Proceedings.

Sweet Berry Farms Ltd.

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Proceeding
CCAAs. 11 of the CCAA
Court
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
File
2026 01G 0459
Filings held34
Last activity14 Jul 2026
On the record213 days
Secured debt$3.34M
OverviewSummary updated

Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. obtained an initial order under s. 11 of the CCAA, heard February 17, 2026, in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (court file 2026 01G 0459), with a monitor appointed over the proceeding. A sale process was approved February 27, 2026. An internal creditor listing as at February 17, 2026 shows secured claims including Bank of Montreal at $3,340,512, Kubota Canada Ltd. at $678,884, and Agri Commodity Management Association at $463,191, and unsecured claims including M&M Farming Company Ltd. at $345,000, Shea's Building Supplies Limited at $196,283, and Classic Builders at $143,957.

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#Report

The officer filed report no. Second Report. The Company wound down operations by liquidating its live hog inventory and frozen beef/pork through wholesale sales, ceased CCAA proceedings after no SISP bids were received, and BMO subsequently appointed MNP Ltd. as private receiver.

Source: Second Report of the Monitor dated May 29, 2026

#Order

Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. — CCAA filed, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Undated filings4 — no date appears on the document · show
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Order

Court Draft Charging Order — Interim order granted

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Order

Court Draft Initial Order — Initial order

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Order

Court Draft Sealing Order — Interim order granted

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Order

Initial Order Redline — Initial order

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Parties

Debtor

Sweet Berry Farms Ltd.

Monitor

Doane Grant Thornton

Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
stated amounts, drawn to scale
#Priority classCreditorAmountSource
4SecuredBank of Montreal · in 279 casesInternal Creditor Listing as at February 17, 2026 — debtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$3.34MCreditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
4SecuredKubota Canada Ltd. · in 16 casesInternal Creditor Listing as at February 17, 2026 — debtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$679KCreditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
4SecuredAgri Commodity Management AssociationInternal Creditor Listing as at February 17, 2026 — debtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$463KCreditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
4SecuredKM Capital CorpInternal Creditor Listing as at February 17, 2026; amount listed as $1.00, possibly nominal/placeholder — debtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$1Creditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
8UnsecuredM&M Farming Company Ltd.debtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$345KCreditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
8UnsecuredShea's Building Supplies Limiteddebtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$196KCreditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
8UnsecuredClassic Buildersdebtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$144KCreditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
8UnsecuredLawn & Farmdebtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$95.4KCreditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
8UnsecuredBCJ Chartered Professional Accountantsdebtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$39.7KCreditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
8UnsecuredTrouw Nutrition Canada Ltd.debtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$31.1KCreditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
8UnsecuredHarvey Gale and Sonsdebtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$12KCreditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
8UnsecuredNewfoundland Power · in 14 casesamount listed as $1.00, possibly nominal/placeholder — debtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$1Creditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
8UnsecuredCanada Revenue Agency · in 926 casesamount listed as $1.00, possibly nominal/placeholder — debtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$1Creditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
8UnsecuredTown of Stephenville Crossing · in 2 casesamount listed as $1.00, possibly nominal/placeholder — debtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$1Creditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
8UnsecuredWorkplaceNL · in 4 casesamount listed as $1.00, possibly nominal/placeholder — debtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · as of 17 Feb 2026$1Creditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
Sale processAs stated in the filings

No acceptable bid — No bids were received in the SISP by the bid deadline, and the SISP has concluded without a transaction.Second Report of the Monitor dated May 29, 2026 · 29 May 2026

Parties solicited

205

Second Report of the Monitor dated May 29, 2026

NDAs signed

7

Second Report of the Monitor dated May 29, 2026

Qualified bids

0

Second Report of the Monitor dated May 29, 2026

Fees and ratesAs stated in the filings

2 engagements · 2 firms — latest: (firm not named), —, $6,580.00 in feesSecond Report of the Monitor · 29 May 2026

FirmPeriodHoursFeesRatesSource
(firm not named)capacity not statedfirm not named in the heading——$6,580.00ex. tax$470stated averageSecond Report of the Monitor · 29 May 2026
Grant Thornton LimitedMonitor——$94,092.50ex. tax$403.83stated averageSecond Report of the Monitor · 29 May 2026
Estate financialsReported figures — never derived

