McCann's Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal is an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
brand of
oatmeal that is sold internationally. It consists of
steel-cut oats rather than
rolled oats
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.
History
In 1800, John McCann built a mill at Beamond,
County Meath
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, near
Drogheda in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. 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 and Beamond Mill closed in 1898 and the company moved to Merchant's Quay, 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
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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 officia ...
,
County Kildare, which had been in operation since 1910. In 2008,
Sturm Foods
Sturm (German for storm) may refer to:
People
* Sturm (surname), surname (includes a list)
* Saint Sturm (died 779), 8th-century monk
Food
* Federweisser, known as ''Sturm'' in Austria, wine in the fermentation stage
* Sturm Foods, an American ...
acquired the McCann's Irish Oatmeal brand, and were in 2010 themselves acquired by
Treehouse Foods
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. In 2018
B&G Foods
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acquired the brand 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 and instant oatmeals, oat bran, and bread and scone mixes.
McCann's Products
at McCann's Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal official website. Accessed 1 May 2008.
Notes
External links
McCann's Irish Oatmeal
official website
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