McCain Foods to Build Potato Processing Plant in India

McCain Foods, a producer of frozen foods based in New Brunswick, announced it will construct a C$18 million potato processing plant near Ahmedabad in Gujarat province. Construction of the frozen French fry and potato specialty plant will begin in June with completion scheduled for July 2006. McCain Foods has been involved in agronomy trials in India since 1995 and since 2000 in Gujarat. Potatoes supplying the new facility will be contracted with independent Gujarati farmers.