Lutosa

Bedrijfsprofiel

Lutosa is a Belgian french fry manufacturer with two production locations.

Lutosa was taken over by Pinguin in 2007 to form the company Pinguin-Lutosa.

In 2013 the potato processing activities of Pinguin-Lutosa were sold to McCain Foods, to form once again the company Lutosa as a subsidiary of McCain Foods.

With more than 46 years of experience, Lutosa is an expert in providing a variety of potato-based goods, such as hash browns, mash, and Belgian fries. The company aims to offer premium frozen and chilled products for a range of culinary demands, which shows their commitment to promoting the potato range.

To continue providing premium potato products to customers across the globe, the company developed a solid network of growers and distributors. Lutosa works closely with partners, focusing on using their expertise and rich Belgian tradition to serve a variety of markets.

Lutosa aims to improve customer dining experiences by offering tasty potato options to dining establishments of all types, including cafés, canteens, and high-end eateries.

Een dochteronderneming van:

McCain Foods Limited

Subsidiaries and Factory Locations

Lutosa (Warengem)

Lutosa has a production site on Schoendalestraat 221, 8793 Waregem, Belgium.

Lutosa SA - Sint-Eloois-Vijve

Lutosa SA - Sint-Eloois-Vijve is one of the two potato processing factories of Lutosa in Belgium

Product Types offered by this company

Nieuws over dit bedrijf

The bag forming shoulder guides the packaging foil to form the bags in a Vertical Form Fill Seal (VFFS) packaging machine.
Since each packaging size requires its dedicated forming shoulder, they need to be exchanged regularly.

februari 15, 2017

Lutosa invests in Burgmetaal lifting tools to facilitate handling of VFFS bag forming shoulders

Belgian metalworking specialist Burgmetaal has installed 20 lifting systems at Lutosa to facilitate the handling and exchange of the (bag) forming shoulders for the VFFS packaging machines.

From the archive

The current production line for frozen french fries at Lutosa SA in Leuze-en-Hainaut (Belgium). View of the defattening stage after the fryer.

januari 30, 2017

Lutosa adds a new French Fry processing line in Leuze-en Hainaut

Belgian Potato Processing company Lutosa, a subsidiary of McCain Foods, plans the construction of a new french fry line in Leuze-en-Hainaut. The line is expected to be operational early in 2018

From the archive

oktober 29, 2015

American Lorain Announces French Fries Sales Exceed 20 million RMB

American Lorain Corporation (NYSE MKT: ALN) an international processed snack foods, convenience foods, and frozen foods company based in Shandong Province, China, today announces that its French fries sales have contributed over 20 million RMB (about 3.1 million USD, 2.9 million EUR) to the revenues so far in 2015.

From the archive

mei 31, 2013

PinguinLutosa: Sales of Lutosa to McCain completed

McCain Foods and Pinguin NV have completed the sales agreement of the Lutosa division.

From the archive

Agents for this company

Idaho Frank Associates / Lutosa North America

Idaho Frank Associates Inc.(IFA), founded in 1955, specializes in exporting dehydrated and frozen potato products worldwide. The company, headquartered in Pleasant Hill, California, sells a wide variety of potato-based products, including flakes, granules, slices, shreds, dices, flour, and starch.

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