Peter Neal '81
Excerpt from Spring 2016 issue of The Link:
Growing up in Aurora, Peter Neal ’81 and his brother, Chris, appreciated good food and dreamed of starting something of their own. In 1988, during Peter’s second year at Bishop’s University, they launched a gourmet crouton business under the name Neal Brothers Foods in their mom’s kitchen and haven’t stopped since.
“We weren’t looking to invest in machinery or re-invent the wheel,” explained Peter. “At the time, salad dressings were becoming more upscale. It seemed a logical choice as we both ate a lot of salads and made our croutons from scratch.”
As a young startup, their profit margins didn’t allow for a distributor, so they made their own deliveries. “While we enjoyed meeting our customers, driving around boxes of croutons wasn’t exactly paying the bills. We needed to add more brands.”
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Land Acknowledgment
The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.
School Information
13415 Dufferin Street King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
