verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message mccain foods limited type private industry frozen foods founded florenceville new brunswick canada 1957 headquarters florenceville bristol new brunswick canada key people allison d. mccain chairman dirk van de put president & ceo of mccain foods limited shai altman president & ceo of mccain foods canada products french fries appetizers vegetables desserts entrees and oven meals revenue 6.5 billion cad 2009 number of employees 19 000 2012 1 website http www.mccain.com mccain foods limited is a canadian multi national privately owned company that was established in 1957 in florenceville new brunswick canada . 2 it is one of the world s largest manufacturer of frozen french fries and other potato specialties . 3 contents 1 history 2 sponsors 3 global companies 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit building on the potato produce company founded by the grandfather henry mccain and father andrew davies the frozen fries company was started by the third generation brothers harrison mccain wallace mccain robert mccain and andrew mccain . the company is still privately held by their descendants . sisters did not join in the equity of the business mccain foods has 19 000 employees and 50 production facilities spanning six continents . it sells one third of the world s frozen french fries products in more than 160 countries . 4 based on 2014 sales it is the 19th largest private company in canada according to the globe and mail s report on business . 5 sponsors edit from 2010 to 2013 mccains were the sponsors of films on film 4 . in may 2014 mccain foods announced they were the new sponsors of emmerdale . they also sponsored all star family fortunes from 2008 to 2010 . global companies edit global locations of mccain foods factories . argentina mccain argentina sa australia mccain foods aust pty ltd. austria mccain foods gmbh belgium mccain foods belgium n.v. brazil mccain do brasil alimentos ltda . canada aliments mccain foods ltd lt e china mccain foods china colombia mccain colombia france mccain alimentaire sa germany mccain deutschland gmbh greece mccain hellas ltd. india mccain foods india pvt. ltd italy mccain alimentari italia srl korea mccain foods korea corporation ltd mexico mccain mexico s.a. de c.v. netherlands mccain foods holland new zealand mccain foods nz limited poland mccain poland sp . z o.o. portugal mccain portugal scandinavia denmark finland norway sweden mccain foods nordic south africa mccain foods sa pty ltd. spain mccain espa a s.a. switzerland mccain taiwan mccain foods taiwan ltd. united kingdom mccain foods gb limited united states mccain usa see also edit list of food companies pizza pockets boku juice references edit mccain corporate fact release company history http www.mccain.com about us mccain foods fast facts rob magazine external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mccain foods & oldid 741965540 categories 1957 establishments in canadacompanies established in 1957food and drink companies of canadamultinational food companiescompanies based in new brunswickfrozen food brandsscarborough north yorkshireprivately held companies of canadahidden categories articles needing additional references from july 2007all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages afrikaansdeutschfran aisnederlandsportugu s edit links this page was last modified on 30 september 2016 at 20 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view