A new video chronicles the plants’ journey to become the tasty fried
strip and aims to quash the rumors circulating about where the
restaurant chain actually gets its food.Scott Gibson, who works for
McDonald’s Canada, stepped forward to explain the process and set the
story straight.
Did you know that McDonald’s World Famous Fries are made from whole potatoes harvested mainly from farms in New Brunswick, Alberta, and Manitoba? Watch and see exactly how our fries get made, from the farm to the fryer.
Scroll down for video.
Good earth: The potatoes are harvested and sorted at the Levesque Family Farms, just one of McDonald’s potato suppliers
Sort: The potatoes are then sorted to prepare to ship them out to a processing plant
Clean: At the processing plant, the potatoes are washed to remove dirt and rocks
Remove the skin: The clean potatoes are then peeled before they can be cut
Uniform shape: Once the potatoes are peeled, they are cut into the standard strips
‘We’ve received so many questions about our french fries we thought we’d take you on a behind the scenes tour from the farm all the way to the fryer,’ Gibson, who works as a manager in the supply chain of McDonald’s Canada, said.
In the five minute video on YouTube, Gibson explained the process and he answered questions from customers.
VIDEO: How McDonald’s Canada makes their famous fries..
The first question asked was about where the potatoes actually came from and further inquired if the tasty fries were even made from real potatoes.
Gibson enlisted the help of farmer Angelo Levesque, from Levesque Family Farm, a potato supplier for McDonald’s Canada.
Treated: Chemicals are added to the potato strips to ensure they don’t change colors through the process
More steps: Once dried, the strips are fried, frozen and then shipped off to your local McDonald’s
Cameras accompanied Levesque as his team harvested the potatoes, sorted them and then shipped them to a processing plant in nearby Grand Falls, New Brunswick.
‘The process of producing a Mac fry is relatively simple,’ said Mario Dupuis, the production manager at the McCain Processing Plant, where the potatoes are processed.
Upon arrival from the farm, the potatoes are received and washed to remove dirt and rocks. They are then peeled and pushed through a cutting machine where they become the standard strips.
The match-stick like strips are then pushed through a blancher, that removes the natural sugar from the fries that prevents a variation in color once they are cooked.
The strips are treated with a solution, so they retain their even coat, and lastly an ingredient is added to prevent the fries from greying during the process.
They are dried and then fried for 45 to 60 seconds.
Once cooked, they are frozen, packaged and sent to your local McDonald’s where they are fried until tasty perfection and served.
via daily mail
Did you know that McDonald’s World Famous Fries are made from whole potatoes harvested mainly from farms in New Brunswick, Alberta, and Manitoba? Watch and see exactly how our fries get made, from the farm to the fryer.
Scroll down for video.
Good earth: The potatoes are harvested and sorted at the Levesque Family Farms, just one of McDonald’s potato suppliers
Sort: The potatoes are then sorted to prepare to ship them out to a processing plant
Clean: At the processing plant, the potatoes are washed to remove dirt and rocks
Remove the skin: The clean potatoes are then peeled before they can be cut
Uniform shape: Once the potatoes are peeled, they are cut into the standard strips
‘We’ve received so many questions about our french fries we thought we’d take you on a behind the scenes tour from the farm all the way to the fryer,’ Gibson, who works as a manager in the supply chain of McDonald’s Canada, said.
In the five minute video on YouTube, Gibson explained the process and he answered questions from customers.
VIDEO: How McDonald’s Canada makes their famous fries..
The first question asked was about where the potatoes actually came from and further inquired if the tasty fries were even made from real potatoes.
Gibson enlisted the help of farmer Angelo Levesque, from Levesque Family Farm, a potato supplier for McDonald’s Canada.
Treated: Chemicals are added to the potato strips to ensure they don’t change colors through the process
More steps: Once dried, the strips are fried, frozen and then shipped off to your local McDonald’s
Cameras accompanied Levesque as his team harvested the potatoes, sorted them and then shipped them to a processing plant in nearby Grand Falls, New Brunswick.
‘The process of producing a Mac fry is relatively simple,’ said Mario Dupuis, the production manager at the McCain Processing Plant, where the potatoes are processed.
Upon arrival from the farm, the potatoes are received and washed to remove dirt and rocks. They are then peeled and pushed through a cutting machine where they become the standard strips.
The match-stick like strips are then pushed through a blancher, that removes the natural sugar from the fries that prevents a variation in color once they are cooked.
The strips are treated with a solution, so they retain their even coat, and lastly an ingredient is added to prevent the fries from greying during the process.
They are dried and then fried for 45 to 60 seconds.
Once cooked, they are frozen, packaged and sent to your local McDonald’s where they are fried until tasty perfection and served.
via daily mail
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