Maple Leaf Foods Confirms System Outage Linked to Cybersecurity Incident
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. announced that its shareholders voted resoundingly to approve the proposed spin-off of the company's pork operations to form Canada Packers Inc. Courtesy Maple Leaf Foods.
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. on November 6 confirmed that it is currently experiencing a system outage linked to a cybersecurity incident.
Upon learning of the incident, Maple Leaf Foods took immediate action and engaged cybersecurity and recovery experts. Its team of information systems professionals and third-party experts are working diligently with all available resources to investigate the outage and resolve the situation. The company is executing its business continuity plans as it works to restore the impacted systems; however, it expects that full resolution of the outage will take time and result in some operational and service disruptions.
The company said it will continue to work with all its customers and suppliers to minimize these disruptions in order to continue delivering the nutritious food people need.
About Maple Leaf Foods
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a carbon neutral company with a vision to be the most sustainable protein company on earth, responsibly producing food products under leading brands including Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Prime, Maple Leaf Natural Selections, Schneiders, Schneiders Country Naturals, Mina, Greenfield Natural Meat Co., Lightlife and Field Roast. Maple Leaf Foods employs approximately 14,000 people and does business in Canada, the U.S. and Asia. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, and its shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (MFI).
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