Professional fees to date

$134K

As at 29 May 2026Second Report of the Monitor dated May 29, 2026

Documents
34 filings
DateDocumentFile
Memorandum of Fact and Law dated July 14, 2026PDF
Interlocutory Application dated June 2, 2026PDF
Second Report of the Monitor dated May 29, 2026
  • Fee schedule Engagements: Form: prose · Rows: · Money: Tax: $15.5K · Label: HST · Quote: HST of $15,460.29 · Fees: $94.1K · Quote: total fees amounted to $94,092.50 · Approximate: false · Disbursements: $8.98K · Quote: admin and expenses amounted to $8,976.10 · Period: Kind: unstated · Approval: State: unstated · Averages: — · Currency: · Invoices: · Firm text: Grant Thornton Limited · Firm quote: SECOND REPORT TO THE COURT SUBMITTED BY GRANT THORNTON LIMITED IN ITS CAPACITY AS MONITOR · Context quote: appointed Grant Thornton Limited as monitor (' Monitor ') in the CCAA proceedings pursuant to section 11.7 (1) of the CCAA · Context unverified: true; Form: prose · Rows: · Money: Tax: $924 · Label: HST · Quote: HST of $924.00 · Fees: $6.58K · Quote: total fees amounted to $6,580.00 · Total: $7.52K · Quote: for a total of $7,524.00 · includes tax · includes disbursements · Approximate: false · Disbursements: $20 · Quote: plus disbursements of $20.00 · Period: Kind: unstated · Approval: State: unstated · Averages: — · Currency: · Invoices: · Firm unverified: true · Context unverified: true
  • Operational summary The Company wound down operations by liquidating its live hog inventory and frozen beef/pork through wholesale sales, ceased CCAA proceedings after no SISP bids were received, and BMO subsequently appointed MNP Ltd. as private receiver.
  • Process results 205 solicited · 7 NDAs · 0 qualified bids · 0 bids · as of 29 Apr 2026
  • Professional fees $134K · Note: Fees $94,092.50, admin/expenses $8,976.10, HST $15,460.29, plus $15,000 estimate to wind up; Stewart McKelvey (Monitor's counsel) total legal costs $12,524.00 separately · Party: Monitor (Grant Thornton Limited) · Period: commencement of CCAA proceedings through May 14, 2026, plus estimate to complete
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Report of Material Adverse Change dated April 24, 2026
  • Sale outcome Sale did not complete — The Company does not have sufficient liquidity to continue operations to April 29, 2026, the Bid Deadline or the Approval Motion pursuant to the SISP, and a material adverse change has occurred.
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Solicitation LetterPDF
Blackline Amended and Restated Initial OrderPDF
Draft Amended and Restated Initial OrderPDF
Draft SISP Approval Order
  • Applicant Sweet Berry Farms Ltd.
  • Commencement date 27 February 2026
  • Court IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR IN BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY
  • Court file no 2026 01G 0459
  • + 1 more extracted fact
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Affidavit of Thomas Hickey dated February 26, 2026PDF
Letter to the Court dated February 26, 2026PDF
Memorandum of Fact and Law dated February 26, 2026PDF
Notice of Motion dated February 26, 2026PDF
First Report of the Monitor dated February 25, 2026PDF
Notice to Creditors dated February 20, 2026PDF
BlackLine Initial OrderPDF
BlackLine Sealing OrderPDF
Blackline Charging OrderPDF
Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure AgreementPDF
Creditor Listing as of February 17, 2026
  • Secured creditors $1 · Note: Internal Creditor Listing as at February 17, 2026; amount listed as $1.00, possibly nominal/placeholder · Page: 1 · As of: 2026-02-17 · Debtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · Creditor: KM Capital Corp
  • Unsecured creditors $12K · Page: 1 · As of: 2026-02-17 · Basis: Internal Creditor Listing as at February 17, 2026 · Debtor: Sweet Berry Farms Ltd. · Creditor: Harvey Gale and Sons
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Draft Amended Charging OrderPDF
Draft Charging OrderPDF
Draft Initial Order
  • Applicant Sweet Berry Farms Ltd.
  • Appointee role monitor
  • Commencement date 17 February 2026
  • Court IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
  • + 2 more extracted facts
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Draft Sealing OrderPDF
SISP ProceduresPDF
Pre-Filing Report of the Monitor dated February 16, 2026
  • Sale outcome Marketed — SISP not yet approved; to be sought at the Comeback Hearing
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Applicant's Memorandum of Fact and Law dated February 13, 2026PDF
Consent to Act dated February 13, 2026PDF
Initial Affidavit of Thomas Hickey dated February 13, 2026PDF
Letter to Court dated February 13, 2026PDF
Notice of Application dated February 13, 2026PDF
Court Draft Charging OrderPDF
Court Draft Initial OrderPDF
Court Draft Sealing OrderPDF
Initial Order RedlinePDF

Filing titles, dates, and extracted key facts are public.

CiteProceedings., “Sweet Berry Farms Ltd.” (CCAA), Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/sweet-berry-farms-ltd

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