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Originally Posted by urbandreamer
Wow, if you can't make money using old inefficient equipment, you burn it down eh. We've seen this before at other older food production facilities across Canada. (I could be wrong, but it reminds me of all the random bank barn fires throughout Ontario, like my neighbors which happened after the farmer had complained of losing money, his children were all at university and he'd hurt his back. Replaced with state of the art facility moving from dairy to easier to operate poultry operations.)
Potato futures are hitting record highs, so farmers think they can make more money selling than processing?
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Amazing. You tried the chips the other day and now you have insider information on how it burned down.
FWIW, a simple google search reveals that it is (was?) a family run business who grew their own potatoes (russets, which is probably why you didn't like them as they have a slightly different flavour than most chips), and employed around 100 people in a small rural community. The fact that you had some in Ontario indicates that they had developed good market coverage (I have seen them with significant shelf space in the major grocery outlets in NS).
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In 2004, Matt and Ryan Albright started a potato distribution company and later bought the farm where the potatoes were harvested. The idea of Covered Bridge Potato Chips was then born with production starting in 2009. Their kettle-cooked chips became an immediate local and regional hit and has since spread to North American markets. Now, with multiple locations and over 500 acres of dark russet potatoes grown year-round, we proudly bring you a delicious top-tier line of assorted snack products packed with flavour in every crunch.
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Another search indicates that there was some kind of accident during production that started the fire (and luckily the people working there got out safely):
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Shayon Siriwardhana, a supervisor who was running a shift when the fire started, told Global News the fire began as an “incident in the fryer room that escalated to a big fire.”
The factory employed about 100 people. Now, the community is wondering what will become of the major employer and the tourists the factory helped attract.
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Meanwhile, you are drawing some conclusion that arson was committed, because 'you know how these things go'...
A small company in a rural area of NB that employed 100 people, not exactly what I would consider an example of "Canadian Coporate Greed".
I have to say that thinking about the people out of work in an area where jobs aren't abundant, and seeing you getting your jollies cutting down a company with baseless claims kind of makes me feel a little sick inside, and honestly makes me further question how our society has degraded to such a low level in what seems like a relatively short time. Or, perhaps I just shouldn't pay attention to internet trolls...
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