Hawke's Bay Growers Abandon Bid to Save McCain Factory After Equipment Pulled

Hawke's Bay growers abandon bid to save McCain factory after equipment pulled

A bid by Hawke's Bay growers to take over McCain's Hastings vegetable factory has collapsed after the company pulled access to key processing equipment.

Growers abandon bid to take over McCain’s frozen vegetable factory in Hastings

The group were interested in the facility because of processing equipment they’ve since learned is no longer available.

Hawke’s Bay growers abandon bid to buy McCain plant

Hawke’s Bay vegetable growers say purchasing the closing McCain vegetable processing plant in Hastings is unfeasible. In March, McCain announced it was...

Growers abandon bid to save McCain factory after equipment pulled

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Alexa Cook of RNZ A group of vegetable growers in Hawke’s Bay are ditching their plans to save the McCain factory. In May, McCain announced it was closing its frozen vegetable factory in Hastings, a decision that’s impacting more than 100 growers of peas, beans, corn and carrots. A group of growers and local mayors asked McCain to pause the closure of its factory so they could carry out a feasibility study and try to f…