Strong Roots and McCain Announce Partnership to Grow Plant-Based Product Range Globally

Strong Roots will remain independent with McCain Foods investing $55MN to help the company to grow and further drive its work in sustainability

10-Dec-2021 - Strong Roots, a leading plant-based frozen food company and McCain Foods, the family-owned world leader in frozen potato specialties and appetizers, today announced a strategic partnership, with McCain Foods investing $55 million USD in Strong Roots to take a minority stake in the business. The ...

McCain Foods Commitment will Help Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C

16-Jun-2021 - McCain Foods’ commitment to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions across all of its global operations by the end of the decade has been verified to align with efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Consistent with its Global Sustainability Strategy and pledge to produce planet-friendly food, ...

McCain Foods ‘Upping’ the Stakes in Vertical Farming with GoodLeaf

26-Feb-2021 - McCain Foods Limited has made a substantial investment in TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture and its wholly owned subsidiary GoodLeaf Farms, Canada’s largest commercial vertical farming operation, to help drive the company’s growth and expansion plans. With a focus on driving innovation in Canada’s ...

McCain to expand local production network in China

17-Dec-2020 - As a global company, McCain Foods operates in 160 countries around the world, with 51 facilities located in local markets to best serve our customers. Building on the Company’s 25 years’ presence in China and to meet the growing demand for our potato products, McCain has announced the investment ...

McCain Foods unveils Australia’s largest “behind-the-meter” renewable energy system

McCain’s Ballarat plant will reduce CO2 emissions by 27,100 tonnes per year

16-Jul-2020 - McCain Foods Australia has announced today it has commenced construction on a renewable energy system that will reduce emissions from its Ballarat food processing facility by more than 27,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The project, which will house Australia’s largest “behind-the-meter” renewable ...

McCain Foods President & CEO response to Canadian government’s Surplus Food Purchase

We are keen to see the details of the program

08-May-2020 - A response from Max Koeune, President and CEO of McCain Foods, on the Canadian government’s announcement today of the$50 millionSurplus Food Purchase Program “McCain Foods was pleased to hear today’s announcement from the Canadian government, offering the much needed Surplus Food Purchase ...

McCain donates $1-million to help New Brunswick (Canada) food banks during COVID-19 pandemic

06-Apr-2020 - More than 60 food banks, shelters, community kitchens, and school programs in New Brunswick received the urgent support they needed this week, as The McCain Foundation donated $1-million to Food Depot Alimentaire. In recent weeks, COVID-19 has left food banks across the province and country ...

Plant-based Chicken Nugget Startup NUGGS Announces Retail Launch and Debut at Expo West

04-Mar-2020 - McCain Foods backed startup, NUGGS, will launch in retail this Spring. NUGGS will also debut at Expo West in Anaheim on March 4-6. Since its launch in 2019, NUGGS has sold out every version of its constantly updated nuggets through an entirely direct-to-consumer model, that has relied on customer ...

McCain Announces a Partnership with NUGGS

11-Jul-2019 - McCain Foods, the global leader in frozen French fries, potato specialties and appetizers, announces a new strategic partnership and lead investment in NUGGS, a New York based start-up which has developed an innovative plant-based chicken nugget alternative. The partnership combines NUGGS ...