Facilities

Within the past ten years Cook's have added a new Pouch machine and upgraded processing equipment. A new line of Cook's Supreme Ice Cream and Sour Cream are also recent additions. Two new Tetra Rex packaging machines featuring Tetra Pak technology are their latest acquisitions. Tetra Pak is a world reknowned company developing new technology and innovations for the dairy industry, with plants in 21 countries around the world. These remarkable Tetra Rex machines quickly and efficiently open, fill and close folded 2 Liter or 500 ml. cartons. All of the improvements and investments mentioned above demonstrate Cook's Dairy Farm Ltd.'s ongoing commitment to the people of S.W. Nova Scotia.

It takes 7 hours for all of the milk to travel through the different processes, at the end of which hundreds of cartons of 1%, 2%, 31/4%, chocolate milk, whipping cream, skim milk, blend and sour cream have been produced under the supervision of Quality Control Manager, Angela Muise. Wednesdays are "juice" days at the plant, when the system is used to produce a complete line of Cook's delicious juices.

At the end of the day all of the lines are washed and sanitized and the refridgerated rooms are stocked full once again, but not for long. As fast as they're made, Cook's products dissappear onto the shelves of local stores where they travel in turn to the homes of thousands of dedicated customers.