McCain Foods donating 1.5M Meals to Feeding America

Oakbrook Terrace, Ill – McCain Foods USA, supplier of frozen potato and snack food products, will be donating 1.5 million meals to Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the U.S.

"This partnership with Feeding America will help us meet ambitious targets for North America around food donation, volunteering hours and community development projects, Kerry Hunnius, spokesperson for McCain Foods North America said June 10. "We are committed to contributing to the competitiveness, resilience and long-term development of the rural communities where McCain Foods operates, and Feeding America is the perfect organization to help us do that."

McCain Foods recently expanded their frozen potatoes plant in Othello by 170,000 square feet, adding 180 new jobs with the expectation of needing an additional 11,000 pounds of locally grown potatoes.