# Lutosa invests EUR 225M to expand Waregem production site

Lutosa broke ground on a EUR 225 million investment project at its Waregem site to install a new frozen French fry production line, expand potato flake production, and build a new potato reception station, creating about 100 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-05-27
- Where: Waregem, West Flanders, Belgium
- Value: $247.5M (225.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Q3 2026
- Status: under construction
- Products: frozen French fries, potato flakes
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Lutosa](https://endata.com/companies/17091.md)

## Sources

- [lutosa.com](https://lutosa.com/en/inauguration-of-the-new-production-lines-project-lutosa-invests-in-waregem/), 2025-05-27: "Lutosa celebrated a key milestone in its development at Waregem, with the official inauguration of a vast industrial investment project representing a commitment of 225 million euros."
- [potatobusiness.com](https://www.potatobusiness.com/business-news/lutosa-begins-e225m-upgrade-of-waregem-site-to-power-future-fry-production/), 2025-06-03: "This momentous occasion symbolizes the concrete launch of one of the largest industrial investments in the region in recent years."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.