James Richardson International
| Privately Held | |
| Industry | Agriculture, Food Production |
| Founded | 1857 |
| Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Key people
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Curt Vossen, President & CEO |
| Products | Grains, Oilseeds, Food Production, Processing, Canola, Oats |
| Revenue | $28.624 Billion |
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Number of employees
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2,500 |
| Website | Richardson International |
Richardson International is a privately held Canadian agricultural and food industry company headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Richardson is a worldwide handler and merchandiser of all major Canadian-grown grains and oilseeds and a vertically-integrated processor and manufacturer of oats and canola-based products. Richardson has over 2,500 employees across Canada and the U.S. Richardson International is a subsidiary of James Richardson & Sons, Limited, established in 1857.
In addition to Richardson International, James Richardson & Sons manages financial services through Richardson Financial Group, property management through Richardson Center Limited, and oil and gas exploration through Tundra Oil & Gas Partnership. Richardson Financial Group consists of two operating divisions, Richardson Partners Financial Limited, and Richardson Capital. In 2009, Richardson Partners Financial merged with GMP Private Client to form Richardson GMP, a wealth management and investment services firm.
Richardson International is a vertically integrated company, with facilities across Canada and the United States. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Richardson has regional offices in Regina, SK (Richardson Pioneer) and in Boucherville, QC.
In Western Canada, Richardson operates grain handling and crop input facilities under the name of Richardson Pioneer Ag Business Centres.
Richardson operates port terminals in five cities under the Richardson brand.
Richardson Oilseed processes canola for oils, sprays and margarine for use by Richardson Nutrition as well as many third party customers. Richardson was the first company to market canola oil.
Richardson Nutrition markets canola products, including under the consumer brand Canola Harvest.
Richardson Milling processes oats and wheat in Canada and the USA.
The Richardson family has been synonymous with the grain industry in western Canada from the early days of European settlement to the present. James Richardson came to Canada from Ireland in 1822 or 1823. He started in Kingston, Ontario with a tailor shop, and when he took payment in grain, he was forced into the grain business. He gave up his tailor shop, and with his two sons formed James Richardson and Sons in 1857.
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