From the Ground Up - McCain Foods Limited

Page numbers in italic refer to
illustrations and photographs
A.C. Neilson, 5
ACD (darkening, potatoes), 12, 13
Adams, Bill, 26, 26
advertising, 43, 51, 53, 57, 58, 62, 78,
85, 189, 228, 229 (See also commercials;
It’s All Good campaign;
slogans)
aging population, 150, 225, 228
Agriculture Canada Research Centre
(NB), 13
agrochemicals, 207, 230
agronomy, 13, 92–95, 93–94, 118,
135–37, 136, 137, 195–96, 199, 225
(See also sustainable agriculture)
Aguirre, Marcelo, 207
Ahmadabad (India) plant, 223 (See
also Gujarat [India] plant)
air pollution, 109
AirVac harvester, 7
Aksenev, Mikhail, 96
Alanis, Ana, 207
Albrecht, Tom, 177
Aleskerov, Eldar, 96
Alexandre, Pedro, 100
Allan, John, 214
Allen and Kidd Farms (ID), 173
Allen, Tony, 173
Alpine Foods (NZ), 114
Amfac, 172
Anchor Food Products, 150, 182–83
Andrade, Juan, 207
Andrews, Paul, 114
Antworth, Clarence, 48, 48
Antworth, Elaine, 48
Antworth, Ken, 37
apartheid, 190
Apold, Beth (daughter, Bob
McCain), 163
Apold, Will, 163
appetizers, 60, 150, 151, 175, 179,
181–85, 184, 185, 220 (See also
snack products)
Appleton (WI) plant, 182, 183, 221
Araya, Emmanuel, 217
Arbeau, Dwight, 37
Archangelsk (Russia), 95
Archer, Gussie, 37
Argentina, 19, 49, 95, 173, 197
(See also McCain Argentina)
Aroostook County (ME), 12
Ars, Rinus, 37
aseptic packaging, 148, 151
Ash, Carl, 27–30, 30, 31, 88, 141–42
Asian frozen foods, 151, 183–84, 225
Associated Fisheries of Canada,
82–83
Atkins diet, 228
Atlantic Veterinary College, 158
Australia, 20, 27, 31, 32, 37, 44, 57, 58,
62, 64, 72, 74, 95, 200 (See also
McCain Australia)
Austria, 74
automation, 62, 131
A&W, 22
baby boom, 5, 225, 227
Baby Cakes, 180–81, 180
Baddley, Mick, 63
Bakker, Rob, 128
Balcarce (Argentina) plant, 198–207,
198, 199, 201, 204, 206, 207, 222
Ballarat (Australia) plant, 107, 108–
10, 109, 111, 115–18, 120, 145, 223
Baranova, Ksenia, 96
Baranova, Natalia, 96
Bartlett, Richard, 217, 220
Basian, Karen, 150–51, 150
Batten, Robin, 37
Baxter, John, 7, 9, 12
BCE Place (Toronto), 138, 138
B.D. Grass Farm (ME), 164
Beaulieu, Camile, 37
Beaumarais (manufacturer), 80, 84,
87–87, 97, 101
index
beautification committees, 141
Becerra, Carlos, 206, 207
Becker, Sherri, 179
Bedfordview (Johannesburg) HQ,
192, 193
Belgium, 69, 71, 72, 73, 82, 83, 84, 194
Bell, Alberta, 37
Bell, Alexander Graham, 237
Belleisle Creek (nb) plant, 221
Belleisle Foods, 151
Benton and Bowles, 74
Berkut, Olga, 96
Berlin Wall, 90
Bernier, Nelson, 37
Bernou, Jean, 69, 81, 86, 96–98, 100,
100, 101, 238
Best Partner of the Decade Award
(2005), 86
Beswick, Peter, 37
Bethune (France) plant, 80, 84, 222
Betts, Betty, 14–15, 14
Bintje potatoes, 73
biofuels, 230, 231
Bird, Terry, 14, 140, 148, 148, 150,
151, 152–53, 153, 191, 202, 214, 215,
217, 239
Birds Eye, 59
Birds Eye (ME) plant, 6, 11, 17–18
Birdseye, Clarence, 6
Birdseye Seafoods, 6
Bisnair, J.P., 161
Black, Conrad, 140
Blackburn, John, 63
Blaimont, Jean-Claude, 100
Blainville (QC) (Tour Eiffel) plant,
142, 221
Blake, Warner, 37
Bliss, Connie, 25
Bliss, Tim, 20–21, 20, 22, 23, 26, 26,
