As a global company, McCain Foods operates in 160 countries around the world, with 51 facilities in local markets to best serve our customers.

After more than 20 years of importing frozen products from our European plants for sale in Russia and neighbouring countries, McCain has decided to localize production in Russia to supply customers in the area with processed French fries and other specialty potato appetizers. 

McCain has announced an investment of $150 million Euros into a production facility that will be located in the Tula Oblast region. The plant will create 200 new jobs.

Working closely with farmers to source high-quality raw potatoes, McCain Foods will continue to lead innovation in frozen potato products that meet growing market demand for locally sourced and prepared products across a range of cuisines in markets around the world.

The ethics and perspective of being a family-owned business from a small town in New Brunswick is at the core of how McCain Foods makes business decisions, cares for its employees and engages with local customers around the globe.

Minister of Economic Development of the Tula region Pavel Tatarenko and General Director of LLC McCain Foods Rus Alexander Petrov

About McCain Foods (Global)

McCain Foods Limited is a family-owned business founded in 1957 in Florenceville, New Brunswick. Today, the company is the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products and a global leader in appetizers and snacks. Its products can be found in restaurants and retail stores across more than 160 countries. McCain employs approximately 22,000 people, operates 51 production facilities on six continents, partners with 3,500 farmers and generates annual sales in excess of CDN $10 billion.

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