Alain Dufait will take over as Lutosa’s next managing director on April 1, 2023. He will succeed Alain Duranleau, who served in this capacity for the previous five years. With the departure of the incumbent Regional President Erwin Pardon, Alain Duranleau has been named McCain’s regional president for Continental Europe, Lutosa, and Van Geloven.
Alain Dufait brings 28 years of industrial production, sales and general management experiences at international level within the agri-food business.
“Alain holds high all the values that are part of Lutosa’s DNA and we are confident that he will continue supporting strong growth at Lutosa on international level,” said Alain Duranleau.
Originally a Belgian family business, Lutosa NV runs two production sites: one in Leuze-en-Hainaut and one in Sint-ElooisVijve. Lutosa has a presence in more than 146 countries and is very proud of its 44 years’ experience in the potato industry. Operating worldwide in the B-to-B sector, as well as in retail outside Europe, Lutosa produces and sells a wide range of frozen Chips and potato specialties (Duchesse, Spicy Wedges, röstis, mashed potatoes, etc.) and an organic range. Lutosa also manufactures and sells frozen fries and potato flakes for the professional sector.
McCain Foods Limited is a family-owned business founded in 1957 in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. Today, the company is the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products and a global leader in prepared appetizers and snacks. Its products can be found in restaurants and retail stores in more than 160 countries around the world. The company has major production, retail and corporate operations around the world, employs approximately 22,000 people, operates 49 production facilities on six continents, partners with 3,500 farmers and generates annual sales in excess of CAD11bn.
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