Secondary Industry

Industrial Land In Scugog

There are three areas in Scugog Township designated for Industrial and Commercial development. These areas are placed in the center of Scugog Township and are placed to be very accessible to provincial highways 7,12, and 7A. There are a number of other industrial sites within the township, which have been established over the years. These usually have one or two industries on the site, and have been there for some time. They are marked on the map. The Industrial Parks are:

 
 	
	NORTH PORT INDUSTRIAL PARK

-Regional road access to highway 7/12
-Lease-A-Sign Co.

REACH INDUSTRIAL PARK

-Located on Durham Regional Road 8, at highway 7/12
-Lane Industrial Ventures
-Scugog Post & Fabrication
-Canadian Signs Systems Ltd

SUCCESS INDUSTRIAL PARK

-Located on Scugog 6th line and highway 7/12
-Currently under construction

Case Study of Mother Jackson's Open Kitchens Ltd.

Port Perry Ont.

Mother Jackson's Open Kitchens (MJOK) was established in Port Perry in 1974. Mr Ken Jackson started a business beside the present site of MJOK in the early 60's making the best butter tarts in Ontario under the name Flamingo Pastries. The name, Mother Jackson's came from the original owners, the Jackson family, and the logo is a picture of Mr. Jackson's mother. The reason why the owners (the Jackson Family) chose this area instead of a more populated area such as Oshawa or Whitby is because they were residents of Port Perry. They were able to get raw materials to the plant and they were able to establish a market for these products, and then sold them successfully. The earliest products made here by Mother Jackson's were meat pies. After the Jackson family started MJOK they sold the Flamingo butter tarts to the Vachon company, who moved production to Aurora. Presently Tech-Star Plastics occupies the original site. The Mother Jackson's company built a new factory next door to the old one and started to produce meat pies and other pastries. The company's present owner is the Scheider Corporation.

Mother Jackson's Production Line

MJOK manufactures many different frozen food products, but they do not use their own name on the product. In the Industry, MJOK is considered a Co-Packer. This means that they are subcontracted by other companies to make their products. Some of the companies are Schneider, Pillsbury, Maple Leaf, Shopsys, and Marks and Spencer. MJOK only puts their name on commercial products which are used by restaurants and cafeterias. When it is in full production, there are 3 plants in the same factory running on a 2-shift schedule and a sanitation crew that comes in every night and cleans everything. There are 150 employees who work at MJOK, making such products as meat pies, shepherds pie, sausage rolls, quiche, hors d'oeuvre, tarts, and tart shells (Tenderflake). The raw materials come from many different sources, all over Canada and the USA.

Mother Jackson's Oven

The time of year between September and December is the busiest for MJOK, because they make a lot of specialty items for the holiday season. The plants can make up to 5 million kilos of meat products per year. The frozen products are then shipped daily to warehouses across Canada and the U.S. for distribution to retail stores across Canada and the USA. "Free Trade" with the United States and Mexico has had a positive affect on the company because it has made it easier to ship products south into these areas. In the summer of 1990 the building underwent a $7 million expansion including 2 new plants. There is no future development plans for the company at this time.

Mother Jackson's Packaging

Mother Jackson's contributes a lot to the economy of Port Perry and Scugog Township. They are good corporate citizens, sponsoring our local hockey team, the MOJACKS, as well as many other worthy causes.

Key To Map Above

1 Port Perry Star Co. Ltd.
   Port Perry
  Community Newspaper Publisher

2 Prof Designed Wood Working Ltd.
   Port Perry
   Manufacturer, Custom wood products

3 Schildt Machining Limited
   Port Perry
   Manufacturers, Custom Machinery

4 Scugog Post & Fabrication
   Port Perry
   Manufacturers - posts, custom steel
   products and welding

5 Scugog Signs
   Nestleton
   Manufacturer, Traffic Signs & Commercial Signs

6 Seagrave Steel Building Systems
   Seagrave
   Manufacturer, Prefabricated steel Buildings

7 Snake River Company
   Port Perry
   Manufacturer, aquarium ornaments

8 Superior Laser and Fax Inc
   Port Perry
   Re-manufacturer of Cartridges for Laser 
   Printers & Copiers

9 Techstar Plastics Inc.
   Port Perry
   Manufacturer & distributor, Plastic 
   Containers


10 Windcrest Meat Packers Ltd.
     Port Perry 
     Slaughtering and Packaging

11 Canadian Signs Systems Ltd.
     Port Perry
     Manufacturer, Signs

12 D & S Signs & Installations (1988) Inc.
     Blackstock
     Manufacturer & installer of traffic signs

13 Fenelon Machine Shop Ltd.
     Port Perry
     Manufacturer, Marine Railways, Hoists,
     Electric & Hand Winches

14 Green Apple Cabinets
     Port Perry
     Manufacturer, custom cabinets

15 Howey Kitchens Bath & Leisure
     Port Perry
    Manufacturer, Custom Cabinets

16 Lake Scugog Lumber & Coal
     Port Perry 
     Manufacturer, wooden roof trusses

17 Lease-A-Sign Co.
     Port Perry
     Manufacturer, Signs

18 Lishman, Paula Limited
     Blackstock 
     Designer & Manufacturer, Knit & Woven 
     Fur Garments

19 Lishman, William & Associates
     Blackstock
     Sculptor & Artist


20 McMillen Tree Farm
     Port Perry
     Producer, Supplier and transplanter of 
     trees; sprayer of trees and roots

21 Mother Jackson's Open Kitchens
     Port Perry
     Manufacturer, Frozen Food

22 Old Port Marketing
     Port Perry
     Exporter Candies and decorative giftware

23 Pine Ridge Packers Inc. 
     Blackstock
     Slaughtering & Processing of meat

24 Port Perry Metal Processing
     Port Perry
     Manufacturer, Fabricating Metal Products

25 Port Perry Printing Limited
     Port Perry
     Commercial Offset Printing

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