Overview
- The company confirmed on January 8 that Argentina and Latin America output will shift from Munro to its new Mar del Plata facility.
- The Mar del Plata plant opened late last year after a US$320 million investment and is Lamb Weston's largest site on the continent.
- Capacity includes 120,000 tonnes of prefried frozen potatoes per year plus flake and starch lines, with a workforce of roughly 250 to 300 people.
- Executives project about 90% of production for export, with Brazil identified as the main destination market.
- Lamb Weston signals a further US$130 million for the Mar del Plata site, as local coverage links the move to broader industrial restructuring in Argentina.