McCain Foods

Are you ready for it? 👀➡️ A new season of #TheHotPotatoPodcast premieres January 14th 2025! 🔥🥔 Get ready for four fresh episodes discussing topics ranging from #FoodSecurity, #WomenInAgriculture, succession in farming and #biodiversity.     🌱 In the meantime, ensure you are caught up on season one—in the first episode, Louise Gray, Nicole Masters and Yves Leclerc are getting to the root of it all and asking: can we farm without harm?     🎧✨ Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gABUyisD And Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gr86u9cq   #WeAreMcCain #TheHotPotatoPodcast

You loved our AI Halloween roundup, so we’re back with a holiday edition! ❄️⛸️🎄 We asked AI to bring a McCain holiday to life with seasonal spuds, snowmen, and stockings full of cheer. 🥰 #HappyHolidays from everyone here at McCain! ✨ #WeAreMcCain  

🤝 In 2023, we helped launch the Eastfield Community Shop. This award-winning social enterprise is renowned for its network that redistributes surplus food and household products to those in need, selling to members at discounted prices.   🛍️ From development programs to a thriving social hub, the Eastfield Community Shop initiative is empowering community members. We are proud of the impact made in the first year:   ✅ Over 2,500 hub courses and cookery clubs completed ✅ Supported over 3,000 people in the community ✅ Over £1.4m savings by members on their shopping ✅ Over 9,000 free kids’ meals served   💛 #Eastfield, #NorthYorkshire has been the home of McCain Foods GB for over 50 years and we’re honoured to bring this invaluable service to our local community. Thank you to our partners and the community of Eastfield who have contributed to the store's success. #WeAreMcCain #McCainThrivingCommunities

🌎 On #WorldSoilDay, we are reaffirming the importance of soil health as it underpins our commitment to #RegenerativeAgriculture. 💛 Soil plays a critical role—storing carbon, protecting water resources, and helping mitigate the effects of climate change. 🌱 As part of our regenerative agriculture efforts, we prioritize practices that promote healthier soils across our acreage together with the dedication of our farming partners. 🥔 We are on a journey, reimagining the way we grow a potato and leaving our soils healthier long term. #WorldSoilDay2024 #WeAreMcCain

A busy few days in #Ottawa at the Sustainable Finance Forum with RBC Climate Action Institute & the Canadian Alliance for Net Zero Agri-Food (CANZA) and in #Brussels at the POLITICO Europe Sustainable Future Week discussing sustainable agriculture and cultivating investment in these practices. Honoured to join both conversations to help push the agenda forward with my fellow panelists.   At McCain Foods, our ambition is to advance #RegenerativeAgriculture to improve #SoilHealth and farm resilience while financially supporting our farmer partners through their transition. We recognize that mitigating the effects of #ClimateChange is essential to our business and farmers’ livelihoods. That’s why over 50% of our potato acreage is onboarded within our Regenerative Agriculture Framework. With research farms studying the impacts of regenerative agriculture across varying geographies and financial partnerships spanning over 8 countries, we’re working globally to support farmers’ transitions both financially and practically.   Platforms like the Canadian Alliance for Net Zero Agri-Food (CANZA) are vital for aligning value chains and building incentives for regenerative practices. Harmonized definitions, measurable indicators, and shared responsibility across the value chain will accelerate progress. Farmers can’t do this alone—we all have a role to play.   Special thanks to POLITICO Europe and RBC Climate Action Institute for facilitating these great conversations and to my fellow panelists, Mihail DUMITRU, Vincent Delobel, John Stackhouse, moderators Bartosz Brzeziński, Geoff McCarney and presenter Alison Sunstrum for their insightful contributions.   Together, we can drive meaningful change for farmers and the planet. 🌾   #POLITICOSustainableWeek #SustainableFinanceForum #RegenerativeAgriculture #WeAreMcCain

On #GivingTuesday, we’re looking back at how McCain #ChipsIn! We’re proud of the contributions McCainers have made this past year with over 24,000 hours committed to their local communities. 🥰 Giving back to the communities in which we operate is at the heart of our Thriving Communities pillar, and we’re excited to keep the momentum going in 2025! 💛 #WeAreMcCain

Congratulations to our President and CEO Max Koeune for being recognized as the Corporate Citizen of the Year and one of Canada’s Top Five CEOs of 2024 by The Globe and Mail. This prestigious award celebrates Canadian CEOs who exhibit outstanding corporate leadership, innovation, vision, and responsibility, attributes Max upholds and are shared by the wider McCain Foods family.      The Corporate Citizen of the Year accolade is given to a leader that exemplifies the idea that businesses can do well by doing good. This goes to the heart of our purpose at McCain—we are a family and values-driven company, giving back to the communities in which we operate. Sustainable agriculture is at the forefront of all we do, creating a resilient and successful system for our customers, farmers and suppliers. We will push ahead on our sustainability commitments, working to reimagine the way we grow a potato that is better for both the farm and the planet.      Please join us in congratulating Max on this well-deserved recognition! #ROBCEO24 #WeAreMcCain

We are incredibly proud of the McCain #Australia team for their ongoing partnership and support of Foodbank Australia, a charity that is near and dear to our hearts. 💛 Earlier this month, our #Ballarat plant participated in a 24-hour production donation to Foodbank Australia. Highlights included:  ⭐ 106,800 meals donated, with a portion going directly to the local Community Food Center in Ballarat.  ⭐ 162,000 bags of frozen peas donated. ⭐ The total value of donated goods was over $1 million!  “We are all so passionate about helping out FoodBank Australia,” says Lyn Radford, Managing Director at McCain ANZ. “This is a day that everyone looks forward to!” #WeAreMcCain 

Congratulations to our team in #France for receiving Major Canadian Company of the Year from the Chambre de Commerce France-Canada, under the sponsorship of Embassy of Canada in France | Ambassade du Canada en France! 👏💛 This award is a testament to McCain’s 40-year commitment in France, where we operate three factories, employ over 1,000 McCainers and work in partnership with 800 farmers to produce high-quality food for consumers and customers across Europe. This year, we announced a €300 million investment in France to enhance our production capabilities and to accelerate our sustainability agenda. We look forward to what's to come! #WeAreMcCain

We are committed to giving back to the communities in which we operate. McCain's UK base has been in #Eastfield, #NorthYorkshire, since 1969. Last August, we helped launch a social supermarket in Eastfield in partnership with the award-winning social enterprise, Community Shop. 💛⬇️ #CommunityShop is renowned for its network that redistributes #SurplusFood & household products to those in need, selling to members at discounted prices. The Eastfield store also houses a community kitchen, offering low-cost and wholesome hot meals—children eat free every day. The first of its kind in North Yorkshire, the store has supported 3,000 people in the community in its first year. Through this affordable model, members have collectively saved over £1.4 million on their shopping, reinforcing Community Shop's role in fostering resilience and well-being within the community. #WeAreMcCain