In 2020 – the year of quarantining and social distancing – many Americans have chosen to indulge in comfort food. A new poll of 2,000 Americans found that two in three are reverting to childhood food favorites and eating more comfort food during the pandemic. That includes an uptick in such favorites as pizza (55%), hamburgers (48%), ice cream (46%), French fries (45%), mac and cheese (38%), spaghetti and meatballs (32%) and others.
This capacity build will require an additional 1,000 acres of potatoes from local growers in the community.
September 3, 2019
McCain Foods Canada, a division of McCain Foods Ltd., Canada, announced plans to invest $12 million in its potato processing facility in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada.