During 2025, OptiCept and FPS have intensified their collaboration, which has now resulted in a breakthrough order from RASMCO, which is delivering a complete French fries production facility to a customer in Saudi Arabia. The order relates to one of the smaller models in the OPTICEPT® SP7 family, a modular system developed for PEF treatment of potatoes, with a processing capacity of up to 80 tonnes per hour.

– The deal is an important milestone for our investment in the potato segment. That an industrial player chooses OPTICEPT® SP7 confirms both the value of the technology and the market need. We are seeing good interest from other players in the market and now hope that this reference customer will accelerate the commercialization, says Thomas Lundqvist, CEO of OptiCept.

FPS CEO Jeffrey Chang also sees significant opportunities associated with the deal:
– We know that the potato industry is very interested in what we offer. Now we have a credible reference customer that further strengthens our offering.

FPS markets, sells, manufactures, and installs OptiCept’s equipment for the solid food segment. Systems for liquid food products have also been manufactured by FPS since the second half of 2025 under a separate supplier agreement, whereby key components such as critical hardware and software are supplied by OptiCept. This is a step in OptiCept’s dual supply strategy, enabling reduced costs, short lead times, and optimal payment terms.

Once FPS has fulfilled its obligations under its customer contract, the remaining surplus—constituting the profit—is shared equally between FPS and OptiCept. When the surplus is known, half of this amount is reported as revenue by OptiCept. This order will not generate any cash flows until that point in time.

The global market for processed potatoes is valued at EUR 85 billion annually and is growing rapidly.