Food Magazine February 2015 | Page 39

MCCAIN ANDINA
LATIN AMERICA
• Timely service : McCain Andina already delivers clients ’ orders within less than 12 hours .
• Technical assistance : Restaurants receive technical assistance for every product ’ s cooking methods ; guidelines consider cooking times , the best ingredients — like cooking oils and seasoning — and other factors to serve the best possible dishes . In fact , most of McCain ’ s and affiliates ’ websites offer tasty recipes and tips for retail customers .
• Wide variety of products : Besides frozen potato species , McCain ’ s frozen products line includes stuffed jalapeños , onion rings , desserts and other vegetables . McCain Andina caters to regional taste with assorted tapioca-based products ( which are being exported to different continents ); and recent additions to the catalogue include wedge cut potatoes , “ smiley ” potatoes and noisettes , among other varieties .
For McCain Andina , growth and expansion turns into re-investing to keep its clientele properly stocked for the long term . “ Reinvestment is a must in the Andes region , business thriving here means a hope to open more job positions , businesses , suppliers … it has expansive effects ,” remarked Simonpietri .

“ The Andean region ’ s melting pot of cultures and business models makes up for an interesting challenge of business integration ”

– Francois Simonpietri , CEO for McCain Andina
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