Cavendish Farms - New Annan

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Company Description

Cavendish Farms french fry plant in New Annan, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Cavendish Farms french fry plant in New Annan, Prince Edward Island, Canada

A subsidiary of:

Cavendish Farms Ltd

Product Types offered by this company

- French Fries and Potato Specialties
- - Frozen French Fries
  - Frozen Potato Specialties

News for this Company

Herb Culberson Farms Ltd. will harvest about 78,000 barrels of potatoes this year.

October 01, 2021

Potato Harvest in Western New Brunswick

In New Brunswick’s potato belt, the spud is king, yielding two billion pounds of product for a $1.5 billion industry during the annual fall harvest. This year’s potato crop is bigger and better than 2020, thanks to warm weather and good rain over the summer growing season.

Prince Edward Island farmers have been dealing with the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, Cavendish Farms in New Annan has reduced production with no layoffs so far but expects there will be some in the short term. (Courtesy: SaltWire)

April 14, 2020

Layoffs expected at Cavendish Farms on Prince Edward Island because of coronavirus

Cavendish farms haven’t laid off any staff yet because of the coronavirus (COVID-19), but a spokeswoman for the company says short-term layoffs are expected.

Involvement of Cavendish Farms with potato variety development was abundantly clear at the annual Growers Field Day in New Annan on September 25, 2018.

August 05, 2019

Cavendish Farms to open Potato Research Centre in Prince Edward Island

Canadian potato processing company Cavendish Farms, a subsidiary of J.D. Irving, announced last week that it will build a new potato research and plant breeding centre in New Annan, Prince Edward Island.

Robert Irving, president of Cavendish Farms, delivers a speech to the Prince Edward Island Young Farmers Association. Irving said the company is currently working on developing potatoes that can withstand dry growing conditions.

March 05, 2019

Cavendish Farms invests in potato breeding to deal with climate change

Cavendish Farms is working to develop potato varieties that can thrive in dry growing conditions on Prince Edward Island, says the company’s president Robert Irving.