Local figures are offering their condolences as the Hudson family mourns the founder of Burnbrae Farms.
Joe Hudson, who founded the food manufacturing company more than eighty years ago, passed away this week.
Hudson’s company has gone on to become one of the largest suppliers of eggs and egg products in Canada, with more than 2,000 employees, including 400 in our region.
He’s received several honours over the years, including the 2023 Bill Thake Memorial Award for Economic Development Leadership.
Michael Barrett, our area’s MP, announced Hudson’s passing on Facebook. “I want to share my condolences with the Hudson family and everyone who knew Joe,” his post reads.
MPP Steve Clark echoed similar sentiments. “Joe was a visionary and a legend in agricultural circles,” Clark said in his own post. “I’m proud to have known him and his amazing family since my teens.”
Hudson was 94 years old.