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Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company Expands to Meet Growing Demand

The Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company has purchased new equipment and expanded its facility thanks to investments from the federal and provincial governments.

TJ Harvey, Member of Parliament for Tobique – Mactaquac, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), and the Honourable Rick Doucet, Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries, joined the Albright family at Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company to make the announcement today.

This project involved a 9,000 square foot expansion to the potato chip manufacturing facility to improve the company’s efficiencies and optimize operating space to increase production.

The Government of Canada, through ACOA’s Business Development Program, provided a repayable contribution of $500,000 for this project while the Province of New Brunswick contributed $367,000 through a forgivable loan from Opportunities New Brunswick.

This project builds on the Government of Canada’s commitment to drive economic growth in Atlantic Canada through the Atlantic Growth Strategy, is providing strategic investments for projects that build on the region’s competitive advantages, such as its strong export potential, growing innovation ecosystem, and skilled workforce.

Source: AAFC


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