 | | 2008 Partnership with Holland College in PEI, Canada for the construction of a Food Product Development Lab (FPDL), which will combine culinary arts with the science of food to create marketable food products. Building of a Biogas plant in PEI, Canada that will reduce consumption of fossil fuel and greenhouse gas production. |
 | | 2005-2006 Celebrated 25 years of business and hit record sales growth of 1 billion pounds. |
  | | 2004-2005 First potato processor to cook its entire branded product line with healthier non-hydrogenated oil to reduce trans-fats. |
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 | | 2001 Purchase of third plant in North Dakota makes Cavendish Farms the fourth largest processor in North America. |
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 | | 1996 A second state-of-the-art facility is constructed in PEI, doubling capacity. |
| | | 1985-1990 Cavendish Farms envisions being the potato specialists by focusing only on processing potatoes. |
 | | 1980 C.M. McLean plant in PEI is purchased by the The Irving Group. New name is Cavendish Farms. |