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    McCain Foods

    Florenceville-Bristol, CanadaFounded 1957

    McCain Foods Limited is a Canadian multinational frozen food company founded in 1957. As a corporate investor, McCain Foods makes strategic minority investments in food and agriculture startups, including plant-based proteins, vertical farming, and sustainable agriculture companies.

    They made 1 investment in the last 12 months. Average disclosed round size is $15.8M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    6

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    Ben Almanzar

    Ben Almanzar

    Chief Financial Officer

    Christine Kalvenes

    Christine Kalvenes

    Chief Innovation & Marketing Officer

    Howard Snape

    Howard Snape

    Regional President, North America

    Jillian Moffatt

    Jillian Moffatt

    Regional President, GB & Ireland and EMENA

    Luis Verdaro

    Luis Verdaro

    Regional President, Latin America

    Manoj Kumbhat

    Manoj Kumbhat

    Chief Technology and Information Officer

    Mariane Boldori

    Mariane Boldori

    Chief Human Resources Officer

    Max Koeune

    Max Koeune

    President & CEO of McCain Foods

    Peter Dawe

    Peter Dawe

    President, Global Snacking

    Philippe Thery

    Philippe Thery

    Chief Agriculture Officer

    Pierre Danet

    Pierre Danet

    Regional President, Asia Pacific and South Africa

    Victor Perez Mies

    Victor Perez Mies

    Chief Manufacturing & Operations

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    6 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    GoodLeaf Farms logoGoodLeaf FarmsUnknown$52MNov 2025
    GGoodLeafGrowth—Jan 2023
    SIMULATE logoSIMULATESeed$4.1MJul 2020
    NNUGGSUnknown$7MJul 2019
    Resson logoRessonSeries C$14M—
    FFiddlehead TechnologySeed$1.8M—

    Top Co-Investors

    Farm Credit Canada2 shared
    AgFunder1 shared
    Whole Foods Market Local and Emerging Accelerator Program1 shared
    ACME Capital1 shared
    M Ventures1 shared
    BDC Capital1 shared

    Last updated: 7 October 2026