McCain Foods has put the kibosh on its potato processing facility under construction in central Russia.
It comes two weeks after the company stopped work on the facility on Feb. 24 — the same day Russia began invading Ukraine.
“We have now made the decision to discontinue the project entirely,” Charlie Angelakos, VP of Global External Affairs and Sustainability, said in a statement.
The New Brunswick-based company also announced that it has suspended all shipments of its products into the Russian market.
Angelakos said the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been “deeply concerning to all of us at McCain Foods.”
The news comes less than a year after McCain announced plans to invest 150 million Euros ($210 million CDN) into the production facility in the Tula Oblast region.
Around 200 people were expected to be employed at the plant once it was up and running.
