Here’s some interesting and fun facts about the foods that are produced here in Atlantic Canada.

• Factories in Atlantic Canada make everything from chicken nuggets and chocolate milk to cakes and pizzas.
• The world’s first chocolate bar was made at Ganong’s candy factory in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
• Florenceville, New Brunswick is home to McCain Foods, making it the French Fry Capital of the World! You can taste French fries made by McCains at restaurants like McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Wendy’s.
• Oxford Frozen Foods in Nova Scotia is the world’s largest supplier of frozen wild blueberries.
• Atlantic Canada’s food producers ship more than 200 products to 120 countries around the world.
• Atlantic Canada ships almost three-quarters of Canada’s seafood products, like salmon, scallops and shrimp, to all corners of the globe.
• There are about 8,800 farms in Atlantic Canada.
• A typical Co-op store has more than 2,000 products, made right here in Atlantic Canada, on its shelves and its freezers.
• Atlantic Canada is home to the world’s largest fruit farm and North America’s largest carrot processor.