McCain Foods: brands it owns and its ownership tree
McCain Foods is a privately held company headquartered in Toronto, Canada that owns 4 consumer brands.[1]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- McCain Foods Limited
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada
- Founded
- 1957
- Website
- www.mccain.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
McCain Foods in numbers
- McCain Foods owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 4 brands.[1]
- 3 of its brands originated outside Canada.
Everything McCain Foods owns
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Official recalls involving McCain Foods products
2 recall notices from government regulators matched to McCain Foods. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- Ore-Ida Tater Tots shaped potatoes, item number OIF00215A. Frozen potato product is packaged in clear unlabeled poly bag (6/5 lb bags), Net Wt. 30 lbs (13.6… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: Foreign material (small hard plastic fragments).
Recalling firm: McCain Foods USA Inc · Brand: McCain
- Ore-Ida Tater Tots shaped potatoes, item number OIF00215A. Frozen potato product is packaged in clear unlabeled poly bag per case. Net wt. 30 lbs. UPC 1 00… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: Clear hard plastic fragments.
Recalling firm: McCain Foods USA Inc · Brand: McCain
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
What brands does McCain Foods own?
McCain Foods owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Lutosa, McCain, Strong Roots and Van Geloven.
Is McCain Foods a Canadian company?
Yes. McCain Foods is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and was founded in 1957.
Who owns McCain Foods?
McCain Foods is privately held. McCain Foods is a privately owned family company that describes itself as the world's largest manufacturer of frozen French fries.
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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