McCain Foods in Canada announced a new investment in its Grand Falls, New Brunswick facility. The capital infusion of CAD80m will see the creation of a new formed potato specialty production line.
The expansion will enable McCain to meet the increased customer demand for the fast-growing market segment and also further strengthen the company’s potato processing presence both in Canada and North America. An estimated 80 new full-time jobs will be added to the production line once the facility expansion is completed.
“Today’s investment announcement at our Grand Falls facility reflects McCain’s commitment to the potato business in New Brunswick and to the people that live and work in Grand Falls community,” said Dale McCarthy, vice president of Integrated Supply Chain, McCain Foods North America.
The new production line will be operational by early 2021 and will feature advanced technology for process efficiency, as well as state-of-the-start safety, processing and packaging equipment.
“Based on the Grand Falls facility expansion, there will be demand for an additional 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) of harvest potatoes by New Brunswick potato growers to supply the new high-speed formed potato specialty,” said Danielle Barran, president of McCain Foods Canada.