Belgians are having to fork out more for their favourite snack — fries, or fried potato sticks — because of rising energy, commodity and labour costs.
Belgium is the world’s largest exporter of fries and other frozen potato products, with 5.3 million tonnes of potatoes processed per year and sent to customers in more than 160 countries.
“Fries being such an important product for Belgium, of course, emotionally when you have an increase of 10 or 20 cents a portion it’s heartbreaking, much more than a washing machine or a pair of shoes,” Bernard Lefevre, president of the national union
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