with them a proud tradition of hard work, agricultural wisdom and humble family values.

Setting Roots in Canada

Building The

By the turn of the century, the May family was a fixture of the Norval community. Led by Wesley May, the family built a barn on the homestead which now serves as the Maple Lodge Farms head office.

Years later, Wesley passed the deed on to his son, Lawrence “Bompy” May.

Barn

Began With Eggs

The Mays built a barn on the family homestead , still serving as the Maple lodge Farms head office today.

It All

You can see Bompy and his baskets of eggs on all of our products today.

Selling Eggs Door-to-Door

Times were tough for the May family during the Great Depression. With income from the farm shrinking, Bompy (Lawrence May) and his wife Gwen had a brilliant idea to earn some extra money: putting a few boxes of eggs in the back of the truck and selling them door-to-door.

Began With Eggs

Our founder, Lawrence “Bompy” May, and his wife began selling eggs door-to-door during the Great Depression to help make ends meet.

Start Of The Chicken Era

Like Father,
Like Sons

Chicken,
Incorporated

Our
Extended
Family

Bompy’s sons, Jack & Bob joined their father and began to offer the community with homegrown chickens fresh from the farm.

Start Of The Chicken Era

Like Father, Like Sons

Once they were teenagers, Bompy’s two sons, Jack and Bob, started to help their father with his egg deliveries. Soon after joining the business, the two sons had their own brilliant idea: they added a cooler to their truck and started selling homegrown chickens fresh from the farm. As they say, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!

To keep up with growing demands, Maple Lodge Farms Limited was officially established in 1955.

Start Of The Chicken Era

Chicken, Incorporated

Less than a decade after they transformed Bompy’s egg delivery service into a chicken company, word spread about Jack and Bob’s high quality foods, and the two brothers found they needed help to fill customer orders.

With the growing demand, Jack & Bob decided to officially establish “Maple Lodge Farms Limited” in 1955.

Our Extended Family

Along with Jack and Bob, they built the foundation of the Maple Lodge Farms business that led to its success today.

In 2015, our first ever employee celebrated 65 years with the company - and he's still working
to this day!

The extended family helped build the foundation for what Maple Lodge Farms is today.

Launching Family Favourites

The Original
Chicken Wiener

Giving Back

Setting Records

Pioneering
Chicken Bacon

History was made when we launched the first ever Chicken Wiener, a one-of-kind innovation, still loved by many Canadians to this day.

Launching Family Favourites

The Original Chicken Wiener

With decades of experience now under their belt, Maple Lodge Farms aspired to provide Canadian families with a range of wholesome chicken products.

This big push started in 1980 with the launch of the soon-to-be popular Maple Lodge Farms Original Chicken Wiener!

In 1985, the team produced the world’s longest chicken wiener

Launching Family Favourites

It wasn’t all chicken deliveries and number crunching at Maple Lodge Farms. The team decided to have a little fun one year by creating the world’s longest chicken wiener - another family first moment!

Setting Records

Giving Back

Lawrence “Bompy” May passed away peacefully in 1998.

To honour Bompy and his wife, Gwen, the May family established the Maple Lodge Farms’ Foundation to give back to the community, reiterating their core value of putting ‘Family First’.

He was 99 years old and still coming into work almost every day!

When Bompy passed away, the May family established the mape Lodge Farms’ Foundation to give back to the community, reiterating their core value of putting ‘Family First’

Launching Family Favourites

Did you know that the white part on a slice of chicken bacon is actually made of white meat, not fat?

In 1999, Maple Lodge Farms introduced Original Chicken Bacon, as well as a line of deli meats.

Still Family First

Reaching a
New
Milestone

Expanding Our Brand

Our 60th Anniversary

Making Roots

Still a family-run company, Maple Lodge Farms became the biggest chicken processor in Canada.

Still Family First

Reaching A New Milestone

Expanding Our Brand

With Jack & Bob’s children now actively contributing to the success of Maple Lodge Farms, the company made history in 2012 when it became the largest chicken processor in Canada.

Staying true to the May family’s farming roots, Fresh From The Farm was introduced to the market in 2014, featuring a variety of air-chilled, local, fresh chicken products. The successful launch led to another innovation in 2015, Naturally From The Farm, a line of products made with natural, simple ingredients.

We took our passion for wholesome foods to the next level with the launch of Fresh From the Farm, a line of air chilled, locally sourced, air chilled, fresh chicken. Inspired by its success, we introduced Naturally from the Farm, another product line of products made with natural, simple ingredients.

Still Family First

Our 60th Anniversary

Maple Lodge Farms officially celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2015.

Still a 100% family owned and operated company, we have not forgotten our humble beginnings and the same philosophy that guided us to this day: Family First.

2015 marked our 60th anniversary. Still a family run company, we have never forgotten the philosophy that led us to success: #FamilyFirst.

Still Family First

Making Roots

Maple Lodge Farms takes pride in actively supporting all of the communities that have helped us grow throughout the years. With our Special Events Team, we provide families with an opportunity to taste our products reaching over 1.8 million Canadians from coast to coast.

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Our Special Events Team, we provide families with an opportunity to taste our products reaching over 1.8 million Canadians from coast to coast.

2016