Who owns Strong Roots?
Strong Roots is owned by McCain Foods (Canada).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Our Business & Brands, McCain Foods Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- McCain Foods Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Toronto
- Origin
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Category
- Food › Frozen food › Frozen vegetables & fruit
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Strong Roots
Strong Roots is a plant-based, vegetable-led frozen food brand that McCain Foods lists among its group companies. McCain describes it as a certified B Corp on a mission to fix the freezer aisle, with products in more than 10,000 stores worldwide. The brand's own site lists markets including Ireland, the UK, France, Australia and the USA and describes its products as plant-based and frozen.
Ownership timeline of Strong Roots
- Current owner McCain Foods [1] reported
Where Strong Roots sits in McCain Foods
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full McCain Foods brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by McCain Foods
McCain Foods controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
- Lutosa
- McCain (1957)
- Van Geloven
Other brands in frozen vegetables & fruit, and who owns them
McCain Foods has more brands in frozen vegetables & fruit on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 12.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Grown in Idaho | Lamb Weston | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) | Nomad Foods | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Gradena | AQUILA | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Birds Eye (North America) | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hanover | Hanover Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ore-Ida | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Green Giant (U.S. frozen vegetables) | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lamb Weston | Lamb Weston | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: McCain Foods
McCain Foods is a privately held company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, founded in 1957. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
McCain Foods is a privately owned family company that describes itself as the world's largest manufacturer of frozen French fries. It was founded in 1957 by the four McCain brothers in Florenceville, New Brunswick, and now has its corporate head office in Toronto. Beyond the McCain brand it owns a group of prepared-potato, frozen-snack and vegetable-led frozen-food companies, including Lutosa, Van Geloven and Strong Roots, plus a logistics business, Day & Ross, that is not a consumer brand.
McCain Foods: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇮🇪 Strong Roots and other Irish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 33 brands that began in Ireland. 18 of them (55%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Strong Roots among them.
- Charleville — Kinisla 🇮🇪
- Goodfella's — Nomad Foods 🇬🇧
- Lily O'Brien's — Colian 🇵🇱
- McKinney's — Nordzucker 🇩🇪
- Aer Lingus — IAG 🇬🇧
- AerCap — AerCap 🇮🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Strong Roots?
The parent company of Strong Roots is McCain Foods, a privately held company headquartered in Canada.
Is Strong Roots Irish or Canadian?
Strong Roots originated in Ireland, but it is owned today by McCain Foods, which is headquartered in Canada. So Strong Roots is an Irish-origin brand under Canadian ownership.
Is Strong Roots still owned by McCain Foods?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, Strong Roots is still owned by McCain Foods. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Our Business & Brands — McCain Foods Limited, Official document; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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