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1957- The McCain brothers (Wallace, Harrison, Robert and Andrew) were entrepreneurs of their time. As sons of a third-generation farmer, they used their family knowledge of agriculture and combined it with innovation.By using frozen food technology, the brothers opened the first McCain Foods production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada – producing frozen French fries, which have become a signature product.
mccain.com/about-us/our-history
McCain began in Australia in 1968 when it imported French fries from overseas and established a division of McCain Foods Limited. Local production began within two years, and by 1975, McCain was processing 48,000 tonnes of potatoes in Ballarat, Victoria.
1957- The McCain brothers (Wallace, Harrison, Robert and Andrew) were entrepreneurs of their time. As sons of a third-generation farmer, they used their family knowledge of agriculture and combined it with innovation.By using frozen food technology, the brothers opened the first McCain Foods production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada – producing frozen French fries, which have become a signature product.
mccain.com/about-us/our-history
McCain began in Australia in 1968 when it imported French fries from overseas and established a division of McCain Foods Limited. Local production began within two years, and by 1975, McCain was processing 48,000 tonnes of potatoes in Ballarat, Victoria.
