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McCain Foods Installs InfinityQS SPC Software Throughout The World; InfinityQS' Software is the Standard for Quality and Statistical Process Control for Major Frozen Foods Company.


MANASSAS, Va. -- InfinityQS(R) International, the premier provider of enterprise-wide quality control manufacturing solutions, today announced that McCain Foods, the world's largest processor of frozen French fries and producer of many other quality food products, including potato specialties, appetizers, green vegetables, desserts, pizzas, juices and beverages, oven meals and entrees, has installed InfinityQS SPC 1. (business) SPC - Statistical Process Control. Something to do with quality management.

2. (body) SPC - Software Productivity Centre.
3. (company) SPC - Software Publishing Corporation.
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 software in almost every region of the world including United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Asia Pacific, Europe, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , United Kingdom, and Canada.

InfinityQS SPC software has become the standard for managing quality and statistical process control. McCain Foods uses the software for collecting information on quality and monitoring manufacturing processes for the French fry and frozen foods that it produces. The company also has plans to continue implementing InfinityQS SPC at other manufacturing plants throughout the world.

"InfinityQS SPC software has made tracking of quality information easier and serves as the central repository for all of our quality control," said Guy Metivier, Manager of Manufacturing Execution Systems

Manufacturing execution system (MES) describes a set of integrated functions within a packaged software system or it can also describe the accumulated functionality within the production management infrastructure of a manufacturing or production company.
 Global Technology Center, at McCain Foods. "On the statistical process control side, it has enabled us to produce metrics and control the quality of our products based on the needs of our customers."

"It's been a pleasure to work with McCain Foods," said Michael Lyle, President of InfinityQS International. "We are helping the number one supplier of potato food products develop a scientific method to control the manufacturing process of their food products. We are the trusted SPC solution for leading manufacturers and our relationship with McCain reinforces our ability to also help the food industry."

"InfinityQS International has been extremely responsive to our needs," said Metivier. "They are a nimble organization with a culture that resembles McCain Foods."

About McCain Foods

McCain Foods is a major frozen foods company. It is the world's largest processor of French fried potatoes French fried potatoes, French fries (US) nplpatatas fpl or (LAM) papas fpl fritas

. The company also produces many other quality food products, including potato specialties, appetizers, green vegetables, desserts, pizzas, juices and beverages, oven meals and entrees. McCain Foods has manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations.  on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC.  and employs more than 20,000 worldwide.

http://www.mccain.com

About InfinityQS

InfinityQS is the leading provider of SPC technologies and services to a broad array of companies, from multi-national giants to smaller, more specialized manufacturers. The company's goal is always to improve clients' internal quality standards and ensure their continued success in the global marketplace. InfinityQS can be reached at 1-800-772-7978 or by visiting http://www.infinityqs.com.
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