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Family business kicks chips factory out of the ground in Staden: “I started putting our first bag on my father’s grave”

by Viktor Kovalev
20.02.2021
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Waltson chips can recently be found in many farm shops and small supermarkets in West Flanders. These are artisan chips made by the Stadense potato wholesaler Debeuckelaere. “The reactions are very positive and the shops are already starting to call us ourselves”, says inspiration Joost Debeuckelaere (52). “Taste once and you’re sold.”Sam

Joost took over the company from his father Walter in 2001 and became the fourth generation at the helm of the family business, which was founded 115 years ago. “My father and I started to focus on potato varieties that are destined for chips”, says Joost. “Today, about 80 percent of production is destined for chips. In 2001 I dreamed of making my own chips one day. But it requires a lot of knowledge and a chip line is a solid investment. It didn’t happen, but the plan has always stuck in my head.”

We took the plunge. We converted a warehouse and installed a chip line, after which we tinkered with the recipe for months. Keep adjusting and tasting. The whole family was called in as a trial panelJoost Debeuckelaere

At the end of 2019 Joost made the decision. “I’m 52. Call it a midlife crisis, but I realized that the time had come to realize that old dream. We took the plunge and converted a warehouse into a chip line, after which we tinkered with the recipe for months. Keep adjusting and tasting. The whole family was called in as a trial panel. Those were great moments. Until the taste was good. By the way, we consciously choose to let the potato come into its own as much as possible. We don’t want to do‘overflavouring’,which makes you taste nothing like the potato anymore, out of respect for the product. In the end, we now have three flavors on the market. Natural, bell pepper and pepper & salt.”

Wijlen Walter Debeuckelaere, naar wie de chips vernoemd zijn.
Wijlen Walter Debeuckelaere, naar wie de chips vernoemd zijn. © RV

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In december rolde het eerste zakje Waltson-chips van de band.“’Walt’ verwijst naar mijn vader Walter, ‘son’ verwijst naar zoon. Zonder hem had ik deze droom niet kunnen realiseren. Hij is in 2017 overleden op 81-jarige leeftijd. Het is een groot gemis dat hij de Waltson-chips niet meer heeft kunnen proeven, al ben ik het eerste zakje Waltson-chips bij wijze van eerbetoon op zijn graf gaan zetten. Hij zou zo trots geweest zijn.”

Tegelijk heeft de naam ook een internationale feeling, wat op vlak van marketing dan weer geen kwaad kan. “We hadden ook voor een West-Vlaamse naam kunnen kiezen, maar zeker voor de Franstalige markt is dat minder interessant. De eerste reacties zijn fantastisch en zowel particulieren als winkels bellen ons nu zelf al op. Het product is per slot van rekening uniek. Ambachtelijk, familiaal, lokaal en gemaakt met respect voor het basisingrediënt. Bovendien zijn de chips glutenvrij en vegan. Voorlopig kunnen we op onze chipslijn tot tweeduizend zakjes per uur produceren, maar er is nog veel ruimte voor uitbreiding. En de ambitie en het enthousiasme zijn groot.”

Joost Debeuckelaere realiseert met Waltson-chips een oude droom.
Joost Debeuckelaere realizes an old dream with Waltson chips. © Sam Vanacker
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