McCain Foods Canada - Florenceville-Bristol

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McCain Foods Canada - Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick, is one of the French Fry production plants of McCain Foods (Canada)

Florenceville is also the location where the McCain brothers Harrison, Wallace, Robert and Andrew started one of the first factories producing frozen french fries in 1956 and laid the groundwork of the current McCain Foods Limited.

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Aerial view of the McCain Foods (Canada) Florenceville-Bristol french fry plant on the banks of the Saint John River

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Aerial drone footage of the McCain Foods (Canada) Florenceville-Bristol potato processing facilities after the completed expansion (no sound).

A subsidiary of:

McCain Foods Canada

Product Types offered by this company

- French Fries and Potato Specialties

News for this Company

October 01, 2021

Potato Harvest in Western New Brunswick

In New Brunswick’s potato belt, the spud is king, yielding two billion pounds of product for a $1.5 billion industry during the annual fall harvest. This year’s potato crop is bigger and better than 2020, thanks to warm weather and good rain over the summer growing season.

November 08, 2019

McCain Foods (Canada) expands Grand Falls facility with Formed Potato Specialty line

Earlier this week, Potato Processor McCain Foods (Canada) announced the company will invest CAD 80 million towards the creation of a new Formed Potato Specialty production line to expand its existing french fry plant in Grand Falls, NB.

McCain Foods Recognizes Guest Farms Ltd. As Champion Grower

September 04, 2019

McCain Foods Recognizes Guest Farms Ltd. As Champion Potato Grower (Florenceville plant)

Guest Farms Ltd. of Holmesville was named the 2018-2019 McCain Champion Potato Grower for Florenceville-Bristol during the 46th Annual McCain Growers’ Banquet held August 22.

August 27, 2019

McCain Foods to increase capacity of French Fry line in Florenceville, New Brunswick

McCain Foods Canada, a division of McCain Foods Limited, shared today the company’s plan to further invest CAD 12 Million dollars in its potato processing facility in the French fry capital of the world, Florenceville, New Brunswick.