McCain Foods USA, Lisle, Ill., launched WISE FRIES, made with a new proprietary batter recipe that keeps just enough oil on the outside for great taste and crispness while maintaining the potato flavor inside.
The Hillshire Brands Co. signed an agreement to sell 100% of the shares of its Australian subsidiary Kitchens of Sara Lee Pty Ltd to a subsidiary of McCain Foods Ltd.
Canada-based McCain Foods purchased PinguinLutosa Food Group’s potato division, including the production, marketing and distribution of frozen, chilled and dehydrated potato products, as well as the Lutosa brand.
Canadian food processing giant Maple Leaf Foods announced Saturday Chairman Wallace McCain, 81, died "after a lengthy struggle with pancreatic cancer."