Lamb Weston / Meijer, a joint venture between US-based ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston en Nederland-gebaseerde Meijer Frozen Food, recently announced plans to invest approximately USD150 million (EUR 120 million) to expand its frozen potato facility in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands.
Hierdie strategiese belegging sal 'n tweede produksielyn by die fabriek voeg - wat die kapasiteit vir die vervaardiging van friet en ander bevrore aartappelprodukte verhoog - en dit sal na verwagting ongeveer 50 nuwe werkgeleenthede skep. Die lyn word tans beplan om middel 2016 in werking te wees. Die belegging word direk deur Lamb Weston / Meijer with no additional capital investments from its joint venture partners.
Die uitbreiding deur Lamb Weston / Meijer is in ooreenstemming met ConAgra Foods’ strategy to grow its international business. As large, global quick-serve restaurant chains continue to expand rapidly across the globe, this significant investment by Lamb Weston / Meijer is expected to accelerate ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston’s dynamic international growth with customers. International consumption of frozen potato products continues to climb with the worldwide frozen potato category projected to grow by 1.8 billion pounds between 2013 and 2018, according to Euromonitor.
"ConAgra Voedsel Lamb Weston is well positioned to meet customers’ emerging market growth through our highly efficient, well-established dual sourcing model supplying our customer base with frozen potato products from both North America and Europe,” sê Paul Maass, president Private Brands and Commercial Foods, ConAgra Foods.
"Daarbenewens sal plaaslike aartappelverkope en -produksie 'n belangrike rol in die toekoms speel vir uitgesoekte lande, soos China, waar ons die meeste groei verwag."
ConAgra Foods het op 31 Oktober in sy nuutverkoopte bevrore aartappel-aanleg in Shangdu, Binne-Mongolië, begin, nadat hy belê het in opdaterings aan die aanleg om aan die streng standaarde vir werknemersveiligheid, voedselveiligheid en kwaliteit te voldoen. In Junie het ConAgra Foods die uitbreiding van sy bevrore aartappelfasiliteit in Boardman, Ore., Voltooi wat die groei van plaaslike en internasionale klante ondersteun.
