Overview

• Lamb Weston’s Mar del Plata plant has begun large-scale production and employs about 500 people to manufacture 164 premium frozen-potato varieties.
• The company completed its first export to Santa Catarina, Brazil, by securing a lower-draft vessel and using a dedicated 15-kilometer bypass to the port.
• The US$300 million investment funded expanded electricity and gas networks, a 9,000-position cold store and comprehensive cold-chain infrastructure.
• Long-term supply agreements with Argentine growers guarantee raw-material availability and reinforce local agricultural partnerships.
• Rivals McCain and Simplot are accelerating their own upgrades—McCain with a US$100 million Balcarce expansion—heightening competition in the Latin American frozen-fries sector.