FPS Food Process Solutions has expanded its End-to-End potato processing platform with a series of senior appointments aimed at strengthening its global capabilities in French fry production.

The Vancouver-based equipment manufacturer announced the addition of three industry veterans with a combined experience of nearly a century in potato processing and project execution.

Dave Rogers has joined as Executive Director, bringing more than 30 years of expertise in developing best operating practices and process optimisation for multinational potato processors. His new role will focus on providing strategic and technical guidance across FPS’s processing platform.

Mike Holden has been named Product Expert and Aftermarket Support, Special Projects. With more than four decades of hands-on experience in potato and vegetable processing, he will support equipment design and development, sales team operations, and customer support services ranging from plant start-ups to troubleshooting.

Based in the Netherlands, Ronald Muller has been appointed Director, Special Projects. He has 25 years of project management experience, including overseeing large-scale capital projects for a major European potato processor. Muller will take responsibility for End-to-End potato processing projects worldwide.

Jeffrey Chang, President of FPS Food Process Solutions, said: “We believe we can provide the best company support through the excellence of our team. FPS has always had our customers in mind, whether it be in-depth technical knowledge to process optimization to aftermarket support, we are with you every step of the way. At FPS, we offer solutions.”

The appointments mark the latest step in FPS’s strategy to expand its global footprint in full-line potato processing solutions, reinforcing its position as a turn-key supplier to the frozen French fry industry.