Mccain Foods: A Canadian Owned Company In Florenceville

McCain Foods is a Canadian owned company that was created back in 1957 in Florenceville. The company was named and created after the McCain brothers, Wallace, Robert, and Andrew McCain, who opened up the first production facility in Florenceville. Now, the company provides its products worldwide to buyers and customers, with global sales of $9 billion dollars of Canadian Currency and employing over 20,000 people. McCain gives to fast food franchises and operates 53 sites across six continents, while producing 6.5 million tonnes of potatoes every year. But is this company sustainable, looking at Environmental, Social, and Economical issues? Do they take into account of waste that is produced, or what type of packaging do they use? How do they

They make anything ranging from hash browns to tater tots. On the side they also make hot pockets and cakes, providing customers with good and quality food. However, they do use plastic for their packaging which can’t be reused or recycle, which can result in lots of waste production per year. On the contrary, McCain has started to use an integrity seal, which is a retro fit system used on vertical form fill seals and horizontal flow wrap machines. Using the Integrity seal can save manufacturers thousands of tonnes of film per year, which would end up going in the garbage after using the product. By using the Integrity seal products have a greater protection against air and bacteria. The seals also improve operational efficiencies and improve quality of the product while giving longer shelf life, so the product doesn’t end up expiring or

They also have annual sales of CDN$6.5 billion. McCain’s Pre-tax profits for the full year hit $96.73M from $82.68M in 2014. Their Turnover fell to $440M from $445M in euros. McCain has brought more than 90% of its frozen food portfolio in line with the ALL Good program. They also posted an 8% increase in sales in the pizza category and a 10.5% increase in sales of market-leading superfries. However, sales have been dropping due to people being concerned about what was in their products, and rumors that they had been using GMO based potatoes. This rumor was false however, and McCain is dedicated to improve the quality of their products by using real grown potatoes and alternate farming methods. They are also using better grown food to enhance taste as