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CAGE 2012 Preview: FMCG companies prepare to present
13 March 2012
After last month's CAGNY conference, the annual event that sees leading FMCG companies present to financial analysts in the US, the industry spotlight will next week pass to London, where the third Consumer Analyst Group of Europe conference will take place - and just-food will be the exclusive media sponsor of the event.
US: Biscotti firm Nonni's buys Canadian biscuit firm V.I.S.
25 January 2012
US-based biscotti maker Nonni's Foods has acquired Canadian biscuit firm V.I.S, maker of the Thinaddictives brand.
UK: McCain Foods ends UK Athletics deal
13 January 2012
McCain Foods has decided not to renew its sponsorship deal with UK Athletics (UKA), the governing body for the sport in the country.
UK: McCain unveils microwaveable jacket potato
9 January 2012
McCain Foods has launched Ready Baked Jackets, a microwaveable jacket potato that cooks in five minutes, in the UK.
INDIA: McCain Foods appoints Mittal as MD for India
14 December 2011
McCain Foods' Indian arm has appointed Vikas Mittal as its managing director.
FRANCE: McCain workers agree pay deal and end strike
13 December 2011
The strikes affecting Canadian food giant McCain Foods in France have ended.
FRANCE: Mediator called to resolve McCain pay dispute
12 December 2011
A mediator has been appointed to try to resolve a wage dispute at one of McCain Foods' plants in France, which has been by hit industrial action for over two weeks.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
12 December 2011
India hit the industry headlines again this week after the country's government decided to suspend its plans to allow more foreign investment into the local retail sector. Meanwhile, here in the UK, Premier Foods plc, the country's largest food maker, continued its restructuring with the sale of its Brookes Avana division, while Kraft Foods announced plans to revamp its UK manufacturing network leading to a loss of 200 jobs at its Cadbury arm.
FRANCE: Pay deal sees partial end to McCain strikes
8 December 2011
Workers at one of two McCain Foods' plants hit by industrial action have voted to return to work.
FRANCE: Strike hits second McCain plant
5 December 2011
Two of frozen chip maker McCain Foods' three French production plants are now on strike.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
5 December 2011
India's plan to relax restrictions on foreign investment in its retail sector continued to generate fierce debate this week. Two other contentious issues - the EU health claims process and the true potential of intense sweetener stevia - were also covered on just-food this week, as was the latest attempt by Nestle to eradicate child labour in cocoa production.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
5 December 2011
India's planned retail reform continued to dominate the headlines, while we analysed two other contentious issues - industry efforts to tackle child labour in cocoa production and the true potential of intense sweetener stevia. Elsewhere, Unilever and McCain Foods faced union strife and Diamond Foods warned a probe into payments to growers could hit the company.
FRANCE: McCain hits out at workers demands
1 December 2011
McCain Foods has criticised the demands of striking workers at the company's plant in Matougues, in north-east France.
FRANCE: McCain plant hit by strike over pay
30 November 2011
Strike action over pay continues for a fourth day at one of frozen chip maker McCain Foods' plants in France.
UK: Asda own-brand executive Eyles to leave
29 September 2011
Simon Eyles, the head of brand marketing at Asda, is to leave the UK retailer.
AUS: McCain to hold talks with striking workers
15 September 2011
McCain Foods will tomorrow (16 September) hold talks with union officials in Australia after a strike at one of its plants in the country.
CANADA: McCain launches Harvest Splendour Medleys
1 September 2011
McCain Foods has launched a frozen convenience food dish in Canada that combines vegetables and potatoes.
AUS: Metal scare forces McCain to recall pizza
30 June 2011
McCain Foods has been forced to recall thousands of pizzas in Australia amid fears the products could contain metal.
CANADA: McCain COO Van de Put promoted to top job
3 June 2011
Chip maker McCain Foods has promoted COO Dirk Van de Put to president and CEO of the company.
AUS: McCain boosts healthy message
18 May 2011
McCain Foods' operations in Australia and New Zealand have announced a new "overarching global company philosophy" that will see the food maker increase its emphasis on health and wellness.
CANADA: McCain frozen food tycoon dies
16 May 2011
Wallace McCain, chairman of Canadian food group Maple Leaf Foods, and co-founder of frozen chip maker McCain Foods, has died at the age of 81.
US: Butterball, Snyder's join salt-reduction scheme
26 November 2010
Food manufacturers including turkey processor Butterball and snack maker Snyder's of Hanover are the latest US food firms to join up to the National Salt Reduction Initiative (NSRI).
NZ: McCain to "upgrade" frozen veg site
13 August 2010
McCain Foods has announced plans to invest NZ$19m (US$13.5m) to upgrade a plant in New Zealand.
US: Kraft, Heinz to "exceed" NY salt reduction targets
27 April 2010
Kraft Foods and Heinz said they plan to exceed targets set by a US programme designed to cut the level of salt in packaged and restaurant foods by 25% over five years.
US: Kraft, Heinz join NYC fight to cut salt levels
26 April 2010
Food giants Kraft Foods, Heinz and Unilever were today (26 April) named among the signatories to a US push to lower the amount of salt in foods.
AUS: McCain workers return to work
15 April 2010
Production at McCain Foods' manufacturing site in the Australian state of Victoria has returned to normal after staff at the plant were ordered to abandon their strike action by Australia's workplace tribunal.
AUS: McCain hits out at "illegal" strike
13 April 2010
McCain Foods has hit out at today's (13 April) strike action at a manufacturing site in the Australian state of Victoria.
IRELAND: Cold snap hits Total Produce earnings
4 March 2010
Irish fruit firm Total Produce booked a drop in pre-tax profits in 2009, hurt by adverse currency movements and the cold weather.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
26 February 2010
The news today (26 February) that Diamond Foods is to buy crisp maker Kettle Foods garnered some positive reactions from the analyst community.
On the money: Maple Leaf optimistic for UK market
25 February 2010
Canadian food group Maple Leaf Foods said it has “plenty of irons in the fire” for growth in the UK.
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McCain Foods Limited, Inc. (McCain) is one of the leading food companies in the world. The company is engaged in the manufacture of frozen food products such as French fries, pizzas, vegetables, desserts, entrees and oven meals. McCain is also one of the world’s largest manufacturers of French fries and potato specialties. The company offers a variety of other foods such as desserts, vegetables, juices and beverages, pizzas, oven meals, entrees, and appetizers. McCain operates 60 production facilities across the world and markets its products in more than 130 countries to various food service restaurants, grocery stores, and retail chains.
