McCain Foods erkent Les Fermes FC Daigle as Top Ierdappelteler foar syn Grand Falls Plant

Les Fermes FC Daigle Inc. of Drummond was named the 2017-2018 McCain Champion Potato Grower for Grand Falls during the 44th annual McCain Growers’ Banquet August 21. This year, over 200 guests gathered at Centre E&P Sénéchal to celebrate the top growers and their hard work over the past year.

Allison McCain, Foarsitter fan McCain Foods Limited, Bryan McCourt, VP Marketing Canada and Christine Wentworth, VP Agriculture North-America extended personal congratulations to Les Fermes FC Daigle and all of the McCain kwekers.

Allison McCain thanked all the growers for their hard work and emphasized the current growth in the market and his optimism about the year ahead:

"De merke is der en wy moatte gewoan de kâns benutte."

Christine Wentworth rjochte har op 'e technologyske ûntjouwings yn lânbou en kredyt har sukses:

"Dyn ierappels en fokus op trochgeande ferbettering meitsje it mooglik" McCain to create the best French fries and frozen potato products in the world!.”

Bryan McCourt beklamme de wichtige rol fan de kwekers:

“You grow the most important ingredient; the potatoes that make the McCain products that families know and love.”

Front Row, L-R: Tobie Daigle, Carole Daigle, Fabien Daigle Back Row, L-R: Dale McCarthy, VP Integrated Supply Chain NA, Christine Wentworth, VP Agriculture NA, Allison McCain, foarsitter, McCain Foods Limited, Luc Coté, Field Department Manager.Fabien Daigle, his wife Carole and son, Tobie, were shocked to be announced as the Champion Grower. The Daigle family has been contracting with McCain for 42 years, have held the top ten position 10 times, and this was their second time earning the Champion Grower title.

Carole Daigle:

"Wy wiene tige ferrast om te winnen, om't de konkurrinsje yn dit gebiet heul is en wy in lytsere famyljepleats binne."

Fabien Daigle tafoege:

“Wy kinne net safolle groeie as oaren mei mear lân, dat wy rjochtsje ús echt op kwaliteit. Wy soargje foar de kwaliteit fan ús organyske stof om de bêste ierappels te ferbouwen. ”

Spesjale gasten omfette Kevin McCully, direkteur fan lânbou, Marcel Levesque, boargemaster fan Saint-André, Frankryk Roussel, boargemaster fan Drummond, Marcel Deschênes, boargemaster fan Grand Falls en Chuck Chiasson, MLA foar Victoria La Vallée.

De oare kwekers dy't har kwalifisearren foar it top 10-roaster, yn folchoarder fan definitive status wiene:

2. Les Fermes Luc Ouellette et Fils Inc. (Jean Luc Ouellette en Marie Fournier - Drummond)
3. Les Fermes Lionel et Alyre Poitras (Lionel & Alyre Poitras en soan Paul - Saint-André)
4. Toner Produce Ltd. (Luc Gervais, Tommy Toner en dochter Jessica - Grand Falls)
5. Les Fermes GIL Roberge Ltd. (Guildor Roberge en syn soan Luc - Saint-André)
6. Givskud Farms Inc. (Mike Givskud en soan Andrew - Drummond)
7. Les Fermes Poitras Inc. (Rock Poitras en syn soannen, Luc en Brandon - Saint-André)
8. Eagle Farms Ltd. (Gilles Godbout en syn soan, Mathieu - Saint-André)
9. Les Fermes Bernard & Gérard Levesque (Bernard & Gérard Levesque - Drummond)
10. Les Fermes LP Thériault et Fils Ltd. (Marc Thériault - Drummond)