31, 72–73, 79, 108, 127–28, 142,
146, 148, 160, 172
Bobcat (company), 60
Bockmann, Kai, 212, 213, 213, 217–18,
219, 219
Bodine’s (company), 169–70
Boehm, Bill, 156
Boesch, Hartmut, 74
Bojalil, Fabián, 206
Boku (beverage), 171
Bombardier (company), 207, 234
Bombardier, Joseph-Armand, 237
Bonduelle, André, 82
Borden-Carleton (PE) plant, 143,
148, 221
Borowski, Lloyd, 128, 130, 132, 146,
215, 231, 231, 239
Bougie, Jacques, 161
Bouquillon, Francine, 100
Bourgoin, George, 37
Boyer, Marion, 145
Boyle, David, 115, 116–17
brand autonomy, 66
brand recognition, 87, 183, 220
brand uniformity, 52
Brantley, Brooke, 183
Brascan Corp., 168
Brazil, 169, 198, 199, 201, 203,
207 (See also McCain South
America)
breakfast meals, 59
Brett, Stan, 121
Brew City (brand), 181, 183
Briggs, Bob, 63
Britfish, 59–60
British Rail, 54
Broad-Based Black Economic
Empowerment Act, 195
Broer, Wim, 37, 88
Brown, Bob, 37
Brown, Ken, 37
Brown, Sherry, 122
Brundtland Commission, 229
Buenos Aires, 199, 205 (See also
McCain Argentina)
bulk body trucks, 199
Bullock, Steve, 48–49, 54, 63
Bulmer, Gene, 13
Burdett, Kevin, 181
Burger King, 51
Burgess, Leigh-Anne, 123
Burgos (Spain), 62
Burley (ID) plant, 221
Burman, Peter, 62, 63, 128
Bushby, Jim, 126, 159
Business Development Bank of
Canada, 157
Butterfield, Don, 226
Buurma, Rob, 37
Buyanov, Alexander, 96
Calgary (ab) plant, 221
Cameron, Ian, 26, 62–63, 63, 95, 104,
106, 110, 122, 166–67
Campbell, Ken, 63
Campbell, Michael, 141, 239
Campbell Soup Company, 24, 226
Canada Post, 228
Canadian Business Hall of Fame, 146
Canadian Business magazine, 34
Canadian High Commission, 41
Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA), 197
Carberry (mb) plant, 221
carbohydrates, 228, 229
Cargill (company), 77
car ownership, 5
Caribbean, 1, 2, 27, 218, 219
Carleton County Council, 8
Carter, Mabel, 19
Caterpac (food distributor), 25,
43, 50
Cavendish Farms, 148
CBS News, 170
Central America, 218
Cerebos Foods, 108
Chalet Foods, 114
Chamas, Pierre, 37
Charland, Claude, 80
Charles, prince of Wales, 66
Chartier, Dan, 37
Chauhan, Rajeev, 214, 215
cheese, 30, 156
Chef Sensations, 185
chefs, 23, 24, 43, 60, 72, 87, 116, 181,
183, 189–90, 192, 192, 205
Chelley, Dave, 73
Chernecki, Bob, 37
chicken, frozen, 41
Chile, 135, 201, 203, 217, 232
China, 14, 95, 151, 185, 187, 225 (See
also McCain China)
Chinese frozen foods, 151, 183–84
Cho, Mike, 209
cholesterol, 228
Chrétien, Jean, 140
Christensen, Amy, 179
CIBC Commercial Banking, 152
Ciccone, Rick, 238
Clark (SD) plant, 172
Clements, John, 104, 108, 108–10,
113–14, 113, 115, 118, 121, 122, 161
climate change, 225, 230–31
C.M. McLean Ltd., 148
CN Rail, 234
Coaldale (AB) plant, 148, 217, 220, 221
Coca-Cola, 1, 29, 230
Cofino, Alvaro, 217
cold storage facilities, 8, 12, 15, 48
Collins, John, 37
Colombia, 203, 217
Colton (ca) plant, 221
Comgroup Supplies, 114
commercials, 191, 191, 205
computerization, 43, 62, 142–43
ConAgra, 169
continuous improvement, xii–xiii,
129–30
Corey, Barb, 230
Corey, John, 148
Corinna (ME) plant, 7, 9
Cork, Kendall, 161
Cornella, Bob, 175, 176, 176, 239
