Finica Food Specialties Ltd.

About Us

Finica Food Specialties Limited

Our Mission

To seek out manufacturers who are actively interested in developing the specialty cheese and Fine Foods market in Canada.
To add value to the industry and the organizations with whom we do business.
To supply high quality cheeses to the marketplace that will satisfy the consumer

Company Profile

Finica Food Specialties Limited, an importer and distributor of specialty cheese and gourmet items from around the world. We have been in operation since 1968.

Our main focus has been the specialty cheese market. The company's first success in this market occurred with the introduction of the Finlandia-brand "Lappi" cheese from Finland. Today, it would be extremely rare to find a delicatessen counter that does not carry this partly skim milk cheese for its customers. We have since expanded our line of cheeses from Finland to include cheeses from Sweden, Austria, Italy, Spain, Germany, Holland, South America, and the United States. We have recently started to market some new and innovative Canadian-made cheeses and dairy products.

In July 1995, Finica was purchased by the Atalanta Corporation in the United States. Over the last 50 years or so Atalanta has been the driving force in the food importing and international trading business. With current sales exceeding $250 million annually, Atalanta has established itself in three continents with agents in almost every major commerce centre in the world. Today, Finica Foods Specialties Limited operates as a sister company of Atalanta. We continue to concentrate on our experience in the importing cheese market with a clear mandate to represent our suppliers through aggressive category management. Our customer base includes retail chain and independents. Our Distribution network is made up of Specialty Cheese and Food Distributors across Canada. Some of the brands we represent in the cheese market today are FINLANDIA, ZERTO, BELGIOIOSO, BEEMSTER, ALPINE LACE, CELEBRITY, CELEBRITY INTERNATIONAL and BOTHWELL CHEESE. Specialty Food Brands are expanding rapidly. Our marketing plans involve both manufacturers of cheese and other food items who wish to expand their Canadian experience through a very aggressive distribution network. The technical expertise at Finica allows us to move products quickly into the hands of buyers to satisfy the demands of the marketplace.

"Finica Food Specialties Limited is a member of the Canadian Food and Restaurant Association."

Moments in History

2003	We make a dramatic explosion onto the Canadian market scene introducing to the World "Celebrity International Cranberry Goat Cheese with Cinnamon" thus Celebrity International is Born, The rest is History!