Management at McCain Foods and invited guests officially broke ground today to mark the start of construction on the major expansion to its French fry plant in Florenceville-Bristol
McCain Foods Breaks Ground for Major Expansion of New Brunswick Potato Processing Plant
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Management at McCain Foods and invited guests officially broke ground today to mark the start of construction on the major expansion to its French fry plant in Florenceville-Bristol as announced in June.
![From left to Right: Allison McCain, Chairman, McCain Foods Limited, Andrew Harvey, MLA Carleton-Victoria, Dale McCarthy, VP Integrated Supply Chain NA, David Good, Director Agriculture Supplier Relations NA, Shai Altman, President, McCain Foods Canada, Karl Curtis, Mayor of Florenceville-Bristol, Jeff DeLapp, Regional President NA, Matt Hemphill, Executive Director Potatoes New Brunswick, Marc Kilfoil, French Fry Plant Manager, TJ Harvey, MP Tobique-Mactaquac, Greg Toner, Regional Director, Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries. From left to Right: Allison McCain, Chairman, McCain Foods Limited, Andrew Harvey, MLA Carleton-Victoria, Dale McCarthy, VP Integrated Supply Chain NA, David Good, Director Agriculture Supplier Relations NA, Shai Altman, President, McCain Foods Canada, Karl Curtis, Mayor of Florenceville-Bristol, Jeff DeLapp, Regional President NA, Matt Hemphill, Executive Director Potatoes New Brunswick, Marc Kilfoil, French Fry Plant Manager, TJ Harvey, MP Tobique-Mactaquac, Greg Toner, Regional Director, Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries.](https://media.potatopro.com/mccain-foods-canada-groundbreaking-2016-1500.jpg?width=809)
From left to Right: Allison McCain, Chairman, McCain Foods Limited, Andrew Harvey, MLA Carleton-Victoria, Dale McCarthy, VP Integrated Supply Chain NA, David Good, Director Agriculture Supplier Relations NA, Shai Altman, President, McCain Foods Canada, Karl Curtis, Mayor of Florenceville-Bristol, Jeff DeLapp, Regional President NA, Matt Hemphill, Executive Director Potatoes New Brunswick, Marc Kilfoil, French Fry Plant Manager, TJ Harvey, MP Tobique-Mactaquac, Greg Toner, Regional Director, Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries.
The company expects the new line to begin production in August 2017.