McCain Foods Announces 2018 Top Potato Growers at Annual Manitoba Awards Banquet
McCain Foods (Canada) announced A&M Farm Ventures Ltd. as
the 2018 Crop Year Champion Potato Grower for Manitoba at the annual McCain Manitoba Growers’ Appreciation
Banquet held last month, an annual tradition made even more special during the 40th anniversary of the Portage
la Prairie facility in 2019.
Approximately 150 guests, including executives from McCain Foods gathered to celebrate the top Manitoba
growers. Representatives from A&M Farm Ventures (Tom, Lisa, John and Shawna Adriaansen) accepted the
Champion Grower award, marking their first win of this prestigious recognition and exceptional partnership with
McCain.
Aert, John Adriaansen, Idzerd Boersma , Marie Adriaansen, Craig Adriaansen, Jack Adriaansen, Kim Adriaansen, Adam Adriaansen , Reggie Adriaansen, David Hofer, Steven Wright, and Joseph Wollman
Front Row: Jim Waugh, Dale McCarthy, Andrea Davis, Danielle Barran, Christine Wentworth, Mark Owen, Marcus Hofer, David Jr. , Rick Davison, Cheryl Davison, Orla Sheridan, Gill Davison, Brad Davison,
Shawna Adriaansen, Paul Adriaansen, Beth Adriaansen, Tom Adriaansen, Lisa Adriaansen, Alice Wright, Glenn Wright, and Jerilyn Wright.">
The 2018 Top Innovator Grower award presented to S.B. Vegetable Growers of Portage La Prairie, MB by executives from McCain Foods.
Danielle Barran, McCain Foods Canada President:
“Manitoba growers annually harvest about 26,300 hectares of potatoes, which represents about one-fifth of Canada's total potato crop. We appreciate the diligence, passion and hard work of our partners, in particular when growing conditions have been so challenged.”Today, more than 500 employees work at the two facilities in Manitoba and are part of a proudly Canadian-based company with a global enterprise, including more than 22,000 employees operating out of 51 production facilities on six continents with sales in excess of CAD 10 billion.
“The CAD 75 million investment from McCain is reflective of the continued demand for McCain frozen potato and potato specialty products in both the retail and food service businesses and signals the company’s long-term commitment to Manitoba.”