Cossaboom, Ken, 27, 159
Coston, Bob, 198
“country jewels” categories, 151
Cousin, Jean François, 37, 128
Cowperthwait, David, 181
Cox, John, 168
Cox, Lester “Bud,” 15, 15, 17
Cox, Sherdon, 15
Cox, Tony, 17
Cripwell, Anthony, 196
crop rotation, 137, 230
cross-pollination, 94
Culinary Institute of America, 230
currency crises, 202, 206
cutter cannons, 130
Cuy, Robin, 122, 123
Cyr, Dick, 159
Czudowski, Andrzej, 100
DaLoia, John, 183
Danone, 230
Davis, Patrick, 181
Dawkins, Dan, 106, 118, 122
Dawson, Mike, 110
Day, Elbert, 33, 152
Day & Ross Transportation Group,
16, 26, 33, 33, 62, 70, 71, 148,
151–55, 218
Daylesford (Australia), plant, 103–8,
104
Davidson, Tom, 37
Davis, Patrick, 181
Dean, Paul, 16, 29–30, 31, 125, 159, 235
de Boef, Anton, 73, 87
de Klerk, S.J., 196
de Kok, Bram, 37
de Sottomayor, Lourenço, 100
deep frying, 59, 59, 60, 89
defect removal systems, 51, 62, 131,
133
Degrave, Lucille, 97, 100
Deiting, Leo, 74
Delage, Jean-François, 100
Delaître, Michel, 82, 100, 101
Delannoy, Bertrand, 100
Dell Products (juice company), 170
Delmas (South Africa) plant, 194,
217, 222
Deloitte (accounting firm), 152
Deming, Edwards, 129
den Daas, Hans, 128
Denmark, 70, 71
Dent, Geoff, 37
Derrah, Larry, 215
desserts, 59, 182, 220
Devine, Wayne, 37
Dicos Fried Chicken, 213
Dolan, Dan, 181
Dominion Bridge Company, 27, 28
Donovan, Peter, 123
Dowbiggin, Steve, 37
Doucet, John, 152, 152, 153–55, 239
Doucette, Des, 148, 181, 231
Downey, James, 25
“drink the local wine” philosophy.
See McCain Foods Limited,
philosophy
drought, 117–18, 119, 215, 231
Drummond, Pat, 37
Drury, Alan, 63
D’Souza, Neil, 129, 132
Duncan, Derek, 110
Dunlap, Ray, 7
Dupont, Francis, 78, 101
Durost, Harold, 168, 171, 171
Dwyer, Ian, 123
D&Y Pike’s farm (Australia), 107
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eastern Europe, 54 (See also specific
countries)
Easton (ME) plant, 125, 166–68, 180,
221
Echeverria, Maria, 207
Eddleston, Peter, 37
Edgell (company), 104, 113–14, 120
Efting, Richard, 220
Elizabeth, queen of England, 65, 65
Elliott, Dave, 63
Embraer (company), 207
end-user sales technique, 22–24, 44,
87, 109, 110
energy conservation, 231
Engineering Consultants Inc., 20
England, 31, 34, 43, 50–51, 230 (See
also McCain Britain)
Environmental Protection Agency
(Australia), 10–9, 110
environmental technology, 81
equilibriation, 133
Erickson, Arthur, 25
Eskimo Foods, 41, 42
Esquimalt (BC), 20
Europe. See McCain Europa; McCain
in Europe; specific countries
under McCain
European Economic Community
(EEC), 47, 71
Evans, Jim, 49–51, 99, 108, 146, 160,
236
Executive magazine, 34, 67
Fang Zhao Ce, 151
Far East, 148 (See also specific
countries)
fast food restaurants. See quick-
service chains
Fastrax (truckload operator), 154
Favorita, 50, 72, 73, 87
FDA. See U.S. Food and Drug
Administration
Felius, Ronald, 100
Ferguson, Bob, 18
Ferrar, Dave, 37
Ferré, Laurent, 100
fertilizers, 2, 3
FFA (free fatty acid), 55
Figeac, Michel, 88, 101
Findus (brand), 59, 120
Finn, Graham, 55, 55, 58
fires, plants, 11, 85, 86, 125–27, 126
fish and chips, 22, 118, 119
fish, frozen, 41, 59