1) Van Houtte is a publicly traded company, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol VH. The company, which was established in 1919 by Albert-Louis Van Houtte, competes in the Consumer Products (Food Processing) industry and is engaged in the packaging, roasting, distributing, and marketing of gourmet coffees to is office coffee services (OCS) networks, cafes, and hotels, restaurants, and institutional channels (HRI). The company¡¯s services network is comprised of 35 and 33 corporate branches in Canada and United States respectively. In addition, the Montreal-founded business has 19 franchised branches south of the border and employs around 1800 people in Canada, United States and Eastern Europe. The company also manufactures and designs coffee brewers and equipment through the aid of its subsidiaries, VKI Technologies and Keurig Inc.
ASSETS - On-balance sheet items
2) BUSINESS/OPERATING RISKS
Van Houtte¡¯s primary product is coffee, a commodity......
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