Lamb Weston Holdings Inc

Company Description

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE:LW) is the largest potato company in North America with annual sales of approximately USD 2 billion. Lamb Weston manufactures french fries, potato specialties and dehydrated potato products.

The french fry manufacturer was part of Conagra Foods, Inc, but was spinned-off as an independent public company on November 10, 2016.

Lamb Weston holds equity interests in three potato processing joint ventures, including 49.99% of Lamb Weston BSW, LLC and 50% of Lamb-Weston/RDO Frozen and Lamb-Weston/Meijer v.o.f.

Publicly traded

NYSE:LW

Subsidiaries and Factory Locations

TaiMei Potato Industry Limited

Tai Mei Potato Industry is a potato processing enterprise in China with an integrated potato-specific operation of plantation, purchase, warehousing, processing and marketing. Tai Mei became part of Lamb Weston in 2014

Unisur Alimentos Ltda

Unisur Alimentos Ltda. is a manufacturer of french fries and dehydrated potato products in Chile. In October 2008 a cooperation with Lamb Weston, at that time still Conagra Foods Lamb Weston was announced.

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News for this Company

Typical Bulk Potato Storage for processing in the Pacific North West (Courtesy: Pleasant Valley Potato)

June 13, 2017

Lamb Weston is adding potato storage capacity in Pasco, Washington

Lamb Weston has started the construction of additional potato storage facilities in Pasco, Washington, representing an investment of USD 3.4 million

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June 11, 2017

Lamb Weston launches 'Grown in Idaho' branded frozen fries and potato products

Lamb Weston introduced Grown In Idaho, a new brand of frozen fries and potato products cut with skin-on from 100 percent real Idaho potatoes.

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The acquisition of Oerlemans Foods increases the Lamb Weston / Meijer production capacity for French fries by 85,000 tons. The photo shows cut skin-on potato strips leaving the dryer, ready for either coating or par-frying.

April 26, 2017

Lamb Weston / Meijer acquires Oerlemans Potato Division

Lamb Weston / Meijer has reached the completion phase of the acquisition of the potato division of Oerlemans Foods, including a take-over of the plant in Broekhuizenvorst.

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According to Lamb Weston, the construction of the $200 million french fry line addition to its Richland plant is on track for completion this fall.

February 06, 2017

Lamb Weston plans job fair as Richland's additional French Fry line takes shape

As construction advances on Lamb Weston’s new french fry line in Richland, Washington, the US-based potato processing giant is preparing to hire workers.

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