Government invests $50,000 for Hawke's Bay grower group's McCain factory takeover bid

Government invests $50,000 for Hawke's Bay grower group's McCain factory takeover bid

The government is investing $50,000 into helping a group of Hawke's Bay growers explore if they can buy the McCain Foods vegetable processing, set to close next year.

McCain rejects New Zealand growers’ request to delay factory closure

McCain rejects New Zealand growers’ request to delay factory closure

Government invests $50,000 for Hawke’s Bay grower group’s McCain factory takeover bid

Reading Time: 2 minutes The government is investing $50,000 into helping a group of Hawke’s Bay growers explore if they can buy the McCain Foods vegetable processing, set to close next year. More than 100 growers of peas, corn, beans and carrots will be affected by the closure of the Hastings site, the company confirmed in March. A group of growers who supplied McCain told RNZ last month, it was exploring the possibility of buying the factory. A…

Government support for Hawke’s Bay growers

The Government is supporting Hawke’s Bay growers to investigate what would be required for a successful farmer-led purchase of the McCain Foods’ vegetable processing site in Hastings, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. “I’ve met with growers, local MPs Katie Nimon, Catherine Wedd and Minister Mike Butterick as well as mayors from the region and this week my officials from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) visited to speak to those on…