He has used careful planning and innovative thinking to build one of North America's largest frozen-food conglomerates, featuring Canadian produce. Under his leadership, the company has converted barren clear-cut timberlands into thriving, blueberry-laden acreage. Year-round employment for many in Eastern Canada has been secured by his implementation of a radical diversification plan and by his creation of a worldwide sales and distribution network. Deeply involved in the community, he has also been a loyal patron of Mount Allison University.
Companion of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2022-11-09
Invested on: 2023-10-26
John Louis Bragg, C.C., O.N.S.
Oxford, Nova Scotia
John Bragg’s passion for the prosperity and well-being of Atlantic Canada is legendary. As CEO of the Bragg Group of Companies, he has overseen its extensive growth and diversification, which includes Oxford Frozen Foods, the world’s largest provider of wild blueberries, all while maintaining and nurturing the company’s Maritime roots. Leveraging his experience and success, he has fervently advocated for rural development and sustainability, one community at a time. Committed to empowering individuals through education, he helped establish more than 60 scholarships at several of the region’s universities.
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