# Patates Dolbec completes expansion with robotic technology investment

Patates Dolbec completed an expansion and modernization project at its potato packaging facility in Saint-Ubalde, Quebec, supported by a federal government investment of up to $4.5 million. The project includes new robotic equipment for sorting, grading and packing potatoes.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-04-11
- Where: Saint-Ubalde, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $3.50M (4.50M CAD)
- Status: completed
- Products: packaged potatoes
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Patates Dolbec](https://endata.com/companies/18499.md)
- [Government of Canada](https://endata.com/companies/1351.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/government-of-canada-invests-in-new-robotic-technology-for-quebec-potato-processing-679429023.html), 2018-04-11: "This project, supported with a federal government investment of up to $4.5 million, includes the purchase and installation of new robotic equipment that will sort, grade, and pack more fresh potatoes in less time, enabling the company to improve their product quality, lower operational costs and dev"

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