Ocean Nutrition Canada
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Type | Subsidiary (TSX: CLR.UN) |
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Founded | 1997 in Bedford, Nova Scotia |
Headquarters | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Key people | John Risley, CEO; Clearwater Fine Foods Robert Orr, President |
Industry | Food |
Products | Fish Oil Capsules Meg-3 Brand Microcapsules |
Employees | 300 (2005) |
Slogan | Wellness Through Innovation |
Website | www.onc.ca |
Ocean Nutrition Canada, a subsidiary of Clearwater Fine Foods, is a global supplier of Omega-3 EPA/DHA fatty acids. These acids are typically obtained through the oils of Sardines, Anchovy, and other oily fish. Ocean Nutrition Canada operates three facilities:
- A research and development facility as well as a microencapsulation plant in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
- An oil processing and refinement plant in Mulgrave, Nova Scotia.
- An oil processing and microencapsulation plant at Arcadia, Wisconsin.
The company specializes in the microencapsulation of fish oil, and markets this substance as [Meg-3].