McCain Florenceville French Fry plant opening delayed a week

McCain Foods' new potato processing plant in Florenceville will be up and running sometime next week.

The company had hoped to start operations this week, but spokesperson Calla Farn said the company pushed that date back to run some final tests.

"We're just doing some final testing of equipment, systems and processes,"said Farn, "it's all part of a normal start-up."

Farn pointed out the plant is opening much sooner than the company first expected. "We did originally plan to start production in September, so we're well ahead of schedule."

The plant is processing potatoes today as part of some final equipment tests, said Farn.