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Expansion investment slated for Coaldale McCain plant

May 18, 2017 | 3:40 PM

LETHBRIDGE –  McCain Foods is expanding its plant just east of Coaldale. New investment will see the plant’s french fry manufacturing facility expand its production 15 per cent. However, no changes are expected to the workforce related to the expansion, which should be
complete by early fall of 2017.

The Regional President for McCain, Jeff DeLapp, has said that the expansion will help meet continued demand for the McCain products and will ad to McCain’s north american supply network. 

McCain Foods employes over 20,000 people and operates 51 production facilities on six continents.In Canada, the company has seven production facilities and approximately 2,400 employees.  It’s the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato specialties, and also produces  appetizers, vegetables, and desserts which can be found in restaurants and retail stores in more than 160 countries around the world.