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Surrounded by souvenirs: Art Kraus poses with some of the products handled by his company
Surrounded by souvenirs: Art Kraus poses with some of the products handled by his company

Surrounded by souvenirs: Art Kraus poses with some of the products handled by his company

Date2/8/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Maple Leaf Mills Ltd. president and chief executive R. G. Dale, offers some of company's products to shareholder Gina Wigle, 17, of Etobicoke, at firm's annual meeting yesterday at Harbour Castle Hotel, only a short distance from company's head office at 417 Queen's Quay West. The baked goodies were tangible evidence of recent takeover of Pillsbury Canada Ltd. which was acquired by Maple Leaf Mills last month.
Maple Leaf Mills Ltd. president and chief executive R. G. Dale, offers some of company's products to shareholder Gina Wigle, 17, of Etobicoke, at firm's annual meeting yesterday at Harbour Castle Hotel, only a short distance from company's head office at 417 Queen's Quay West. The baked goodies were tangible evidence of recent takeover of Pillsbury Canada Ltd. which was acquired by Maple Leaf Mills last month.
5/19/1976
Ready to roll: Alain Sutton, Toro's director of Canadian operations, shows the company's new snow blower, one of many products with which Toro intends to dazzle the Canadian market to the extent of some $35 million in sales per year
Ready to roll: Alain Sutton, Toro's director of Canadian operations, shows the company's new snow blower, one of many products with which Toro intends to dazzle the Canadian market to the extent of some $35 million in sales per year
9/18/1979
Off his feet: William Gerth, designer and vice-president of manufacturing at Waterloo Spring Co. Ltd., relaxes in one of his firm's products. His company, which designs and manufactures springs and mechanisms for furniture such as bed-chesterfields, displ
Off his feet: William Gerth, designer and vice-president of manufacturing at Waterloo Spring Co. Ltd., relaxes in one of his firm's products. His company, which designs and manufactures springs and mechanisms for furniture such as bed-chesterfields, displ
4/10/1982
Working nights in a doughnut shop and days at a paper products plant, Robert Gilbert, 30, is paying off $3,000 in student loans. He will be getting his bachelor of arts degree from McMaster University in the spring. He began his education by spending six
Working nights in a doughnut shop and days at a paper products plant, Robert Gilbert, 30, is paying off $3,000 in student loans. He will be getting his bachelor of arts degree from McMaster University in the spring. He began his education by spending six
12/9/1977
That's a kangaroo on his lap, and Charles Millar of Northern Telecom finds such offbeat telephones are easier to merchandise than other company products like central switching equipment, costing into the millions
That's a kangaroo on his lap, and Charles Millar of Northern Telecom finds such offbeat telephones are easier to merchandise than other company products like central switching equipment, costing into the millions
9/6/1977
Metal Markets: Bill Mair, founder and president of Metal Supermarkets, cuts some of his own products. Sales this year are expected to top $5 million.
Metal Markets: Bill Mair, founder and president of Metal Supermarkets, cuts some of his own products. Sales this year are expected to top $5 million.
10/27/1990
Super salesman: Scottish-born Ron Morton stands in his crowded quarters with some of the products he markets, including rust-proofing and insulating compounds, as well as squash rackets endorsed by world champion Jahangir Khan
Super salesman: Scottish-born Ron Morton stands in his crowded quarters with some of the products he markets, including rust-proofing and insulating compounds, as well as squash rackets endorsed by world champion Jahangir Khan
4/24/1985
Apple Canada's action is part of our company's world-wide commitment to defend the programs which make out products unique and popular, company president David Killins said in a statemetn
Apple Canada's action is part of our company's world-wide commitment to defend the programs which make out products unique and popular, company president David Killins said in a statemetn
7/3/1984
Corporate art collector: Ron LOngstaffe of Canadian Forest Products says mistakes in buying art are unavoidable but they'll teach you more about you taste, Whatever you pick, he emphasizes, Don't ever worry whether it matches your drapes
Corporate art collector: Ron LOngstaffe of Canadian Forest Products says mistakes in buying art are unavoidable but they'll teach you more about you taste, Whatever you pick, he emphasizes, Don't ever worry whether it matches your drapes
8/15/1980
Controversial Ad: Ihor Holubizky, assistant curator of Harborfront Art Gallery, poses with a billboard for Wrangler Jens that caused a stir when it first appeared in France
Controversial Ad: Ihor Holubizky, assistant curator of Harborfront Art Gallery, poses with a billboard for Wrangler Jens that caused a stir when it first appeared in France
2/20/1985
Music promoter: Steve Thomson, founder and president of Scarborough's Backstage Productions International, poses with posters of some of the entertainers he manages
Music promoter: Steve Thomson, founder and president of Scarborough's Backstage Productions International, poses with posters of some of the entertainers he manages
7/23/1986
Sweet success: Tom Chudleigh of Chudleigh's Apple Farm, near Milton, poses with some ears of a new strain of super sweet corn, which has the ability to stay sweeter long that other types of corn.
Sweet success: Tom Chudleigh of Chudleigh's Apple Farm, near Milton, poses with some ears of a new strain of super sweet corn, which has the ability to stay sweeter long that other types of corn.
8/8/1987