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News On French Fries and Potato Specialties from South America


Lamb Weston Invierte USD 250 millones en una fábrica de papas fritas en Mar del Plata
March 01, 2023
Funcionarios K y de Juntos presentaron la construcción de la planta, que funcionará en julio del año que viene, en el parque industrial de la ciudad balnearia.
Lamb Weston Holdings Announces USD 240 Million Capital Investment in New French Fry Processing Line in Argentina
September 12, 2022
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today an expansion of french fry processing capacity in Argentina with the planned construction of a new manufacturing facility in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires.
PEF Advantage for Potato Processor 'Frozen Express' in Colombia
January 30, 2022
Frozen Express is one of the largest potato processors and manufacturers of Frozen French fries in Colombia. The family-owned company has been producing potato products for more than 25 years and is committed to Colombian farmers.
Argentina: El negocio de las papas congeladas repunta tras la apertura de bares y restaurantes
August 31, 2021
A medida que la pandemia va permitiendo la apertura de los distintos sectores de la economía argentina, uno de los negocios con perspectivas de crecimiento en el corto plazo, es el de las papas congeladas. En este contexto, la canadiense McCain, espera crecer en volumen más del 35 porciento en el próximo año.
Simplot: Una apuesta millonaria a las papas fritas congeladas para que vayan desde Mendoza a Brasil
July 13, 2021
Simplot comenzó a pensar en la Argentina en 2014 y recién en 2019 de la mano de Fabio Calcaterra y tras una inversión de USD 140 millones que involucró la compra de campos, se instaló en Mendoza.
Lamb Weston Announces Arrival of its French Fries brand in Mercosur
March 16, 2021
Lamb Weston is pleased to announce the arrival of Lamb Weston branded french fries in Mercosur. This was made possible through a joint venture with Sociedad Comercial del Plata in Argentina, called Lamb Weston Alimentos Modernos S.A.(AMSA).
Dênio de Oliveira appointed CEO of potato processor Bem Brasil Alimentos, succeeding founder João Emílio Rocheto
January 10, 2021
Brazilian potato processor Bem Brasil Alimentos starts 2021 with a new president: Dênio de Oliveira
Bem Brasil goes PEF
November 04, 2020
Elea GmbH, the world leader in Pulsed Electric Field systems for food processing, has supplied a first PEF Advantage system for potato processing suitable for processing up to 30 t/h.
Key Technology announces multimillion dollar purchase by Bem Brasil for their new 30 t/h frozen french fries production line
August 12, 2020
Key Technology announces they are contributing six VERYX® digital sorters, an ADR EXOS® automatic defect removal system, three Sliver Sizer Removers and 57 Iso-Flo® vibratory conveyors to Bem Brasil new processing line designed to produce 30 metric tons of frozen french fries per hour.
La importación de Papas en Perú solo representa el 1% de la Producción Nacional
July 27, 2020
En 2019, la producción nacional de papa alcanzó las 5.300.000 toneladas, reflejando un incremento de 3.92% frente a las 5.100.000 toneladas de 2018, indicó el presidente de la consultora Inform@cción, Fernando Cillóniz Benavides.