Lilydale
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1951
- HeadquartersMarkham, Canada
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Lilydale firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Lilydale
- Legal name
- Lilydale
- Website
- https://lilydale.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1951
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Lilydale industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Poultry Products
- NAICS
- Poultry Processing (311615)
- SIC
- Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Broiler Processing (Whole Bird, Parts, Further Processing) (AFANACAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Turkey Processing (Whole Bird, Parts, Further Processing) (AFANACAH), Poultry Cured/Smoked & Deli Products (Turkey Ham, Deli Slices, Bacon-Style) (AFANACAD)
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Where Lilydale is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Markham
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Lilydale business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Retail Poultry Products: Lilydale generates revenue through the sale of consumer packaged chicken and turkey products via retail grocery stores across Canada. Products include fresh poultry, frozen items, fully-cooked deli meats, sausages, and turkey bacon. Revenue is realized through standard retail consumer purchases.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
Lilydale product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Lilydale manufactures and sells premium Canadian chicken and turkey products, including fresh (air-chilled) chicken and turkey cuts, frozen whole turkey, fully-cooked deli meats, sausages, carved meats, and turkey bacon. Products are sourced exclusively from 100% Canadian-raised, grain-fed poultry supplied by partnered Canadian family farmers, with no hormones or antibiotics used in production. The brand is sold through retail grocery stores across Canada under the Lilydale® name, owned by Sofina Foods Inc.
Product overview
Lilydale is a premium Canadian poultry brand owned by Sofina Foods Inc., founded over 75 years ago as an Alberta agricultural cooperative. The product portfolio is organized into two main protein lines (chicken and turkey) across three product forms: fresh (air-chilled), frozen, and fully-cooked. The product range includes: Fresh Chicken (whole, split breasts, ground, wings, thighs, legs, drumsticks, boneless/skinless cuts), Fresh Turkey (whole, breast roasts, steaks, fillets, cutlets, ground varieties, bone-in cuts), Frozen Whole Turkey, and a fully-cooked lineup spanning Sausages (breakfast turkey/chicken, bratwurst, Italian varieties), Deli Meats / Classics (pre-sliced smoked ham, honey ham, roast beef, chicken and turkey breast slices, shawarma chicken), Carved Meats (oven-roasted turkey and chicken breast strips), and Turkey Bacon. The products are sourced exclusively from Canadian grain-fed poultry raised by partnered Canadian family farms, with no hormones or antibiotics used in production.
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Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Sausages A wide variety of premium Lilydale sausages including breakfast turkey and chicken sausages, bratwurst, hot Italian turkey sausages, and mild Italian turkey sausages, sold at Canadian retail grocery stores.
- Deli Meats Fully-cooked Lilydale deli meats and turkey breast roasts in various flavors including Kentucky-style, honey, smoked, oven-roasted, Montreal style, peppered smoked, sundried tomato, sweet mesquite, and cooked varieties, sold through Canadian grocery retailers.
- Classics Sliced Deli Meats Pre-sliced Lilydale deli meats including Shawarma Style Chicken, Smoked Black Forest Ham, Oven Roasted Chicken Breast, Smoked Honey Ham, Cooked Roast Beef, and Cooked Turkey Breast, sold at retail in Canada.
- Carved Meats Pre-carved Lilydale poultry products including Oven Roasted Carved Turkey Breast, Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Strips, and Oven Roasted Chicken Breast Strips, sold in resealable packages at Canadian grocery stores.
- Bacon Lilydale turkey bacon products including Natural Turkey Bacon Style and standard Turkey Bacon Style, sold at retail grocery stores in Canada.
- Frozen Whole Turkey Proudly Canadian grain-fed Grade A Lilydale frozen whole turkey, ready to thaw, cook, and serve for gatherings, sold at Canadian grocery retailers.
- Fresh Chicken 100% Canadian raised Lilydale fresh chicken products including whole chicken, split chicken breasts, ground chicken, wings, thighs, legs, drumsticks, boneless skinless thighs, and boneless skinless breasts, sold at Canadian grocery stores.
