Lee Li Holdings

What Lee Li Holdings does

Lee Li Holdings is a privately held Canadian multinational conglomerate founded in 1984 by Lee Q. Shim, headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario. The company operates a portfolio of eight core subsidiaries spanning food and beverage manufacturing (First Choice Beverage, Imperial Chilled Juice), cold storage and logistics (Imperial Cold Storage, Courtneypark Distribution Centre), real estate development and property management (Better Build Developments, Huntcrest Property Management), mining and exploration (Canadian North Resources), wholesale trading (Primus International), healthcare diagnostics (Tri-County Diagnostics & Imaging), and financial services (Ivy Mortgage and Finance Corporation).

The company's core technology centers on industrial food and beverage processing infrastructure, including a 500,000 sq ft food processing plaza in Mississauga, a 100,000+ sq ft beverage manufacturing facility operating coast-to-coast through British Columbia and Ontario sites, and an automated palletized distribution system connected via temperature-controlled bridges. First Choice Beverage is described as the only Canadian facility producing both low-acid dairy alternatives (almond, soy, nut, oat milk) and high-acid juices, and serves as a major contract packager for Coca-Cola brands including Minute Maid, Simply Lemonade, and Simply Orange. The Ferguson Lake Project in Nunavut holds 40.01 million tons of ore valued at $1.5 billion.

Revenue mechanics are diversified across transaction fees (food processing, contract beverage manufacturing, trading, mortgage origination), managed services (cold storage, property management), one-time licensing (real estate development), licensing/royalties (mining), and professional services (diagnostic imaging). The company sells primarily through B2B enterprise channels to global brands, restaurant franchises, airlines, and major Canadian retailers (Loblaws, Sobeys, Walmart, Costco), with quote-based pricing and no publicly disclosed revenue. The conglomerate's go-to-market is sales-led, leveraging its vertical integration across production, cold chain logistics, and distribution to offer one-stop supply chain solutions.

Name

Lee Li Holdings

Legal name

Lee Li Holdings

Website

https://leeli.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lee Li Holdings is a privately held Canadian multinational conglomerate founded in 1984, operating eight subsidiaries across food and beverage manufacturing, cold storage logistics, real estate development, mining, healthcare diagnostics, and financial services, serving enterprise B2B customers including Coca-Cola, major Canadian retailers, airlines, and restaurant franchises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mississauga

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food Processing & Distribution: Food processing business through Gallant Foods (now Schneiders, Canada's largest food processor), supplying premade, ready-for-market food products to global brands, restaurant franchises, retailers, and airlines
2. Cold Storage Services: Public storage for frozen products through Imperial Cold Storage, serving customers across Canada for over two decades
3. Beverage Manufacturing & Contract Packaging: Premium juice and chilled beverage manufacturing including Minute Maid, Simply Lemonade, Simply Orange Juice; contract packaging for Coca-Cola
4. Real Estate Development: Residential construction through Better Build Developments including custom homes, subdivisions, townhouses, and detached homes
5. Property Management: Commercial and industrial property management services through Huntcrest Property Management Corp
6. Mining & Exploration: Mining exploration through Canadian North Resources Inc., focused on the Ferguson Lake Project in Nunavut
7. Mortgage & Finance Services: Private second mortgage lending through Ivy Mortgage & Finance Corporation, serving individuals and commercial projects
8. Import/Export Trading: Wholesale distribution of consumer goods including frozen fruits, beverages, food additives and household goods through Primus International Inc.
9. Diagnostic Imaging Services: Medical diagnostic imaging services through Tri-County Diagnostics & Imaging

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lee Li Holdings is a diversified multinational conglomerate operating through wholly-owned subsidiaries across food processing, premium juice and dairy-alternative beverage manufacturing, cold storage and logistics, residential real estate development, commercial property management, mining exploration, wholesale import/export trading, private mortgage lending, and diagnostic imaging services. The company emphasizes a vertical integration strategy from production through distribution, anchored by a 500,000 sq ft food processing plaza in Mississauga, automated palletized distribution, and the only Canadian facility producing both low-acid dairy alternatives and high-acid juices.

Product overview

Lee Li Holdings is a multinational holding company operating a diversified portfolio of subsidiaries across multiple industries. The company operates as a platform of distinct business units unified under a vertical integration strategy spanning food and beverage manufacturing (First Choice Beverage, Imperial Cold Storage), real estate development and property management (Better Build Developments, Huntcrest Property Management), mining exploration (Canadian North Resources), wholesale trading (Primus International), healthcare diagnostics (Tri-County Diagnostics & Imaging), and financial services (Ivy Mortgage and Finance). The portfolio was built through strategic acquisitions and joint ventures starting from a meat distribution business in 1984.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• First Choice Beverage Inc. Only juice plant in Canada producing both low acid (almond, soy, nut, oat milk) and high acid (juice) beverages. Contract manufactures for brands such as Minute Maid, Simply Lemonade, and Simply Orange Juice, and is a major contract packager for Coca-Cola.
• Imperial Cold Storage Public cold storage services for frozen products across Canada, with high-efficiency automated management and precision temperature-controlled storage.
• Better Build Developments & Co. Ltd. Full-service residential real estate developer constructing custom homes, subdivisions, townhouses, and detached homes, offered with in-house mortgage services through Ivy Mortgage and Finance Corporation.
• Huntcrest Property Management Corp. Commercial property management services for office, manufacturing, and warehouse locations, streamlining relationships between landlords and tenants.
• Canadian North Resources Inc. Exploration and mining company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with complete ownership of the Ferguson Lake Project in Nunavut, focusing on copper, nickel, cobalt, palladium, and platinum deposits.
• Ivy Mortgage and Finance Corporation Private second mortgage lender offering competitive loans to individuals and commercial projects, serving mortgage seekers with special needs including multiple property owners, high-income professionals, new immigrants, and young graduates.
• Tri-County Diagnostics & Imaging Diagnostic imaging center providing high-field MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, and mobile scanning services with trained professional teams delivering accurate imaging technology.
• Primus International Inc. Import/export trading company engaged in wholesale distribution of consumer goods including food products (especially frozen fruits), beverages, food additives, and general household goods.

Quantifiable outcome

• Served Canadian market from coast to coast with First Choice Beverage manufacturing facilities in British Columbia and Ontario
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Earth's Own Food CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Lee Li Holdings entered into a joint venture with Earth's Own Food Company in 2014 to form First Choice Beverage Inc. The joint venture operates manufacturing facilities in British Columbia and Ontario to serve the national market from coast to coast.
• Schneiders (acquisition of Gallant Foods)majorOthers · 1 January 2000In 2000, Gallant Foods (a Lee Li Holdings subsidiary) was purchased by Schneiders and rebranded, becoming Canada's largest food processor. This acquisition validated Gallant Foods' market position.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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