An Indian, in Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame inspires a Sikh farmer
##### He has made history with joining the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame. This is a Canadian Sikh farmer, the country's largest cranberry manufacturer.
His father, Rachpal Singh Dhillon, came to Canada from Pandori village in Hoshiarpur in 1950 and at the age of 19, he became the first Indo-Canadian to join the Royal Canadian Mount Police (RCMP), and his father rose to the rank of Deputy Sheriff Are there.
But in 1981-82, he took early retirement to complete the full time of Cranberry farming, and Peter Dhillon joined family business in 1993 after completing his law degree from Britain.
Who has made his mark in agriculture and agriculture-food business? This is Peter Dhillon, located in British Columbia, the first person in the visible minority to join the company of the great Canadian people.
Their ocean spray sells their products in more than 90 countries whose annual sales are more than $ 2.5 billion. This Dhillon is also the current president of the Ocean Spray of Cranberry Farmers Marketing Cooperative in the US and Canada.
It also has an ocean spray, Dhillon broke the glass ceiling and it became the first non-white president in 2014. This Dhillon, whose full name is Peter Povitar Dhillon, runs the operation of his Cranberry farming in the name of 'Richberry Group of Companies' located in Richmond, British Columbia.
This Dhillon said that he was humble to join the company of great Canadians. This is unveiling its portrait at the annual Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame Induction Festival in Toronto, This is a great honor for them and they feel humble because there are many other people who deserve this honor.
His Richberry Group produced 20 million pounds of cranberry last year. At present, he has more than 2,000 acres at this time, Peter Dhillon said that the production is expected to hit 30 million marks soon, and behind this, 2,500 acres of land in Massachusetts, the world's largest Cranberry farmer.
India has a great potential of cranberry juice and dried products because Indians are becoming increasingly aware of health and as President of Ocean Spray, they said that they have come to India to explore the possibilities of entering the Indian market. .
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