McCain shutting P.E.I. French fry plant
http://business.financialpost.com/2014/08/07/mccain-shutting-p-e-i-french-fry-plant-121-jobs-to-be-lost/
- When the McCain plant in Borden-Carleton shuts down, 121 jobs will be lost.
History
Size of the Company
- There has been a shift in demand for its French fries from North America to other parts of the world, which was a factor in its decision.
- It started off with the two McCain brothers
- The potato farming continued through the generations
- it started off in 1957 in Florenceville, New Brunswick
- Production at its plant in P.E.I. has dropped by two-thirds over the last decade and it’s now the smallest and least utilized factory in McCain’s network of facilities across North America.
- McCain Foods is an international leader in the frozen food industry, employing 18,000 people and operating 46 production facilities on six continents
- McCain generates annual sales in excess of $7 billion Canadian
McCain Foods turns to drone technology to monitor potato crops
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/mccain-foods-turns-to-drone-technology-to-monitor-potato-crops-1.1882521
- McCain is using the technology of a drone to pick up information from its potato field
- Drones use camera and sensor technologies to provide potato farmers with information ranging from the distribution of moisture in the soil, to forecasts about how much a crop may actually produce.
- McCain Foods and will contribute $5 million to the five-year drone project, which the company says will benefit all farmers in New Brunswick
Products
Mission Statement
Work Cited
- Our actions, decisions and behaviours are guided by our Values, Code of Conduct, strategy and our McCain It’s All Good philosophy. Together these four guiding lights form the foundation for everything we do at McCain.
- http://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/comm/news-communiques/2011/331.aspx?lang=eng
- http://mccain.ca/en/our-company
- http://business.financialpost.com/2014/08/07/mccain-shutting-p-e-i-french-fry-plant-121-jobs-to-be-lost/
- http://www.producer.com/2013/04/lower-price-needed-tocompete-with-u-s-mccain/
- http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/mccain-foods-turns-to-drone-technology-to-monitor-potato-crops-1.1882521
- Kahoot.it
- They specialize in frozen foods and desserts
- For example: french fries, pizza pockets, and cakes
Lower price needed to compete with U.S: McCain
- http://www.producer.com/2013/04/lower-price-needed-tocompete-with-u-s-mccain/
- They need to lower prices for the farmers in Manitoba in order to compete with Washington
- They need to do this because Washington can produce more than Manitoba and still keep their profits high at a low cost
- They also consider going to the Pacific Northwest because it is $1.5 - $2 cheaper
McCain on an International Basis
Organizational Chart
http://www.theofficialboard.com/org-chart/mccain-foods
http://www.mccain.com/GOODBUSINESS/GLOBALSITES/Pages/default.aspx
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