The current production line for frozen french fries at Lutosa SA in Leuze-en-Hainaut (Belgium). View of the defattening stage after the fryer.
Lutosa adds a new French Fry processing line in Leuze-en Hainaut
![The current production line for frozen french fries at Lutosa SA in Leuze-en-Hainaut (Belgium). View of the defattening stage after the fryer. The current production line for frozen french fries at Lutosa SA in Leuze-en-Hainaut (Belgium). View of the defattening stage after the fryer.](https://media.potatopro.com/lutosa-defattening-1200.jpg?width=1200&height=743&crop=smart&mode=crop)
Belgian Potato Processing company Lutosa, a subsidiary of McCain Foods, plans the construction of a french fry line in Leuze-en-Hainaut. The line is expected to be operational early in 2018
This was stated by its Managing Director, Erwin Wuyts, during a staff meeting early this year according to local news media.
In 2016, Lutosa processed 750.000 tonnes of potatoes into 425 tons of frozen and chilled French fries, frozen potato specialties and potato flakes.
![Aerial view of the Lutosa SA - Leuze-en-Hainaut potato processing plant. Aerial view of the Lutosa SA - Leuze-en-Hainaut potato processing plant.](https://media.potatopro.com/lutosa--leuze-en-hainaut-aerial-550.jpg?width=809)
Aerial view of the Lutosa SA - Leuze-en-Hainaut potato processing plant.
In 2017 Lutosa will build a new line for the production of french fries. Start of the construction is imminent and the new line is scheduled to be operational early in 2018. The investment will add an additional capacity of 180,000 tons of frozen french fries to the production site.
According to Erwin Wuyts, demand outstripped the production capacity in 2016, so PRODUCTION will be the key word in 2017. For that purpose, the french fry manufacturer will also hire 73 new employees in 2017.
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