Ownership

In the early 1900s, Andrew (A.D.) McCain saw an opportunity to expand beyond farming and selling potatoes locally. In 1909, he created McCain Produce, a seed potato export company. His sons Wallace and Harrison McCain wanted their own business and their brother Robert suggested they consider frozen foods.

With the support of their brothers Robert and Andrew, Harrison and Wallace followed their dream of owning their own business. McCain Foods Limited was incorporated in 1956 and the brothers’ first French fry plant started up in 1957 in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick. In its first year, the company’s 30 employees produced 1,500 lbs. of product an hour and earned sales of $152,678. While it was a modest beginning, they couldn’t have started at a better time. The 1950s saw a surge of growth in processed and more convenient food options.

This defining moment was to be truly frozen in history. Since its modest beginnings with just 30 employees and first year sales of $152,678 in 1957, McCain Foods has grown to be a household name – a multi-billion dollar multinational leader in frozen food products creating thousands of jobs and feeding families around the globe.

Today, McCain Foods Limited has more than 20,000 employees working in 57 factories on six continents around the world.