- Fresh Turkey 100% Canadian raised Lilydale fresh turkey products including whole turkey, turkey breast roast, turkey breast steaks, turkey breast fillets, turkey breast cutlets, ground turkey breast, ground thigh and breast turkey, ground turkey, boneless skinless turkey thighs, boneless skinless turkey breast, turkey wings, bone-in turkey thigh, and turkey drumstick, sold at Canadian grocery retailers.
Companies that use Lilydale
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Lilydale technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Lilydale partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Lilydale competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Maple Leaf Foods: Canada's largest poultry and prepared meats processor, offering fresh chicken, turkey, deli meats, and sausages under the Maple Leaf brand. Most direct head-to-head competitor to Lilydale in Canadian retail poultry.
- Exceldor: Canadian poultry cooperative producing fresh and value-added chicken and turkey products for retail and foodservice. Comparable as a Canadian poultry processor with both fresh and further-processed capabilities.
- Maple Lodge Farms: Canadian family-owned poultry processor producing fresh and further-processed chicken products under its own brand and private label. Directly comparable in product mix (fresh chicken, deli meats, sausages) and Canadian retail focus.
- Pinty's Delicious Foods: Canadian fully-cooked poultry and deli meat specialist selling carved chicken, sausages, and prepared meats to Canadian grocers. Overlaps directly with Lilydale's deli, carved, and sausage product categories.
- Sunrise Poultry: BC-based poultry processor supplying fresh and frozen chicken and turkey to Western Canadian retailers. Closely comparable as a regional Canadian poultry processor competing for the same shelf space as Lilydale.
Broad incumbents
- Foster Farms: Privately held US West Coast poultry processor producing fresh chicken, turkey, and prepared poultry products for retail. Comparable in scale, private ownership structure, and fresh/further-processed product breadth.
- Perdue Farms: Large US poultry producer differentiated by no-antibiotics-ever positioning and organic lines. Closely aligned with Lilydale's 'no hormones or antibiotics' and premium-raised brand positioning.
- Tyson Foods: One of the world's largest poultry and prepared foods producers, with broad fresh and value-added chicken, turkey, and prepared meat portfolios. Serves as a global incumbent benchmark for category economics and scale.
- Pilgrim's Pride: Major global poultry processor producing fresh and prepared chicken products for retail and foodservice. Comparable in core poultry processing operations and downstream further-processed product mix.
- Butterball: North America's largest turkey processor producing whole birds, parts, and further-processed turkey products. Direct comparator to Lilydale's fresh and frozen turkey category.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Lilydale leadership team
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Lilydale funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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Lilydale M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Lilydale
What does Lilydale do?
Lilydale manufactures and sells premium Canadian chicken and turkey products, including fresh (air-chilled) chicken and turkey cuts, frozen whole turkey, fully-cooked deli meats, sausages, carved meats, and turkey bacon. Products are sourced exclusively from 100% Canadian-raised, grain-fed poultry supplied by partnered Canadian family farmers, with no hormones or antibiotics used in production. The brand is sold through retail grocery stores across Canada under the Lilydale® name, owned by Sofina Foods Inc.
Is Lilydale a public or private company?
Lilydale is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Lilydale founded?
Lilydale was founded in 1951. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Lilydale based?
Lilydale is headquartered in Markham, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Lilydale make money?
One revenue line is on record: retail Poultry Products.
Who are Lilydale's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Maple Leaf Foods, Exceldor, Maple Lodge Farms, Pinty's Delicious Foods and Sunrise Poultry. Broad incumbents are Foster Farms, Perdue Farms, Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Pride and Butterball.
Does Lilydale have an API?
No public API is recorded for Lilydale.
What industry is Lilydale in?
Lilydale's product category is Poultry Products. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFANACAI, Broiler Processing (Whole Bird, Parts, Further Processing), with a secondary code of AFANACAH, Turkey Processing (Whole Bird, Parts, Further Processing). Its NAICS code is 311615 and its SIC code is 2015.