GOOD FOOD
At McCain, we naturally think our potatoes are the best.
So what goes into creating the perfect chip? Our approach is really simple. We wash, peel and cut our spuds, then lightly fry in a vegetable oil. Finally, we freeze them – and that’s it.
Why you can count on McCain:
- All of our products are free from artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives.
- Most of our potato products have only green or amber nutritional indicators for fat, saturated fat, sugar & salt.
- By focusing on product innovation, we can offer our consumers a variety of tasty, convenient and nutritious products. This complements our reformulation efforts, which has helped us cut sodium by 9% across our Potato portfolio since 2017.
- Since 2006 McCain no longer use palm oil to cook our delicious products. Instead we use variety of vegetable oils (Sunflower & Rapeseed), which are obtained through our assured supplier scheme.
- We use every part of the potato to reduce waste as much as possible. This means that the size of your chips and fries may vary, but it’s all part of our effort to minimise waste and be more sustainable.
- We were one of the first food manufacturers to have front-of-pack, colour coded nutritional labelling on our products. Full nutritional information and reference intake guidance can be found on the back of our packs, and our PRODUCT PAGES also provide specific products’ nutritional values.
Food waste
Frozen food waste
As our products are frozen, we help to drive lower wastage when compared to non-frozen products. However, food waste is a real issue within food retail, and to a degree that includes frozen items. Thankfully, through our partnerships with food banks surplus products are now going to the people who need it most. You can find out more about our partnerships on Thriving Communities.
Zero landfill policy
McCain in Great Britain has achieved zero waste to landfill since 2017. We aim to use 100% of the potatoes, including the skin that’s left over from our fries. A percentage of our waste even becomes animal feed.
Packaging
Cutting plastic use
Single use plastic is slowly being faded out in the UK. As a nation we’re doing more to recycle, and as a business we’re constantly looking into new ways to make our packaging more environmentally friendly
Reducing our packaging
Since 2018 we’ve reduced our plastic packaging by 20%. This includes family favourites like Home Chips, Crispy French Fries, Naked Oven Chips and Roasts.
100% recyclable
As of 2025, McCain is very proud to say that 100% of our plastic packaging in Great Britain is recyclable at supermarkets.
To find out where you can recycle McCain packaging, click here.