Harrison McCain — Single-Minded Purpose

A biography of Harrison McCain, who with his brother Wallace built McCain Foods out of Florenceville, New Brunswick into the world’s largest producer of frozen french fries — and whose partnership with his brother ended in one of Canada’s most public family business breakups.

Why it’s on the list: Bold on @mastersinvest’s 2025 list, meaning the curator rated it very good rather than merely read.

Where I saw it: @mastersinvest’s “2025 Reading … so far” list, August 20, 2025, where it appears in bold. The full 46-title list is transcribed on 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet).

Connections

• 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet) — the list this came from.
• From the Ground Up (Daniel Stoffman) — the company-published McCain Foods history, also on this list.