McCain Foods has cooled reports in the US the potato-products group is looking to build another plant in the state of Idaho.
The Canada-based company already has a factory in the city of Burley but reports have claimed it has received financial incentives from state officials for another facility 200 miles west in Caldwell.
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“As we plan to meet the continued demand for McCain products in the USA, it is a normal course of business to explore potential growth possibilities. These reports are speculative,” a spokesperson for McCain said. “We can confirm however, that the $200m investment in our potato processing facility in Burley Idaho is going to plan, which will expand this state-of-the-art, high capacity production facility and is expected to create more than 180 new positions.”
Local media had said the Idaho state government had approved US$400,000 in grants, with McCain mulling plans to build a 164,000 sq ft facility.
