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  • McCain Sweet Potato with Rosemary and Garlic: Like any other veg, only tastier

    August 2008: Looking for something a little bit different to enjoy at meal times? Why not try delicious NEW Sweet Potato with Rosemary and Garlic from McCain...

    Chips as chips should be!

  • McCain announces £5 million sponsorship of UK Athletics - Growing UK talent from the ground up

    July 2008: McCain today announces a five year sponsorship deal to become Principal Partner of UK Athletics and Title Sponsor of the Young Athletes League and UK Challenge events....

    Chips as chips should be!

  • Chips as chips should be!

    February 2008: Golden and chunky with a delicious taste, beautifully crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside, McCain Home Fries are the best tasting chips...

    Chips as chips should be!

  • Drop a dress size eating chips

    December 2007: Make healthy eating your new year's resolution, but still eat chips. Jo Drake is proof that it works, she dropped an incredible 11lbs in six weeks on the 'chip lovers diet' ...

    Drop a dress size eating chips

  • The Nigella effect inspires the first frozen Goose Fat roast potato

    August 2007: NEW McCain Roast Potatoes basted in goose fat will launch this October to the delight of goose fat lovers across the nation. With top chefs Nigella Lawson, Rick Stein and Paul Rankin ...

    The Nigella effect inspires the first frozen Goose Fat roast potato

  • Kids learn to dig potatoes in new teaching programme

    This term, the humble potato will make its debut as the star of a new primary school teaching tool called The Potato Story. Targeted to Key Learning Stage 2 ...

    Kids learn to dig potatoes in new teaching programme

  • McCain introduces winds of change To UK's largest chip factory - Groundbreaking wind turbines project to cut bills by up to 60%

    August 2007: McCain Foods (GB) Ltd is proud to announce the imminent installation of three, 80 metre high wind turbines at its Whittlesey plant, in a groundbreaking drive to lower its carbon footprint and...

    Groundbreaking wind turbines project to cut bills by up to 60%

  • McCain announces 100% of its chips use 100% British potatoes

    July 2007: McCain Foods today announces that all its chips will be made from 100% British potatoes from October 2007. McCain works with more than 300 British farmers...

    McCain announces 100% of its chips use 100% British potatoes

  • New potato bus rolls into town

    June 2007: Can you tell a Maris Piper from a Morene, or a King Edward from a Charlotte? Yes, they're potatoes, but what else do you know about them? The Potato Story is a interactive learning experience...

    New potato bus rolls into town

  • Chips are Kosher!

    January 2007: With National Chip Week kicking off today, McCain announces its chips really are Kosher. Products in the McCain range that are certified include, McCain Oven Chips, McCain Rustic Oven Chips...

    Chips are Kosher

  • Chips get green light!

    January 2007: The first chip to score ‘green’ on all four counts of the new Food Standards Agency traffic light scoring scheme is launched today...

    Chips get green light

  • McCain launches new Potato Gourmet range

    January 2007: McCain Foods today launches its new Potato Gourmet range, an imaginative selection of potato specialities to inspire consumers to try something new in the frozen food aisle...

    McCain launches new Potato Gourmet range

  • McCain Teaches more School Children about Potato Provenance

    9 January 2007: Next week, McCain Foods (GB) Ltd will tour its interactive schools programme, The Potato Story, to two primary schools in Wolverhampton...

    McCain Teaches more School Children about Potato Provenance

  • Be Inspired by McCain’s new Potato Winners range!

    October 2006: Bored of churning out the same old boring meals?  Looking for a bit of inspiration to help you create some genuinely interesting ...

    Be Inspired by McCain’s new Potato Winners range!

  • Real Food Straight from the Earth

    August 2006: Do you care where the food on your plate comes from? McCain does. Are you bothered about maintaining a healthy, balanced diet? McCain is...

    What are allergens?

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