Robert K. Irving is a Canadian

Canada

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 industrialist based in Moncton

Moncton, New Brunswick

Moncton is a Canadian city, located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The city is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, within the Petitcodiac River Valley, and lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces...

, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

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A grandson of Kenneth Colin Irving and son of James Irving

James Irving

James K. Irving, OC, ONB is the eldest son of industrialist K.C. Irving. J.K., as he is normally referred to, along with his brother, Arthur, share the ownership of what is known informally as the Irving Group of Companies...

 and Jean E. S. Irving, Robert is responsible for several businesses within the "Irving Group of Companies" with operations extending across North America.

• He is president of Irving Tissue (operated in coordination with its supplier, J.D. Irving Limited)
  • Majesta, Royale brands
• Irving Personal Care
• He is president of Cavendish Farms, which has french fry and frozen food
  Frozen food
  Freezing food preserves it from the time it is prepared to the time it is eaten. Since early times, farmers, fishermen, and trappers have preserved their game and produce in unheated buildings during the winter season. Freezing food slows down decomposition by turning water to ice, making it...
  
   plants in North Dakota
  North Dakota
  North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
  
   and Prince Edward Island
  Prince Edward Island
  Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
  
  
• Midland Transport
  • Midland Courier
• He is president of the Moncton Wildcats
  Moncton Wildcats
  The Moncton Wildcats are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada....
  
  , a QMJHL franchise

Other businesses Robert Irving is responsible for include:

• Cavendish Produce
  • Fresh produce for the retail and restaurant sector
• Cavendish Agri
  • Supplier of agricultural fertilizers, chemicals and agricultural solutions
• Protrans
  • Supplier of contract services, labor and professional expertise

Robert Irving is also a major benefactor and fundraiser for causes such as The Moncton Hospital, the Beausejour Cancer Research Institute and the University of Moncton. His brother, James D. Irving, is CEO of J.D. Irving Ltd. based out of Saint John New Brunswick and his sister, Mary Jean Irving, is the owner of Master Packaging and Indian River Farms are all closely tied to his companies. He resides in Moncton, New Brunswick with his wife Jill Irving and their four children Megan, Meredith, Olivia & R.J. (Robert James).