Belgium needs your help eating french fries

Belgium needs international backup in its campaign to munch through a daunting mountain of unexported potatoes that has built up during the coronavirus pandemic.

Frozen fries account for about 75 percent of the nation's potato processing, and the sector has been especially hit hard now that restaurants and bars are in lockdown all over the world. The sector fears the worst as the restaurants and bars will be the last to reopen as restrictions are lifted, and large summer events such as festivals and sports matches are being canceled — usually big"Our entire sector is facing a big crisis.

"When one part of the market collapses, that is normally compensated elsewhere. Now, the out-of-home market has completely collapsed worldwide ... We are a sector with low margins and rely on large volumes. If volumes don't go up, the entire sector is in trouble."

USA too. Why not set up a project for all the surplus fruits, veg split some for dehydration, rest - food prep orgs in cities, hospitals? Store up, disti for aid & use in processed food industries? Couple of military xports could load tons of crates on normal routes. STEM

We did our duty tonight: went to the friterie for a family pack!

I can't decide if I want to help. I'm waffling.

😋 aww my favorite 🇧🇪💙🇧🇪, yessss, please...

frites.

Send some my way!!!!!

Great time to become a vegetarian! LOL

Thought of you! keldreamer ♥️

when all else fails, sell your brand for shitty fries. thanks politico i was starting to feel bad today until i read this

This isn't the kind of news I follow you for. Typical main stream media trying to distract us

Where can I get this shipped to me ?

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