Established in 1958, Gay Lea Foods is a co-operative proudly owned by Ontario's dairy farmers. Over 1,200 farmers, approximately one quarter of Ontario's dairy farmers, help Gay Lea manufacture milk, dips, cream, butter, sour cream, whipped cream, cottage cheese and skim milk powder for people all over Canada to enjoy.
We carry over 400 different varieties of cheese. Availability may vary. We focus heavily on local and Canadian cheeses especially artisan, but a large part of our inventory is made up of cheeses from around the world. We offer international cheeses that are exclusive to Cheese Shoppe on Locke and we work closely with local wineries to offer wine and cheese parings.
Bright Cheese & Butter was established in 1874 by a group of local farmers who realized they had a surplus of milk each month from their livestock. Since then, not much has changed. By the turn of the twentieth century, cheddar had become Canada's second largest export and there were 1,242 cheddar factories in Ontario alone. Bright Cheese is the oldest remaining of these cheddar factories and we haven't even moved... We're in our original location from 1874! To this day, we are still providing quality dairy to the Ontario region. We are well known for our all natural, naturally-aged cheese made with 100% local milk.