FAT-AGRO LLC in 2021 will supply seed potatoes by order of the largest Russian company producing french fries - LEM Weston Belaya Dacha LLC. This was announced to TASS on Thursday by the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic Kazbek Vaziev.
“Today, North Ossetia fully provides itself with high-quality potatoes. FAT-AGRO LLC has brought the region to leading positions in the country. We are pleased with the increase in the enterprise’s production and export potential, ”the minister said.
In 2019, the company signed an agreement with Lam Weston Belaya Dacha, an enterprise that supplies frozen fries to all McDonald's in the country. Deliveries will begin in March-April 2021.
According to TASS director of FAT-AGRO LLC Zaur Marzoev, the company also plans to purchase seeds of crisp varieties for "village potatoes." To increase sales, a new greenhouse was built in North Ossetia for growing mini-tubers; it is equipped with an Italian machine for filling pots with soil. A new potato storage facility for 6 thousand tons was also built. The general director of LEM Weston Belaya Dacha LLC Irina Shatskaya confirmed TASS cooperation with a North Ossetian company: FAT-AGRO LLC has modern and world-class laboratory and greenhouse equipment, which is managed by highly qualified specialists. Therefore, Lem Weston Belaya Dacha LLC and FAT-AGRO LLC signed an agreement on the cultivation and supply of 500 thousand Innovator mini-tubers.
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FAT-AGRO agricultural enterprise is part of the Bavaria group of companies and is engaged in the cultivation of grain and vegetable crops, elite varieties of potatoes, corn, and soy. On the basis of the enterprise, a project is also being implemented to create a North Caucasian regional center for the production of seed potatoes.