Canada Royal Milk inaugurates manufacturing facility in Kingston

KINGSTON — Canada Royal Milk officially opens its infant formula manufacturing facility.

“Seven years ago, Canada Royal Milk broke ground in the City of Kingston, kicking off a lengthy construction and approval process,” said Chenggang Han, GM of Canada Royal Milk. “To say it’s been a journey to get to where we are today would be an understatement, but we couldn’t be prouder to celebrate the establishment of Canada’s first infant formula manufacturing facility.”

Spanning 320k sq ft, the new facility employs more than 160 local employees who handle everything from compliance to production, marketing and engineering. It is anticipated that the workforce will continue to grow in future.

“While the COVID-19 pandemic delayed our ability to open our doors to the community, the hard work of our dedicated employees never stopped. We are pleased to announce that our production line is busy preparing for the cross-Canada retail launch of Niuriss, our infant formula product,” added Han.

After receiving the final approval from Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency last March to begin production, Canada Royal Milk launched Niuriss, the company’s inaugural infant formula product for sale online. The company is now focused on finalizing retail agreements, with the expectation that the product will be on store shelves next month.

“Thanks to the efforts of our community partners and our employees, Canada now has the most modern and advanced infant formula facility in North America right here in Kingston,” said Han. “We are well positioned to be a major player in the market, and we hold ourselves to the highest standard when it comes to supporting the health and nourishment of families across the country.”

As part of the grand opening, Canada Royal Milk made a $10,000 donation to the United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington. This is on top of a donation of 5,000 cans of infant formula to the charity in May. The formula had a commercial value of $200,000.