Thursday, July 30, 2015 – Charlottetown, PEI – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Delivra Inc., the company whose popular pain relief products have been endorsed by professional athletes including hockey legend Bobby Orr, is expanding its PEI-based activities by introducing new packaging technology. This follows a nation-wide direct-to-consumer advertising campaign, also supported by ACOA, the company undertook earlier this year to showcase its expanding line of LivRelief™ products.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), announced federal government support of $612,825 for Delivra Inc. to undertake these activities.
Delivra’s LivRelief™ products can be found in pharmacy, grocery and natural product stores across Canada, and the company is expanding to introduce new products and explore new markets into the United States. Delivra will also undertake a new marketing campaign to promote the new packaging equipment. The equipment can produce over 100,000 sachets a day, an excess capacity that can be used by other Canadian companies looking for promotional mono-dose sachets or packaging for their products.
Quick Facts:
- The Government of Canada is supporting Delivra Inc. with repayable contributions through ACOA’s Business Development Program of $372,500 to purchase new packaging equipment, $132,825 to promote the equipment, and $107,500 to market their LivRelief™ products.
- The novel patented packaging technology creates a single-use, travel-size sachet for its own Delivra product line of pain relief creams. It will be housed at BioFoodTech in Charlottetown, under the PortaPack Ltd. operating name.
- Delivra is based in Ontario and operates its research and development activities out of the National Research Council in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Quotes:
“The bioscience sector plays a strong role in our region’s economy and our Government is pleased to support companies like Delivra Inc. that are creating jobs for Islanders. It is through strategic contributions like this that we will continue to strengthen our economy and create good jobs for Atlantic Canadians.”
- The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)
“We are excited to start our “Island” co-packing services division, under PortaPack Ltd., as we have seen the benefits of using a travel-size mono-dose sachet for our LivRelief™ product line translate into higher sales volumes at retail!”
- Dr. Joseph Gabriele, CEO, CSO, Delivra Inc.
Associated Links:
• LivRelief
Contacts:
Kelsie Corey
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Rob Moore
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
613-941-7241
Chris Brooks
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
902-789-5184
Jason Steele
Director of Business Development
PortaPack Ltd.
902-890-5095
