Podcast: Is Covered Bridge Potato Chips the next McCain Foods?

By Don Mills & David Campbell Aug 9, 2024 | 6:52 PM

On the Insights podcast this week, Don and David talk with Ryan Albright, Founder and CEO of the Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company. After a tragic fire in March 2024, the company is rebuilding bigger and better. In Hartland, New Brunswick, Albright has built the largest russet potato-based chip manufacturing company in North America and is exporting product around the world. He has dreams of building an even larger potato chip empire reminding us of a young Wallace McCain or Glenn Cooke. You will be inspired by this story of grit, leadership and entrepreneurial ambition.

Stay tuned for next week, when Don and David interview Scott McCain of McCain Foods in a two-part series. Subscribe to the newsletter if you would like to stay up to date on future podcasts.

This podcast combines the experiences of an economist, David Campbell and a social scientist, Don Mills, to explore the challenges and opportunities facing Atlantic Canada, to promote data-driven decision making among policymakers and to encourage a wider dialogue and debate leading to greater prosperity for the region. Expect to hear interviews with the top influencers, business leaders and decision-makers across Atlantic Canada to inform, educate and expand the conversations on the key issues facing the region.

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