From the Ground Up - McCain Foods Limited

Simplot, Jack, 6–7 (See also J.R.
Simplot Dehydrating Company)
Singapore, 27
Singer, Dan, 215
Sissens, John, 37
Sitnik, Georgiy (Gera), 95, 96
Skinner, Jim, 176
Skorick, Bill, 178
SKUs (stock keeping units), 115
Slipp, Leonard, 37
slogans, 104, 191, 191
Smith, Peter, 37
Smithton (Australia) plant, 112, 113,
194, 223
snack products, 19, 59, 182 (See also
appetizers)
Sneep, Folkert, 84, 88, 156
So Good for You campaign, 62
Soerel, Furny, 100
South Africa, 19, 54, 96, 157, 157, 187
(See also McCain South Africa)
South America, 151, 173, 197, 218,
219, 240 (See also McCain South
America)
South Korea, 209, 210
Soweto (South Africa), 187
Spain, 62
Spavold, Stan, 37
Springs (South Africa) plant, 194, 222
Spunta potato, 199
Stam, Maarten, 128
Star, The (McCain newspaper), 14, 15,
24, 27, 28, 44
Stewart, Graeme “Bennie,” 123
Stronach, Frank, 237
Strong, Marilyn, 17, 140, 149, 159
Strzelin (Poland) plant, 91, 222
Stybr, Percival, 74
Subway (chain), 184
Sudan, Ana, 207
Sunny Orange (brand), 169
Superbrands Organization, 62
Superfries, 30–31, 31, 58, 229
Suriname, 219
Sustainable Agricultural Initiative
Platform, 230
sustainable agriculture, 229–33
Sutherland, Jed, 9, 55, 161
Sutherland, Marie (McCain) (sister,
Harrison, Wallace), 9, 16, 55
Suzuki, George, 208
Sweet Potato, 180, 180
Swisher, Jerry, 173
Sysco, 180
250
table potatoes, 2, 12, 200, 203, 211
Taggares, Peter, 77, 172
Taiwan, 183, 209, 210, 213
Tasmania, 112, 112, 113, 118, 121, 194
Tater Meal, 167, 169
Technico, 190
Tellier, Paul, 25, 99, 161, 234, 234
Terry, Bruce, 28–29, 32, 99, 141–43,
146, 236
Tetley, Barry, 37
Tetra Pak juice, 170–71
Théry, Philippe, 100
Thiel, Edgar, 74, 90
Thiers, Alain, 79, 80
Thomas Equipment, 27, 45, 48, 60
Thomas, Les, 37
Thomas, Vernon, 2
Thompson, Bob, 37
Thompson, Ernie, 37
Thompson, Keith, 106–7, 110
Thomson family, 25
Thomson, Ken, 237
Thorne’s Hardware, 1, 3
Thornley, Dell, 95, 176
Timakova, Nadia, 96
Timaru (NZ) plant, 114, 120, 223
Tishkina, Irina, 96
tissue culture, 94, 215
Tokyo, 208, 209
Tol, Paul, 217, 219
Tompkins, Allen, 37
Tompkins, Lloyd, 37
Toronto-Dominion Bank, 160
Toronto Maple Leafs, 26
Toronto (on) plant, 221
Toronto Star, 34, 137
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, 25
Total Quality Management (TQM)
system, 129
Tour Eiffel plants (qc), 142
Toxopeus, Pieter, 95, 96
trans-fatty acids, 228–29, 228
Trass, Ad, 37
Trudeau, Pierre, 149
Turner, Fred, 66
Turner, Paul, 122
Twomey, Jeff, 128
Ukraine, 96, 211
Unilever, 113, 202, 203, 230
Universal, 172
Uruguay, 201, 203
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), 169, 170
From the Ground up
Valley Farms (Canada), 50
van Dalen, Dick, 72
van den Boom, Iet, 72, 72
van den Hoek, Han, 100, 156, 176,
190, 198–99
van der Neut-Kolfschoten, Jan, 85
van der Wel, Paul, 75, 80, 82–86, 82,
85, 88, 89–91, 101
van Gils, Frank, 122
van Leersum, Tony, 87, 138, 140, 142,
198–99, 200, 202–3, 204, 205,
230–31, 230, 235
van Lipzig, Pieter, 128
van Rijn, Cees, 89
van Rouwendaal, Hans, 89
van Schaayk, Frank, 89, 161, 173,
177–78, 177, 180, 181, 181, 182,
184–85, 232, 238
van Tuyl, Henk, 76–77, 76
Varnis, Damien, 37
Vatican, 86
vegetables
frozen, 13, 13, 21, 41, 60, 104, 113,
114, 117, 120, 121, 187, 188, 194
roasted, 183–84, 185
Veraart, Yke, 74
Verloop, Herman, 76
Vermont, Nick, 54, 56, 56, 59, 63, 64,
66, 96, 238
Vesey, Jeff, 37
Vlasikhina, Tatiana, 96
Volkova, Viktoria, 96
Wagner, Stanley, 25
Waldner, Clarence, 137
Waldner, Eil, 137
Wales, 43
Walker, John, 37
Walker, Val, 63
Walsh, John, 99, 168
Walsh, Sherry, 168
Wang Rengui, 211, 211
Washburn (ME) plant, 166–67
waste treatment, 46–47, 81, 105–6,
110, 231
wastewater, 81, 105, 133
water gun knife, 130–31, 131, 133
water pollution, 105, 109–10
Weenink, Bert, 196
Weinreich, Dieter, 74
Wendouree, Lake (Australia), 118, 119
Werkendam (Netherlands) plant,
72–73, 73
West Free State Seed Growers
Association (South Africa), 157
West Germany, 90
White, Bud, 37
White, Florence, 22
White, Gilbert, 37
Whittaker, Gilbert, 37
Whittlesey (UK) plant, 53–54, 54, 55,
62, 76, 222, 231
Wieland, Randy, 178, 179, 181
Wilkinson, Quinton, 111, 115, 116
Wilmot, Ian, 37
Wilmot, Ken, 47, 63, 65, 128
Wilson, Bob, 37
Wilson, Roger, 161
Wilson, Trevor, 37
windmills, 231
windrowers, 93, 164
Winterberg (Germany), 74
Wishart, Bob, 31
Wishart, Don, 20, 26, 31, 159
Wismer, Janice, xii–xiii, xii, 100, 229,
232, 239
Wombourne (UK) plant, 222
women in workforce, 5, 49, 51, 79,
105, 227
Wong Wing Foods, 151, 151
Woolworths (chain), 120
World Hockey Association, 26
Yamaguchi, Yon, 208, 208
Yee, Lisa, 217
Young, Donald, 13, 135, 198
Young, John, 61, 63
Young, Victor, 161, 234–35, 234
Yulina, Elena, 96
Yung, Steve, 115, 116, 118, 119–20,
123, 239
Zanolli, Néstor, 206
Zavgorodniy, Dmitry, 96
Zeropac, 22
Zilinksi, Jean Pierre, 101
Zuiderzee. See IJselmeer lake
Zwick, Roland, 74