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Food & Beverage
Sustainability
July 14, 2020
McCain Foods focuses on more sustainable French fries
Three Farms of the Future will showcase how regenerative farming practices and the latest agricultural technology can be implemented at scale.
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Food & Beverage
General
March 11, 2020
Feds invest $2.3M in potato disease research
As part of the project, the Canadian Horticulture Council will survey potato fields to determine the levels of Potato Early Dying disease
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Food & Beverage Manufacturing
General
July 30, 2018
PEI potato shortage blamed as Cavendish Farms closes packaging plant
Shortfall of 68 million kilograms in 2017; bought from new sources on the island as well as from producers in other provinces.
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Food & Beverage Government Manufacturing
General Production Technology
March 22, 2016
Genetically engineered non-browning potato approved by Health Canada, CFIA
Simplot says the Innate potato has the same nutritional composition of regular potatoes plus reduced asparagine.
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Food & Beverage Manufacturing
General
October 15, 2014
Sewing needles found in PEI potatoes
RCMP expands probe to Cavendish fry plant.
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Food & Beverage Manufacturing
General Production
August 8, 2014
McCain closing PEI french fry plant
121 jobs lost as demand shifts from North America.
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Business Operations Operations Production Sustainability Technology
December 11, 2012
Maple Leaf sells Lethbridge potato plant for $60 million
Proceeds from the sale, expected to close by the end of December, will be used to pay down debt.