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==History== [[File:Redpath Sugar newspaper ad.png|thumb|left|Redpath newspaper ad, 1916]] [[File:1947 Divco milk truck 01.jpg|thumb|Redpath's 1947 [[Divco]] truck<ref>[https://www.redpathsugar.com/request-our-truck Redpath β request our truck]</ref>]] The business was founded in 1854 in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], by [[Scots-Quebecer]] entrepreneur [[John Redpath]]. Located on [[Saint Patrick Street]] on the bank of the [[Lachine Canal]], the sugar refinery complex was the first of its kind in Canada, using [[sugar cane]] imported from the [[British West Indies]].<ref name=history/> Its construction was part of the economic boom that, during the 19th century, turned Montreal from a small town to (then) the largest city in Canada and the country's economic engine. In 1857, John Redpath's eldest son, [[Peter Redpath|Peter]], became a partner; his brother-in-law, [[George Alexander Drummond]], joined the firm in 1861. Unable to compete with the giant low-cost producers in the United States, for the three years between 1876 and 1878, the company ceased operations. Following the [[protectionism|tariff protections]] implemented under the [[National Policy]] by the government of [[John A. Macdonald]], the company reopened in 1879, as did [[St. Lawrence Sugar]], a new competitor established in Montreal. At that time, the company was reorganized as the Canada Sugar Refining Company Limited.<ref>[https://www.cbr.ca/CompanyProfile.aspx?CompanyID=2254 Company profile of Redpath Sugar]</ref> George Drummond took over when Peter Redpath retired in 1888. Under his guidance, the company's success allowed for construction of a new six-storey plant built on the existing site, doubling production capacity. In 1930, the company merged with the Dominion Sugar Company Limited of [[Chatham, Ontario]], and became known as the '''Canada and Dominion Sugar Company Limited'''. In 1959, a controlling interest in the company was acquired by [[Tate & Lyle]], a British firm. In 1973, the company changed its name to '''Redpath Industries Limited'''. The [[Redpath Sugar Refinery]] was built on the [[Toronto waterfront]] in the late 1950s, at the time of the completion of the [[Saint Lawrence Seaway]], and it is still in operation. Tate family member [[Sir (Henry) Saxon Tate, 5th Baronet|Saxon Tate]] and [[David Davis (British politician)|David Davis]], later a senior [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician, were sent from Britain to restructure its Canadian subsidiary.<ref name="DTobit">{{cite news|title=Sir Saxon Tate, Bt|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/9523685/Sir-Saxon-Tate-Bt.html|accessdate=25 August 2016|work=Daily Telegraph|date=5 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2005/08/24/cntory24.xml|publisher=Daily Telegraph|title=What worked on the sugar beat...|accessdate=2008-07-07 | location=London | first=George | last=Trefgarne | date=August 24, 2005}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In 1980, the Montreal plant was closed and production was shifted to Toronto. In 2007, the company became a subsidiary of [[American Sugar Refining]] (ASR Group) following the sale of Tate & Lyle's sugar division, and it was renamed as Redpath Sugar Ltd. at that time.<ref>[https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=6759882 Redpath Sugar Ltd.] β Federal Corporation Information.</ref>
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