McCain Foods Australia and New Zealand agriculture director John Jackson says the company’s Washdyke factory has resumed normal production after lockdown led to reduced demand for chips. With Kiwis eating fewer hot chips during lockdown, one of New Zealand’s largest potato chip manufacturers was forced to cut production significantly for six weeks at its Timaru factory until the backlog was cleared. READ MORE:* McDonald's gives assurance to local potato growers* South Canterbury potato growers brace for influx from Europe* Timaru-based McCain Foods gets a big order as McDonalds reopens at alert level threeMcCain employs 140 people at its Washdyke plant. Jackson said they were able to retain all staff during the period of reduced production. Bejon Haswell/Stuff All 550 million potatoes, processed through the McCain Foods’ Timaru plant each year, are harvested from New Zealand soil.

Source: Stuff September 04, 2020 04:30 UTC