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July 23, 2008
McCain opens New Plant
A new $65-million state-of-the art potato processing plant began production July 22, replacing the first factory ever built by McCain Foods more than 50 years ago.
July 23, 2008
McCain Foods (Canada) opens new Florenceville French fry factory
A new $65-million state-of-the art potato processing plant began production July 22, replacing the first factory ever built by McCain Foods more than 50 years ago. The plant, which has been under construction since the spring of 2007, uses the latest ...
July 20, 2008
P.E.I. potato farmers come closer to settling contract dispute with Cavendish Farms
Prince Edward Island potato growers may be one step closer to settling a contract dispute with Cavendish Farms. But they’ll have to wait until Wednesday to find out how close they’ve come.After nearly two weeks away from the table, the potato growers ...July 18, 2008
McCain Florenceville French Fry plant opening delayed a week
McCain Foods' new potato processing plant in Florenceville will be up and running sometime next week. The company had hoped to start operations this week, but spokesperson Calla Farn said the company pushed that date back to run some final tests. &quo...July 11, 2008
McCain Foods to open its new Florenceville french fry facility next week
McCain Foods' new state-of-the-art potato processing plant in Florenceville is slated to open next week. The $65-million french fry factory will provide greater flexibility and improved efficiency but, at least initially, won't be used to its maximum ...July 11, 2008
Less potatoes planted in Manitoba in 2008
Potato production is down in Manitoba this year, a result of input costs, market value and a decrease in demand. Labour shortage issues, rising production costs and higher returns in other crops, as well as economic factors, have contributed to less ... Sponsored Content
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July 09, 2008
McCain Foods announces layoffs in P.E.I.
McCain Foods plans to lay off about 40 employees at its potato processing plant in Borden-Carleton. P.E.I. this summer. The company will reduce the number of shifts after the Labour Day weekend. "We are facing significant competitive issues right ...June 17, 2008
Vote on Cavendish Farms potato processing contract delayed
A hoped-for vote on a new purchasing contract between P.E.I. potato growers and french fry maker Cavendish Farms has been delayed. Potato growers have already rejected two previous offers from the company.June 16, 2008
Cavendish Farms contract offer divides Prince Edward Island Potato growers
The latest contract offer to P.E.I. process potato growers appears to be creating more bruises than benevolence for Cavendish Farms, especially when the company offered more for potatoes in New Brunswick and Maine.A meeting to vote on the latest P.E.I....May 26, 2008
McCain Foods demolishes old Florenceville french fry plant
Several construction workers could be found tearing down McCain Foods’s old french fry plant earlier this week. The company will open its new $65-million plant in Florenceville during the week of June 30, which is nearly two months ahead of schedule. ...May 10, 2008
McCain Foods Canada relocates Marketing department from Florenceville to Toronto
On Thursday morning, officials at McCain Foods Ltd., announced it would move its marketing department to Toronto, Ont.. The move will impact more than 20 jobs at the Florenceville plant, which employs 1,000 people in the region. A marketing departm...April 11, 2008
McCain employee's daughter wins American Kids' Safety-on-the-Job Poster contest
Promoting workplace safety at her dad's workplace – McCain Foods in Florenceville – has earned a 13-year-old Perth-Andover student a trip to the American capital and $1,000. Meghan Baker, a Grade 8 student at Perth-Andover Middle School, won first pla... Sponsored Content 
April 09, 2008
McCain Florenceville French Fry plant to resume operation today
The McCain Foods (Canada) potato processing plant in Florenceville should resume operation today, and the prepared foods facility next week, the company says. The plant shut down when a portion of a roof over a cold storage facility collapsed at about...
April 08, 2008
Cavendish Farms and the Culinary Institute announce Canada's 'smartest kitchen'
French-fries manufacturer Cavendish Farms and The Culinary Institute of Canada are teaming up to build a new research kitchen in Charlottetown. The $4-million kitchen will use the culinary resources of the institute and the market expertise of Cavendi...
April 08, 2008
Ammonia leak, roof collapse forces McCain Foods to close plant in Florenceville
McCain Foods officials are searching for the cause of a partial roof collapse at the Florenceville plant over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, the roof over a cold storage unit at the plant crumbled into the facility, said Calla Farn, McCains' dir...
March 11, 2008
Wallace McCain honoured with International Horatio Alger Award
Like his roots, Wallace McCain is extremely humble when asked about being only the fifth Canadian to receive a prestigious American award for rags-to-riches business success.
March 05, 2008
Quality of Potatoes for Processing and the effect of Potato Storage; Some Basics
The amount of reducing sugars in the potato are responsible for the colour formation of fried products. So if potatoes are too high in reducing sugars, they are not suitable for processing.February 29, 2008
McCain cutting production of concentrate at N.B. beverage plant
McCain Foods is cutting production of frozen juice concentrate at its beverage plant in Grand Falls, N.B., eliminating about 30 jobs. McCain says the jobs will be gone by April 18 when it consolidates production in Toronto. The company says the move w...