McCann's Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal is an
Irish brand of
oatmeal
Oatmeal is a preparation of oats that have been dehusked, steamed, and flattened, or a coarse flour of hulled oat grains ( groats) that have either been milled (ground), rolled, or steel-cut. Ground oats are also called white oats. Steel- ...
that is sold internationally. It consists of
steel-cut oats rather than
rolled oats
Rolled oats are a type of lightly processed whole-grain food. They are made from oat groats that have been dehusked and steamed, before being rolled into flat flakes under heavy rollers and then stabilized by being lightly toasted.
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History
In 1800, John McCann built a mill at Beamond,
County Meath
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, near
Drogheda
Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth ...
in
Ireland
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. In the 19th century, John McCann's Irish Oatmeal won several international prizes for the quality of its product and much of it was exported to the United States. John McCann Jr. merged with R. R. Hill of Drogheda in 1896. The Beamond Mill closed in 1898 and the company moved to Merchant's Quay in Drogheda. In the 20th century, McCann's increased exports of its oatmeal, notably to the United States and Canada. In 1964, the then family-owned
Odlums Group acquired the business and transferred production to its oatmeal mill in
Sallins
Sallins () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland, situated 3.5 km north of the town centre of Naas, from which it is separated by the M7 motorway. Sallins is the anglicised name of ''Na Solláin'' which means "the willows".
In the Centra ...
,
County Kildare
County Kildare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the Local gove ...
, which had been in operation since 1910.
In 2008,
Sturm Foods
TreeHouse Foods Inc. is a multinational food processing company specializing in producing private label packaged foods headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. Created in 2005 and consisting entirely of acquisitions, in 2010 the company had sales of ...
acquired the McCann's Irish Oatmeal brand from Odlums, which by then was a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Origin Enterprises
Origin Enterprises plc is a focused agri-services group providing specialist on-farm agronomy services and the supply of crop technologies and inputs. The group has market positions in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Poland, Romania, Brazil and Ukrai ...
.
TreeHouse Foods
TreeHouse Foods Inc. is a multinational food processing company specializing in producing private label packaged foods headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. Created in 2005 and consisting entirely of acquisitions, in 2010 the company had sales of ...
acquired the brand when they purchased Sturm Foods on 2 March 2010. On 16 July 2018, TreeHouse Foods sold the brand to
B&G Foods
B&G Foods, Inc. is an American branded foods holding company based in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company was formed in 1996 to acquire Bloch & Guggenheimer, a Manhattan-based producer of pickles, relish and condiments which had been founded in 1 ...
for $32 million.
Products
In addition to the traditional McCann's Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal, several other similar oat products carry the McCann's brand. These include quick steel-cut and rolled oats, as well as instant rolled oats in a variety of flavors.
Notes
External links
McCann's Irish Oatmealofficial website
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