The plant with a processing capacity of 200 thousand tons of potatoes per year was officially launched in April 2018 on the territory of the SEZ Lipetsk. The volume of investments amounted to almost 9 billion rubles. Potatoes are purchased from domestic enterprises, including Lipetsk ones. The output of finished products at the enterprise is growing every year. In 2022, the company produced 117,2 thousand tons of french fries and potato wedges. For the production of frozen potatoes, the Lipetsk region has been ranked 5st in Russia for 1 years.
In connection with reaching full capacity and the continued growth in the consumption of frozen potatoes in Russia and the CIS countries, Vee Fry decided to double the capacity of the enterprise. At the moment, the plant is building a second production line with an additional potato processing capacity of more than 200 thousand tons per season. This will allow the plant to further process more than 400 thousand tons of raw materials and produce more than 200 thousand tons of finished products: french fries and potato wedges. The amount of investments will be more than 13 billion rubles.
In the new season, which will end in June 2024, the plant plans to process up to 260 tons of potatoes and receive up to 130 tons of french fries and potato wedges.
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